Career Center

SUMMARY: The Assistant Director for OAAR oversees the management of accessibility services accommodations and the training of faculty and staff regarding policies and guidelines as it relates to accessibility services.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:   Duties of the Assistant Director of OAAR include:

• Oversees the management of disability services accommodations for undergraduate students
• Communication maintained with the Director of OAAR regarding daily and ongoing activities of the department; including but not limited to weekly, monthly, semester, or yearly reports as requested by the Director
• Conducts assessments and makes suggestions for improvements, updates the Disability Services Handbook, as necessary, and maintains the Accessibility Resources webpages on the internal and external university websites
• Attends university functions as required and represents the university at off-campus events.  Provides support for Check-In and Welcome Week for new and transfer students
• Serve as an instructor for the First-Year Experience Course
• Pursues professional development opportunities

REQUIREMENTS:  The candidate for this position will be competent in working collaboratively with a wide variety of constituents, including university administrators, faculty, staff, parents, medical professionals who may oversee the care of the students, and university students.  Must demonstrate excellent computer skills, including Word, spreadsheets, databases, desktop publishing and, Web page design.  The individual should have excellent interpersonal, organization, and teamwork skills. A candidate with a mature level of discernment and confidentiality is required.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: A Master’s degree is required in Developmental Education, Special Education, Higher Education Administrations, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related field from an accredited higher education institution.   Two (2) to four (4) years of teaching, tutoring, and/or academic advising experience in the college/university setting is required.