Assistant Director, Disability Services

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
The Office of Disability Services collaborates with students, faculty, and staff to create a campus environment that ensures all students have an equal opportunity to access the Georgia Tech community. If students encounter academic, physical, technological, or other barriers on campus, the Disability Services team collaborates with the student to find creative solutions and reasonable accommodation.

Assist the Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Disability Services in the management of the Office of Disability Services and the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities; develop and coordinate programs to maximize student use of assistive technology and alternative notetaking strategies; evaluate and interpret student disability history and associated documentation to determine and coordinate the provision of appropriate accommodations for students. This position will serve as the liaison between GT Athletics and the Office of Disability Services to establish presence in their office and ensure accommodations meet NCAA compliance standards. This position will interact on a regular basis: faculty for the coordination of student accommodations, Coordinators/Directors in the office of Tutoring and Academic Support, Center for Assessment, Referral and Education (CARE), New Student and Transition Programs, Parent and Family Programs, Housing and Residence Life, and the Office of the Vice President for Student Engagement and Well-being/Dean of Students . This position typically will advise and counsel: Undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities and their families. This position will supervise: N/A

Job Duty 1 -
Develop and coordinate programs to maximize student use of assistive technology and alternative notetaking strategies

Job Duty 2 -
Evaluate and interpret student disability history and associated documentation to determine and coordinate the provision of appropriate accommodations for students

Job Duty 3 -
Hire, train, supervise and evaluate (15-20) student workers and graduate interns

Job Duty 4 -
Meet with assigned caseload of students on an on-going basis to assist and make appropriate referrals for academic and non-academic issues to enhance student development

Job Duty 5 -
Serve on divisional and campus-wide planning committees

Job Duty 6 -
Assist in disability-related programming and campus-wide accessibility initiatives

Job Duty 7 -
Serve in the role of acting Director in their absence

Job Duty 8 -
Perform other related duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Master's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Three to four years of job-related experience

KNOWLEDGE
Strong understanding of the Americans with Disabilities Act (as amended), Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and proficiency in interpreting disability-related documentation.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Salary range: $60,000.00 to $65,000.00 commensurate with experience

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job grade: A8

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening