Staff Assistant, Accessibility Success Navigator; grant-funded

Staff Assistant, Accessibility Success Navigator (grant‑funded)

Worcester State University, Worcester, MA.

Type:
Full‑time.

Category:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Services.

Official

Title:

Staff Assistant, Accessibility Success Navigator.

Supervisor:
Assistant Dean of Student Accessibility Services.

• Maintain a caseload of no more than 150 new and/or returning students, providing proactive monthly check‑ins.
• Conduct holistic intake assessments and create individualized persistence plans.
• Monitor academic progress, credit accumulation, and GPA to ensure timely degree progression.
• Respond to Early Support flags and coordinate interventions.
• Connect students with academic supports such as tutoring, advising, and faculty office hours.
• Refer students to SU SUCCESS supports, including micro‑grants, transportation assistance, and emergency aid.
• Document meetings, referrals, and interventions in the Early Support system.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and campus partners to reduce barriers to persistence.
• Contribute to institutional reporting on persistence, retention, and completion outcomes.
• Track student interactions across campus for reporting purposes.
• Support the university's strategic plan.
• Other duties, as assigned.

• Support students with temporary accommodations, including concussions or short‑term injuries, by coordinating timely academic adjustments and connecting them to resources that sustain progress and persistence.
• Guide students through the Accessibility Services intake process, assisting with documentation, accommodation requests, and transition into ongoing support.
• Help students understand and use approved accommodations such as testing, note‑taking, and adaptive technologies effectively across courses.
• Coach students in self‑advocacy and communication with faculty to ensure equitable access and confidence in managing accommodation needs.
• Collaborate with Accessibility Services staff to coordinate support, share updates, and maintain compliance with ADA and Section 504 standards.

• Experience working with at‑risk, first‑generation, or Pell‑eligible students; or experience working in student success, advising, or case management roles.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills (phone, text, email, and in‑person).
• Ability to provide holistic support across academic, financial, and social domains.

This full‑time, grant‑funded, benefited, exempt, professional APA position has a firm‑annual salary of $65,000. Funding for this position is available until September 2027, with an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026.

All employees are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated against COVID‑19 before employment begins.

• Choice of 8 different pre‑taxed, health insurance plan options.
• Choice of pension or 401(a), and supplemental plan retirement options.
• Life insurance up to 8x the annual salary.
• Long‑term disability coverage.
• Dental insurance.
• 20 vacation days accrued per year.
• 15 sick days accrued per year.
• 5 personal days per year.
• Paid holidays.
• Tuition remission for self, spouse, and dependent children.
• and more.

We are an equal‑opportunity/affirmative action employer. M/F/D/V. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.