Access Coordinator; Remote

Department: Accessible NU

Salary/Grade: EXS/6

About Accessible

NU: Accessible

NU (ANU) is responsible for the academic and on‑campus housing accommodation determination and coordination process for students with disabilities. Northwestern University recognizes disability as an essential aspect of our campus, and as such, we actively collaborate with faculty, staff, and students to achieve access goals.

ANU Mission: Accessible

NU supports and empowers students with disabilities by collaborating with the Northwestern community to ensure full participation in the academic learning environment.

About Residential Services: Residential Services is responsible for the service delivery, operations and community building programs associated with the residence halls, and graduate apartments. Northwestern's Evanston campus is home to over 8,000 talented undergraduate students and 16,000 graduate students, more than 4,900 of whom live in Northwestern's graduate apartments, residence halls, and residential colleges. Residential Services focuses on the needs of residents and fosters the conditions for them to experience meaningful engagement, develop a sense of social belonging, help educate about and support well‑being, and develop agency in the residential experience.

Job Summary: This position is responsible for administering, assessing, and determining housing disability accommodations at Northwestern University. The Housing Access Coordinator position has a dual report to the Associate Director of Accessible

NU and the Director of Operations and Services in Residential Services at the Evanston campus.

Primary work in ANU includes accommodation determination and coordination for housing and dining disability accommodation requests. On an as‑needed basis and outside of peak periods within Residential Services (i.e. Returning Student Room Selection, new student housing assignments, etc.), this role contributes to the ANU team through classroom accommodation coordination (i.e. accommodation determination and intakes) and assists with front desk and testing services operations.

Daily functions for Residential Services include coordination of requests for housing and dining exceptions, communicating with stakeholders, managing student information, and generating data to inform decision‑making.

Reporting: Reporting under the Division of Student Affairs, the position serves as a campus expert on student related matters regarding accommodations, equal access, and disability and makes compliance‑based decisions on behalf of the University. This role provides ongoing leadership to offer services and programs which advance the educational mission of the University and Division of Student Affairs including developing, recommending, and implementing policies and procedures that recognizes disability as an essential aspect of our campus.

This position also ensures compliance with federal, state, and local disability regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act.

Pay: The salary range for the Housing Access Coordinator position is $68,500 - $70,000 annually, depending on experience, skills, and internal equity.

Disability-Related Accommodation and Exemption Management (70%)

• Evaluates requests for disability housing and dining accommodations and provides ongoing accommodation support for students.
• Participate in regular Case Review meetings with Accessible NU for high level requests.
• Interprets disability documentation provided by students including medical, educational, and/or psychological assessments. Conducts intake interviews with students to gather additional information to determine reasonable accommodations.
• Ensures accommodation determinations align with the Americans with Disabilities Act (as amended), Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, state and local disability regulations, the Fair Housing Act, relevant case law and legal guidance, and University policies and procedures.
• Create, maintain, and provide education on housing disability accommodation processes and policies. Serves as main point of contact for housing and dining accommodation…