Assistant Director, Accessible Education Center (Finance)

Department: Accessible Education Center Salary: $58,809 - $64,000
Description:
Job Summary

The Assistant Director, Accessible Education Center is responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing disability services for students.

Duties

• Oversees the daily operations of the Accessible Education Center initial intake of applicants for academic accommodations
• Maintains a case load of students and develops individual academic accommodations for students each semester of academic enrollment
• Meets with students to review appropriate documentation; conducts screening/intake interviews; determines appropriate accommodations; develops accommodation letters for students; works with students on an ongoing basis developing appropriate and life-long learning strategies; makes referrals for further testing and/or intervention
• Recruits, hires, trains and supervises departmental staff and student professionals
• Manages and oversees the process for proctoring exams for students according to their accommodations including scheduling and coordination of exam materials and needed testing accommodations through direct contact with faculty
• Assists the leadership with monthly staff meetings, data collection and assessment, strategic planning, current and long range forecasting, program/policy procedure development, development of the operating budget, and plans for upcoming fiscal year expenditures
• Assists with coordinating efforts to design and implement training, workshops, and seminars to support students, staff, faculty, and the academic colleges
• Assists with departmental and institutional initiatives and serves as the lead with Enrollment Management on the following initiatives - New Student Orientation Open House, Parent Orientation

Marginal Duties

• Performs all other duties as assigned
• May be required to work evenings and weekends to support initiatives

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports:

• Full Time Employees

Delegation of Work:

• Regularly assigns work to subordinate(s)

Supervision Given:

• Has primary responsibility for conducting performance evaluations and making recommendations for hiring and dismissing employees

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge:

• Demonstrated mastery of all relevant legislation
• Knowledge of the American with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act understanding of accessibility and accommodations in a higher education environment or equivalent

Skills:

• Strong and effective communication skills
• Strong organizational skills

Abilities:

• Ability to prioritize tasks

Work Location and Physical Demands

Primary Work Location:

• Works in an office environment

Physical Demands:

• Work is performed in a typical, comfortable interior work environment which does not subject the employee to any unpleasant elements Individual has discretion in relation to walking, standing etc., and has minimal exposure to physical risks

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Higher Education, Special Education or a related field with emphasis on supporting students with disabilities in postsecondary education settings

Required Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of related job experience
• Progressive experience working with individuals with disabilities

License/Certification:

• None Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Higher Education, Special Education or a related field with emphasis on supporting students with disabilities in postsecondary education settings
• Experience with JAWS, MAGic, and Kurzweil and Comprehensive knowledge of assistive technology, alternative text production, and
  accessibility solutions

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The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.