Assistant Director of Disability Services

Job Title:

Assistant Director of Disability Services

Location:

Clayton State University

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Located in Morrow, Georgia, Clayton State University is roughly 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta. The university offers employees an adaptable, collaborative environment that fosters professional and personal development.

The university is committed to having a positive impact on the State of Georgia and beyond by serving students and the community through broadening access to high-quality education and advancing workforce development. Clayton State offers multiple certificates, Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's Degree programs, which currently enroll over 5,500 students in challenging campus and online courses.

Clayton State's main campus is situated on 214 beautiful acres in a lakeside setting just minutes from downtown Atlanta, making access to the vibrant metropolitan area swift. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution has named the university a Top Workplace in Atlanta for six consecutive years. The Chronicle of Higher Education also named Clayton State one of 79 higher education institutions across the nation in its list of 2017 Great Colleges to Work For.

The Assistant Director of Disability Services & Student Support serves as a key leader within the Division of Student Affairs and supports the mission of creating an accessible and student-centered learning environment where students have opportunities to thrive academically, socially, and personally.

Reporting to the Director of Disability Services, the Assistant Director provides leadership in the administration of disability accommodations, student case management, behavioral support, accommodated testing, ADA compliance, and coordinated student care initiatives. The position serves as a primary resource for students with disabilities while collaborating closely with the Dean of Students Office, Care Center, Housing & Residence Life, Counseling Services, Academic Affairs, Financial Aid, Enrollment Management, Student Conduct, and community partners to address barriers to student success.

The Assistant Director manages complex student situations requiring assessment, intervention, advocacy, and coordinated care while ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), University System of Georgia (USG) policies, and institutional procedures.

The Assistant Director also assists with strategic planning, departmental assessment, policy development, ADA Title II implementation, digital accessibility initiatives, outreach programming, crisis response, and university-wide student success efforts.

The Assistant Director:

• Conducts comprehensive intake appointments with prospective, transfer, newly admitted, and currently enrolled students requesting disability accommodation.
• Reviews and evaluates medical, psychological, educational, and professional documentation to determine eligibility under ADA, Section 504, and USG guidelines.
• Engages in the interactive process to determine reasonable accommodations that provide equal access while maintaining academic integrity.
• Determines eligibility for:
  • Academic accommodation
  • Housing accommodation
  • Emotional Support Animal (ESA) requests
  • Temporary medical accommodations
  • Dietary accommodations
  • Pregnancy-related accommodations
  • Accessible furniture requests
  • Communication access services
  • Assistive technology
• Develop individualized accommodation plans and issues official accommodation letters.
• Coordinates accommodation…