Career and Education

Department: Disability Resource Center - 40250

Brief Summary of Work for this position:

• Serves on the Division of Student Affairs Division Directors Group.
• Coordinates assessment strategies.
• Determines policy and procedures and develops strategic action plans for Disability Resource Center.
• Evaluates medical and psychological documentation to determine accommodations for students with disabilities.
• Administers budget for Disability Resource Center.
• General administration of services.
• Supervises and evaluates staff.
• Consults with faculty, staff, and administrators.
• Provides direct services to students with disabilities.
• Serves as the university's primary contact and programmer for student disability issues.
• Coordinate's outreach, consultation, training, and public relations activities for the university regarding access issues.
• Ensures access and compliance with all facets of ADA and other state and federal laws as they apply to universities.
• Maximizes technology in support of department functions.
• Serves on university committees.
• Supervises the university academic testing center staff and services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience :

• In-depth knowledge of federal and state laws regarding post-secondary education and disabilities, including ADA as amended, Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and FERPA
• Experience supporting students with a wide range of disabilities and exercising authority in determining appropriate accommodations within a university academic environment
• Ability to evaluate medical and psychological documentation to determine the appropriateness of accommodations for disabled students
• Ability to plan, organize, delegate, and monitor work activities and manage multiple projects within an environment governed by multiple stakeholders and institutional priorities.
• Budget and supervision experience
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; skilled at using tact and diplomacy with all constituents and members of the community.
• Ability to work within a highly confidential service delivery model
• The ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, administration, and students regarding disabilities, federal and state laws, and university policies is essential.
• Doctoral degree in education, counseling, or related field, or terminal degree in other appropriate disciplines, from an accredited institution.
• Expertise in developing interactive and dynamic presentations for both expert and non-expert audiences.
• Familiarity and experience with assistive technology, accessible electronic information technology for on-line classes, and student disability services management software.
• Skill in using quantitative data to analyze, make recommendations and develop subsequent evaluations.
• Experience with state budgeting processes.
• Involvement in the successful acquisition of grant or advancement funding
• Participation in state and national professional organizations for higher education and disability.
• Ability to diagnose, clarify, and mediate differences of opinion.

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About The University of North Carolina at Wilmington

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation’s only bachelor’s degree program focused on coastal engineering.The university’s efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

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