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Temporary Accommodation Support Specialist

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Location
Worcester

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JOB TITLE
Temporary Accommodation Support Specialist

LOCATION
Worcester

DEPARTMENT NAME
Disability Services - JM

DIVISION NAME
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY


JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Responsibilities:
  • Provide accommodation support and disability-focused academic strategy development to students through individualized appointments.
  • Maintain case files and confidential student records through an electronic database.
  • Evaluate and interpret disability documentation to determine appropriate accommodations on an as needed basis.
  • Assists with the intake process and acclimating students on how to access accommodations for temporary and permanent disabilities.
  • Support the Exam Proctoring Center as needed including but not limited to: assist in coordinating scribes, booking overflow exam space, and scribing for exams.
  • Assist in the coordination of accommodations such as alternate format requests, note taker requests, and classroom relocation requests.
  • Aid in covering the office's walk-in hours.
  • Serve as the college contact for disability related student issues in the absence of the Director or Assistant Director.
Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of the ADA AA of 2008 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
  • Experience supporting students with disabilities on strategy development.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as a team.
  • Master's degree in special education, education, psychology, rehabilitation counseling or a related field.
  • Knowledge of assistive technology preferred.
Required Documents:
  • Cover Letter
  • Resume
  • List of References


FLSA STATUS
United States of America (Non-Exempt)

WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. We are seeking individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity and collaboration, inclusion, problem solving and change making.

To apply, visit: https://wpi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WPI_External_Career_Site/job/Worcester/Temporary-Accommodation-Support-Specialist_R0000153

About WPI
WPI is a vibrant, active, and diverse community of extraordinary students, world-renowned faculty, and state of the art research facilities. At WPI, we have competitive and comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, long-term care, retirement, tuition assistance, flexible spending accounts, work-life balance and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at WPI
WPI is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected; a place where every student, faculty and staff member can be themselves, so that they can study, live, and work comfortably, to reach their full potential, and make meaningful contributions in order to meet departmental and institutional goals. WPI thrives on innovative practice and welcomes diverse perspectives, insight, and people from diverse lived experiences, to enhance the community environment and propel the institution to the next level in a competitive, global marketplace.





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Organization

Founded in Worcester, Mass., in 1865, WPI was one of the nation's earliest technological universities. From our founding days, WPI has taken a unique approach to science and technology education.

Our undergraduate and graduate students emerge ready to take on some of the most difficult challenges in science and technology. More important, they understand how their work can truly impact society and improve our lives. WPI campus

Great Minds at Work in the classroom and around the world 
WPI's academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, management, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to the BA, BS, MS, ME, MBA, and PhD.

At sites as close as our home city of Worcester and at over 40 other locations in 25 countries,WPI’s Global Projects Program immerses students in new cultures to tackle unstructured problems in ways that are meaningful to local sponsors in real communities. This is not your typical study abroad.

WPI faculty members and students are engaged in advanced, multidisciplinary research across a broad range of fields—from cutting-edge work in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, to explorations of the technological and policy issues surrounding cybersecurity, to studies of issues as diverse as firefighter health and security and the fire safety challenges of green buildings.

A highly regarded institution

Among recent honors for WPI are the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education and the No. 1 ranking for “faculty who best combine research and teaching.” (Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Ed, 2016) 

WPI professorA beautiful campus in a central location
WPI’s compact 95-acre campus is set atop one of Worcester’s “seven hills” on the residential outskirts of town. Old English stone buildings are focal points of the architecture, but modern facilities have moved in to claim their own space on the immaculately kept grounds. WPI’s newest building, the Foisie Innovation Studio, is slated to open in Fall 2018 and will house high-tech classrooms, makerspaces, labs, and a residence hall for 140 students. 

Learn more at wpi.edu.

 

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