Staff
Accessibility Coordinator (Temporary)
Baltimore, MD · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
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About the role
- Welcome to the official site for employment opportunities at MICA.
- Job Title: Accessibility Coordinator (Temporary) Department: Student Academic Success Division: Academic Affairs FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Reports to: Director, Student Academic Success Work Schedule: 35 hours/week; on-campus.
- This position is not eligible for remote or hybrid work.
Responsibilities
- Maintain confidential and accurate student records, case notes, and documentation to ensure continuity of care.
- Assist students in accessing assistive technologies and other accessibility resources that support academic success.
- Collaborate with Studio Managers and other staff regarding physical barriers and safety protocols in specialized studio spaces.
- Monitor the academic standing of students with accommodations and develop and implement appropriate plans for support; collect and interpret data.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- May be required to work evenings and weekends
- While performing the duties of job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear.
Nice to have
- Conditions of Employment:
- Conditions: Satisfactory Background Check.
- Unusual Circumstances: May be required to work evenings and weekends
- Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
- Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
- Physical demands and work environment:
- Physical Demands: While performing the duties of job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk
- use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
Skills
- Exercise sound judgment while balancing legal compliance, institutional standards, and student needs.
- Communicate effectively with diverse constituencies.
- Train faculty, staff, and students on accessibility practices, accommodations, assistive technology, and disability inclusion.
- Navigate sensitive situations with professionalism, empathy, and discretion.
- Interpret evolving legal requirements and apply them consistently in higher education settings.
Benefits
- Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. (may be adjusted depending on position)
- Conduct intake interviews and engage in the interactive process to identify disability-related barriers and determine appropriate academic and residential accommodations.
- Provide individualized support, coaching, and referrals to students regarding disability-related concerns, self-advocacy, and effective use of accommodations.
- Serve as the primary institutional resource on ADA/Section 504/Fair Housing Act as related to the educational experience.
- Provide intentional support and training to faculty for accessible pedagogical practices through Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and other appropriate approaches.
- Review and interpret psycho-educational and medical documentation to determine eligibility for academic and residential accommodations consistent with ADA, Section 504, and Fair Housing Act requirements.
- Knowledge of: Federal and state disability laws (ADA, 504, 508); student development theory; Universal Design for Learning (UDL);
- Reviews psychological, medical, and educational documentation to determine reasonable classroom and residential accommodations.
- Provide direct student service, including individual counseling to address the impact of the disability on academic performance and assistance with accessing accommodations;
- Collaborates with the Director of Student Academic Success to use data-driven insights to identify retention issues related to accessibility and disability.
Company info
- At MICA, we empower our employees to use their talent in a variety of ways.
- We are pleased that you are interested in career opportunities offered at MICA.
- If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 410-225-2363.
Equal opportunity
- Educate students regarding disability rights, accommodation processes, self-advocacy, and available campus resources.
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