Director of Accessibility, Counseling Services
PA CareerLink® of Bucks County
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Newtown • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $65,618 - $70,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Provide direct services for students with disabilities to support psychoeducation/wellness education in support of their personal and academic growth
- Determine the eligibility of students for reasonable accommodation by evaluating relevant medical, psychological, and other documentation, as well as performing student intake interviews
- Oversee other staff who are responsible for determining eligibility
- Suggest reasonable accommodation that includes adaptive technology when needed
- Supports the College's CARE Team
- Oversee the preparation, documentation, and timely dissemination of official “Faculty Accommodation Memos” for eligible students to provide to instructors when requested by the student
- Provide direct support to students as needed and represent the college at functions and with community agency partners as needed
- Work closely with Student Services and Academic Support departments regarding service response and coordination for students with mental health disabilities
- Work with the Instructional Research team to document enrollment of students with disabilities for each semester
- Collect data relating to student caseload to show potential needs for future semesters
- Advocate for students, both for individuals and for the population, in order to educate our community of learners’ differing needs, as well as to expedite delivery of needed services
- Supervise Counseling and Accessibility Office staff
- Develop a guiding vision and focus on both services to align with student needs and by the assessment evaluation, and coordination of college counseling and accessibility services and activities
- Ensure that staff have updated skills and resources, perform in accordance with the counseling discipline's standard of conduct and ethics, and effectively serve the accommodation requests, counseling support, and referral needs of students
- Oversee an array of services including scheduled and walk-in mental, behavioral health, and accommodations needs, Zoom counseling, crisis intervention, peer education, faculty and staff consultations, and campus outreach programs
- Develop service policies and procedures for student and staff use related to accessibility and counseling issues and needs
- Monitor program services, unit budget, and student service usage in order to assess effectiveness and financial impact
- Review, monitor, and implement federal laws and regulations, related court decisions, and US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights rules to ensure compliance with civil rights laws
- Consult with state and local resources, such as Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Bureau of Visual Services, PA Transition Team, regarding disability mandates and resources
- Develop and update web content for the accessibility office web page as needed and in accordance with the applicable policies, procedures, and best practices that are set out by the Office for Civil Rights
- Review all accessibility complaints and work with faculty/academic administration to solve issues as they arise
- Review all the data and keep up to date records for students registered with the Accessibility Office
- Research and review all potential assistive technology that could be used to support students with access to courses and programming at the college
- Attend or otherwise participate in professional development activities and represent the college and/or present subject matter expertise at relevant events
- Create marketing and information materials for students, staff, faculty, and community members
- Develop and administer programming for students to support wellbeing and accessibility
- Develop and administer programming for the community at large to build awareness of accessibility.
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Master’s degree in special education, Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, Psychology, Higher Education, or related field
- At least 5 years of experience working with people with disabilities in a higher education setting
- Evidence of having worked with matters regarding Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA, showing an understanding of the relationship of these laws to higher education
- Experience with addressing and/or removal of physical barriers in various settings
- Supervision experience, including supervising and leading a team
- Experience addressing student mental health and wellness needs
- A proven understanding of the transition process from high school to college, along with the knowledge of the differences between the laws of K-12 and higher education
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with students and project advocacy within an organization
- Supervisory and management experience over budgets, personnel, and/or a department or unit
- Experience working with adaptive technology for accommodative purposes.
- Data management experience
- Professional training and presentation experience
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- prescription plans
- 403B pension plan
- life insurance
- short & long-term disability
- generous paid time off
- tuition waivers
- tuition assistance
- wellness center
- cafeteria
- free parking
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
special educationcounselingrehabilitation counselingpsychologydata managementadaptive technologyprogram developmentcrisis interventionmental health supportaccessibility compliance
Soft skills
communicationadvocacysupervisionleadershipteam managementorganizational skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunity engagementprofessional development
Certifications
Master’s degree in special educationMaster’s degree in counselingMaster’s degree in rehabilitation counselingMaster’s degree in psychologyMaster’s degree in higher educationcertification in disability servicescertification in mental health first aidsupervisory training certificationADA compliance trainingSection 504 and 508 training