Special Programs and Services Coordinator; Administrative Support Coordinator II

Special Programs and Services Coordinator (Administrative Support Coordinator II)

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Work type: Staff
Location: San Diego
Categories: Unit 7 - CSUEU - Clerical and Administrative Support Services, Administrative, Probationary, Full Time, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Join our Student Disability Services (SDS) team and help make San Diego State University more accessible and inclusive for all students! The Special Programs and Services Coordinator plays a key role in coordinating mobility and accessibility services that support students with disabilities. This position manages daily transportation services, ensures accessibility at major campus events, oversees adaptive classroom furniture placement, and supports special programs that promote equity and inclusion across campus.

• Coordinate and oversee the SDS golf cart transportation service
  , ensuring safe, timely, and efficient mobility support for students, staff, and visitors with disabilities.
• Train and supervise student cart drivers while maintaining compliance with university driving and safety standards.
• Serve as an SDS representative for major campus events such as Commencement, Orientation, and Convocation, ensuring accessibility and resolving issues as they arise.
• Manage adaptive classroom furniture placement
  , including inventory tracking, delivery, and setup to meet student accessibility needs.
• Process parking fee waiver applications for students with disabilities and coordinate with Financial Aid and Parking Services.
• Track program data, maintain documentation, and support administrative projects that enhance accessibility across campus.

Make an impact by helping create a more inclusive campus experience for all Aztecs.
Apply now to join our team!

• This is a full-time (1.0 time-base), benefits eligible, probationary position.
• This position is designated non-exempt under FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.
• The individual hired into this role will work on campus at SDSU in San Diego.

Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity provides a full range of accommodations and services to nearly 2,500 students with physical, psychological, and learning disabilities, facilitating equal access to the educational process. This is accomplished through direct service support, review of campus accessibility, adaptive technology, assessment, test accommodation, and a variety of other services. Accommodations vary according to types of disabilities and may include sign language interpreting;

provision of alternative formats, such as electronic text or Braille; computer-assisted real-time captioning; test accommodations; advising; assistive computer technology; cart transportation services, and numerous other services. Provision of these academic support services, technology and advocacy promotes the retention and graduation of students with disabilities at SDSU.

Two additional programs are affiliated with the Student Disability Services. The first is funded by a federal TRiO-Student Support Services grant that provides enhanced services intended to increase graduation and retention rates of at-risk undergraduates. The TRiO-SSS program employs three professional staff. The second is a Workability IV program that is a cooperative contract between the state Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), SDSU Career Services and Student Disability Services, the purpose of which is to deliver enhanced career services to students with disabilities who are DOR consumers.

The Workability IV program employs one full-time professional staff and one part-time support staff.

For more information regarding the Student Disability Services department,  .

Entry to this classification requires a fully functional knowledge of and skill in standard office procedures and practices, as well as an ability to understand and operate in a variety of organizational structures. Additionally, incumbents are expected to have a thorough knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation and be able to clearly communicate orally and in writing. Some positions may require a knowledge of business mathematics beyond basic arithmetic.

The ability to use and quickly learn new office support technology systems and software packages is also a prerequisite.

These qualifications would normally be obtained through a high school program, technical/vocational program, or their equivalents combined with several years of related office work experience.

• Ability to handle fast paced and varied workload; ability to respond to change and last-minute requests efficiently and competently.
• Above communication skills to understand and accommodate the needs of people with disabilities
• Experience working with people with…