Accessible Materials Coordinator
Accessible Materials Coordinator
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$ 48000 - 52000
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Job Description
When was the last time you changed the world
In Virginia Techs Division of Student Affairs thats exactly what were doing every dayguiding nurturing and supporting students as they learn and grow into the leaders and worldchangers of today and tomorrow.
Were currently searching for an Accessible Materials Coordinator to join our Services for Students with Disabilities team in Blacksburg VA to help us in our mission. So if youre in ensuring that students with disabilities receive equal access to curricular and cocurricular opportunities in the university community please keep reading.
HERES WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROLE:
1 Youll be joining the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) team; a department centered on providing access to students with disabilities. SSD works to ensure that students with disabilities receive equal access to curricular and cocurricular opportunities in the university community in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.
2 Youll be reporting to the Associate Director in a Regular twelvemonth 100 administrative professional appointment.
3)Youll be responsible for ensuring students with disabilities receive equal access to university programs and maintain a caseload for students with emergent illness and injury to include direct services reviewing documentation establishing eligibility determining appropriate student accommodations assisting with problem solving and communicating among faculty staff parents and students.
4 Youll consult with faculty and staff to advice on the accessibility of course materials for students with disabilities and collaborate with campus partners to support the creation of accessible course materials.
5 Youll plan prepare and perform the conversion of required academic materials into alternative formats to be utilized by students with printbased disabilities including blindness/lowvision learning disabilities and mobility impairments.
6 Youll coordinate with members of the accommodations to ensure students receive accessible material accommodations such as: note taking support alternate format text accessible furniture coordination and assistive technology training.
7 Youll have the chance to grow and take advantage of a developmental plan with opportunities to advance within the Department and the Division.
8 Youll be offered a base compensation package between $48000 $52000 along with a comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance paid leave retirement tuition assistance VT discounts and so much more!
HERES WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY:
THE UNIVERSITY: Virginia tech as an employer is committed to developing wellrounded employees who are active members of the university community as well as the community atlarge. From comprehensive insurance plans to tuition assistance Virginia Tech offers employees a variety of benefits and perks to help team members build a fuller and more balanced life.
THE DIVISION: For our students and ourselves the Division of Student Affairs believes that changing the world requires courageous leadership and commitment to curiosity integrity civility and service to others. Our culture is defined by a commitment to our aspirations for student learning.
The TEAM: Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) strives to create an accessible and inclusive campus community. We collaborate with campus partners to remove barriers and meet the individualized access needs of disabled students. SSD supports success through the promotion of student learning and the development of advocacy skills.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree and/or equivalent amount of experience working in disability services in higher education.
Experience communicating effectively with multiple stakeholders.
Experience working in the field of disability services rehabilitation services higher education social work etc.
Strong organizational skills to effectively manage multiple requests and competing deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated experience developing and delivering technical training to a nontechnical audience.
Ability to use a wide variety of popular assistive technologies (e.g. Dragon NaturallySpeaking ZoomText Kurzweil JAWS and builtin accessibility features in Google Microsoft Windows Apple Adobe etc.
Experience performing accessibility remediation of documents (e.g. PDF Word PPT and Excel) and strong knowledge of best practices when creating accessible class materials (PDF Word documents PowerPoints Videos Captioning etc.
Expertise with remediation software (e.g. Duxbury Adobe Acrobat Abbyy Finereader MathType EquatIO etc. used to remediate inaccessible course materials.
Experience converting course content (textbooks lecture notes tests etc. to Nemeth and literary Braille.
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
$48000 $52000
Work Schedule
Monday Friday 8:00 am 5:00 pm
Review Date
10/29/2024
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a handson transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problemsolvers. A comprehensive landgrant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges a school of medicine a veterinary medicine college Graduate School and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees students or applicants on the basis of age color disability sex (including pregnancy) gender gender identity gender expression genetic information ethnicity or national origin political affiliation race religion sexual orientation or military status or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about discuss or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation please contact Alberta Burke at during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
