Job Description
Accessibility Assistant
Accessibility Assistant
The College of DuPage is a comprehensive community college located 27 miles west of downtown Chicago, vitally connected to our local area for over 50 years. We prepare students for a lifelong passion for learning on our 273-acre campus which is home to nine associate degrees and a wide variety of professional and technical certificates. Many of these credentials prepare students to seamlessly articulate into the baccalaureate programs of our higher education partner institutions.
College of DuPage is committed to student success and values an inclusive and welcoming community environment. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workforce. Our connection to the larger metropolitan area is essential to our success and provides a wealth of diverse cultural and recreational opportunities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The Accessibility Assistant will play a crucial role in assisting students with disabilities, ensuring they have equal access to educational resources and can fully participate in classroom activities. This position involves collaborating with faculty and staff to implement effective accommodations and support strategies tailored to individual student needs. This role will also provide reading/scribing supports to students during timed assessments.
Provide scheduled support services in the classroom and various other settings to students with accommodations as assigned by the Manager, or Coordinator, at all campus locations.Help students utilize assistive technologies and adaptive equipment in a classroom, lab, or testing setting.Proctor, read, or scribe exams to individuals who have been approved for testing accommodations.Monitor student behavior to ensure safety and appropriate interactions.Report student progress to faculty and staff as needed.Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience
- Demonstrate familiarity and understanding of The ADA and Section 504.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills required.
- Previous experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred.
- Experience working with adults and/or in Higher Education preferred.
- Proficiency in specific academic disciplines preferred (for example: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.).
- Hourly wage $18.00.
Working Conditions:
Work flexible shifts including weekends according to student needs.
Pay Grade:
College of DuPage is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
College of DuPage does not discriminate against individuals in employment opportunities, programs and/or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, veterans' status, marital status, disability, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or on any other basis protected by law.
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Since its inception in 1967, College of DuPage has matured into something very special. It's a community college with far-reaching impact. We're firmly rooted in the community that provides our mandate, yet committed to reflecting the needs and demands of an ever-changing world.
From our faculty through to our Board of Trustees, we understand the importance of remaining relevant on multiple levels: interpersonal, academic, civic, cultural and economic. With a steady eye on regional, national and international developments, College of DuPage fulfills its mission as an educational and economic agent of change for the residents it serves.
Beyond all other considerations, though, we are educators, devoted to the idea that knowledge is transformative. We believe there are few things more powerful than a mind engaged. We are excited by the possibilities ignited when knowledge is imparted through meaningful discourse, in the service of realizing each and every one of our community member's full potential.
We invite you to find out more about the world-class institution available to you and your family, right here at home.
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Jobs at the College of DuPage. When inquiring or applying for jobs at the College of DuPage, please also reference AcademicCareers.com
Applicants with dual-career considerations can find university jobs such as professor jobs, dean jobs, chair / department head jobs, and other faculty jobs and professional and administrative staff employment opportunities with the College of DuPage and at other institutions of higher education in the region on AcademicCareers.com
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