Disability Resource Program Coordinator

DRP COORDINATOR Disability Resource Program

Classification: Level 1 / Class 1215 / Full Time / Non-Exempt / Benefitted / Represented

Hiring Salary: $30-$33.76/HR, Commensurate with experience

The mission of the Disability Resource Program (DRP) is to ensure that all students with documented disabilities at UC Law SF receive comprehensive disability-related services in the form of accommodations, academic adjustments, and auxiliary services. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (as amended in 2008), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and related state laws, DRP supports the College in its efforts to provide equal access to all its programs and activities.

DRP consults with and supports the faculty, administration, the Office of Academic Skills Instruction and Support, the Legal Educational Opportunity Program, the Legal Research and Writing department, the Career Development Office, Student Services, Information Technology, the Registrar’s Office, Faculty Support, Enrollment Services, the Academe housing management and other departments to ensure equal access for disabled students in all programs, facilities, and events.

Training topics include Universal Design for Learning, disability law in higher education, access technology, and executive functioning and neurodiversity. We work cross-departmentally to ensure that UC Law SF remains an inclusive and accessible institution for qualified students with disabilities, consistent not only with federal and state laws but with our own mission and values.

• Serve as the lead on data management systems, including Accessible Information Management (AIM), Colleague Ellucian, Entrinsik Informer and other higher education technology systems on behalf of DRP. This includes solid database management/data query experience and efficient use of such systems, secure handling of confidential student medical and departmental records, support for the implementation of new systems, assisting in the analysis of data, and liaising and collaborating with other departments;
• Maintain effective data management systems to maintain DRP records and files consistent with FERPA, HIPAA, and other industry-standards of confidentiality;
• Assess and update current use of assistive (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). including working with vendors and training students on AT programs;
• Primary point of contact for all communication from students, faculty, and staff. This includes responding quickly and accurately to requests for information or support, deescalating high-conflict interactions in a sensitive and professional manner, routing and/or escalating inquiries appropriately, and maintaining departmental calendars/schedules;
• Work closely with Director, Assistant Director, and different departments to ensure implementation of approved accommodations;
• Assist in preparation of invoices, P-Card reconciliation, and other budget preparation tasks;
• Coordinate the implementation of approved accommodations, including e.g., recruiting, hiring and training student note takers, obtaining accessible text from publishers, tracking and ensuring that ergonomic chairs are in place in classrooms, and working with vendors to set up exam accommodation seating;
• Coordinate the implementation of approved midterm and final exam accommodations, including working with students who have alternate scheduling needs (rescheduling exams), ensuring that additional equipment and ergonomic chairs are in place, and direct proctoring of exams;
• Assist in website design and content updates;
• Perform other duties as assigned to ensure smooth operation of the DRP Office and compliance with requirements of such an office in higher education;
• Other technical and administrative duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of experience in database and/or systems administration, preferably in higher education or a legal setting. Three years of relevant experience may be substituted in place of the degree.
• At least two years of experience in a disability services-related role, preferably in a higher education environment.