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Job Title: Dir. of the Office of Student Access. Resources
Department: Academic Affairs
Reports To: Associate Dean of Academic Services
Job Type: This is a full time, exempt position.
General Description:
The Director of the Office of Student Accessibility Resources is the campus liaison between students with documented disabilities and University staff and faculty. The Director also oversees provision of interpreting service needs for both faculty and students.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Evaluate documentation and establish services for students, faculty and staff.
· Review and revise policies as necessary to remain compliant with federal and other corresponding regulations.
· Recruit, train and supervise note-takers, readers, and scribes for students.
· Ensure compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and its amendments and other federal laws, such as the Fair Housing Act, when applicable
· Stays abreast of changes in disability laws and best practices in accommodations and required services.
· Maintain confidential records of student services.
· Contract for and coordinate interpreting services for WWU classes and events.
· Coordinate materials that need to be provided in alternative formats.
· Meet with prospective students with disabilities and their families to discuss possible services.
· Serve as a liaison for students and faculty when an accommodation needs to be negotiated.
· Provide training, guidance and support to faculty and staff working with students with disabilities and collaborate with support services on campus.
· Work with University Information Technologies staff to review and evaluate assistive technology, telecommunication and other adaptive equipment/devices to assist students with disabilities.
· Consult as needed with the University Coordinator of Legal Affairs
· Proctor student examinations.
· Perform other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements:
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
• Three (3) years of student disability services experience in higher education preferred.
• Active, energetic involvement in small college environment and a commitment to improving the quality of living and learning on a university campus.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff members, faculty, students and parents.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Desire to work with college students.
• Ability to work without constant supervision (self-motivated).
• Ability to handle more than one task at a time.
Work Schedule:
This is an exempt, 40-hour per week; benefit eligible, 12-month position with evening and/or weekend work as needed.
William Woods University is an independent institution chartered by the State of Missouri with main campus facilities in Fulton, MO. It has been operating continuously since 1870, taking its current form as a coeducational university with undergraduate and graduate programs in 1993. Today, William Woods University draws approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 35 states and approximately 11 foreign countries. William Woods University has been ranked as a Top 100 Midwest University by U.S. News and World Report, and has been recognized for the quality and affordability of its online degree programs. With a full liberal arts curriculum, William Woods University also offers a strong professional tradition, with nationally ranked programs in Equestrian Studies and American Sign Language. Its graduate education program figures strongly in the administration and leadership of Missouri's state school system. William Woods University is governed by a self-perpetuating board of trustees, and remains committed to serving the public good by helping students link intellectual development with the responsibilities of citizenship and professional life.
William Woods University is an Equal Opportunity Employer
William Woods University is an independent institution chartered by the State of Missouri with main campus facilities in Fulton, MO. It has been operating continuously since 1870, taking its current form as a coeducational university with undergraduate and graduate programs in 1993.
Today, William Woods draws approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 35 states and approximately 11 foreign countries. William Woods has been ranked as a Top 100 Midwest University by U.S. News and World Report, and has been recognized for the quality and affordability of its online degree programs.
With a full liberal arts curriculum, William Woods also offers a strong professional tradition, with nationally ranked programs in Equestrian Studies and American Sign Language. Its graduate education program figures strongly in the administration and leadership of Missouri's state school system.
William Woods University is governed by a self-perpetuating board of trustees, and remains committed to serving the public good by helping students link intellectual development with the responsibilities of citizenship and professional life.
William Woods University is an Equal Opportunity Employer
