Advisor II, Accessibility & Disability Services (Part Time)

Job Summary

Interested in utilizing your skills to assist individuals with disabilities? An Accessibility Advisor may be just the right job for you! Flexibility is required to serve a variety of students, faculty, and staff under the Department of Student Affairs. Under supervision, review, approve, evaluate, and monitor accessibilities accommodations for students with disabilities in line with the ADA (American’s with Disabilities Act). Collaborates with faculty, staff, and administrators at SLCC to ensure equal access for students with disabilities.

Essential Responsibilities And Duties

• Utilizing professional judgment, determining eligibility for services by gathering and reviewing information through the structured interview process, intake information, medical and mental health documentation, firsthand reporting and professional observation and analysis.
• Providing ongoing advising and guidance to students with disabilities on assigned caseload.
• Approving ADA accommodations for students with disabilities.
• Coordinating accommodations with faculty, staff and other College departments, providing consultation, intervention and training as needed.
• Gathering, reviewing, and evaluating documents for eligibility.
• Writing comprehensive case-notes.
• Reviewing and interpreting case management reports.
• Supporting the front desk & lab technicians if needed.
  
  

Essential Responsibilities And Duties Continued

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge Of

• Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ), as amended and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
• Various disabilities, functional limitations, accommodations, services and assistive technology.
• Education and planning for individuals with disabilities.
  
  

Ability To

• Interpret disability documentation, which includes medical reports, psychological evaluations, vocational evaluations, IEP’s, 504 plans, etc.
• Approve accessibility accommodations in line with the American’s with Disabilities Act( ADA ) for students with disabilities.
• Utilize professional judgment and determine eligibility for services by requesting and reviewing medical and mental health documentation, firsthand reporting and professional observation and analysis.
• Review information through the structured informational interview process.
• Provide ongoing advising and guidance to students with disabilities on assigned caseload.
• Approve ADA accommodations that faculty implement in the classroom.
• Provide training for staff, faculty and other College departments on accommodations and the ADA .
• Build collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, and community members
• Participate on College committees as assigned.
• Participate in ongoing professional development.
• Interact with people in a respectful and inclusive manner.
• Handle confidential documents and information. Navigate a computer including word-processing, database management, spreadsheets, and Banner.
• Communicative effectively with a broad range of people to maintain good working relationships across the College.
  
  

Work with all groups of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities

Non-Essential Responsibilities And Duties

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College ( SLCC ) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS , SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.