Assistant Director for Alternative Access at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled


Portland State University


Position Details
Position Details

Proposed Start Date	01/01/2025
Classification Title	Advising and Student Services
Rank	N - No Rank
Working Title	Assistant Director for Alternative Access
Department	331820 - IAS Disability Resource Center
Position Number	D90995
Representation	UU - Unclassified Unrepresented
Renewable	Renewable
End date, if applicable
Position FTE	1.0
Tenure Status	N - not applicable

Position Summary

Brief Description of PSU/School/Dept
Position Summary	In this role, successful candidates will perform supervisory and managerial work within the Disability Resource Center (DRC), makes independent decisions in alignment with the Professional Code of Ethics from the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and the Council for Advancement of Standards (CAS) while adhering to University and DRC policies and applicable State and Federal Laws including the ADA, Section 504, the Fair Housing Act, and WCAG. Candidates will implement and enforces plans, policies, procedures, systems, programs, and performance standards. The ADAA will be responsible for managing staff, equipment, and facilities. The ADAA will participate in strategic planning as part of the management team. You will help determine resource needs and priorities and make recommendations to executive management. You will help determine training needs and make appropriate arrangements for provision of training.
Minimum Qualifications	A relevant Bachelor’s degree. Knowledge of and experience with applying Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2), and Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (FERPA) in higher education. 3 years experience providing direct adaptive technology support to disabled students. Supervisory experience. Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex technical and regulatory concepts or criteria and develop them into concise instructional and support content (i.e. best practice guidelines, project plans and reports, policy frameworks, timelines/roadmaps, Experience testing the accessibility of digital resources using industry-leading assistive technologies such as JAWS, NVDA, ZoomText, and Dragon Naturally Speaking. Experience training people to convert inaccessible standard and/or STEM media to accessible, electronic (e.g. BRF, DOCX, HTML, MP3, MUSX, PDF, PPT, etc.) or tactile formats. Demonstrable experience using and/or teaching others how to use a variety of adaptive technologies, including solutions for note taking, organization, reading, writing, and general access. Ability to learn, understand, and become proficient in new technologies quickly. Strong oral and written communication, organization, meeting facilitation, and independent decision making skills.
Preferred Qualifications	Master’s degree in Assistive Technology, Disability Services, Information Technology, Computer Science, Technical Writing, or related field. Experience and ability to carry out multi-phased projects and to modify techniques to solve a wide range of problems. Four or more years providing direct adaptive technology support to disabled people. Four or more years managing multiple employees. Experience navigating complex situations in which there are competing demands and differing perspectives in ways that maintain good working relationships. Experience in post-production of captions for audio media. Experience audio describing visual media.
Key Cultural Competencies	Create an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates differences. Function and communicate effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds. Seek opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement. Adhere to all of PSU’s policies including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.
Environmental Stewardship	Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long-term sustainability goals.
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Total Compensation Range & Benefits Statement	Salary is dependent on several factors, and new employees will typically start around the Q1 level to allow for later growth within the salary band. PSU has a structured process for determining starting compensation, taking into account years of related experience, applicable skills, knowledge and abilities, market parity, and internal equity. An excellent benefits package includes 95% premium paid healthcare; a generous retirement and vacation package; and reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse or dependent at any of the Oregon University System schools : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/benefits-overview Please visit our total compensation calculator to see the full value of our benefits package : https://www.pdx.edu/human-resources/psu-total-compensation-calculator

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