Title: Accessibility Services Specialist III (Coordinator for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Accessibility Services)

Salary Range: $3,142 - $4,363 per month

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Cooper Campus

Department: Culture and Engagement

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Coordinates disability services for students on all BCTC campuses who are D/deaf or hard of hearing including: assessing student needs; arranging/implementing accommodations; serving as a liaison between students, staff, and faculty; scheduling interpreters and providing supervision and support. 

Job Duties:

• Manage Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services.
• Coordinate disability services by meeting with students and setting up specific accommodations.
• Schedule Interpreters to ensure coverage for all classes needing interpreters.
• Coordinate interpreting services for Adult Basic Educations classes.
• Notify faculty of students with disabilities and their accommodations.
• Provide consultation and education to faculty, staff, and administration on disability issues.
• Serve as a resource to students, staff and faculty on disability issues and accommodations process.
• Attend staff meetings, college meetings, committee meetings and professional organizational meetings.
• Provide help with late registration, Stop By Get Started and new freshman orientation events.
• Assist with test proctoring when needed.
• Provide data and reports for funding as requested.
• Hire freelance interpreters.
• Coordinate interpreting and note taking services for all campuses.
• Provide conflict resolution for interpreters and Deaf or Hard of Hearing students.
• Advocate for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students and interpreters.
• Perform interpreting in the classroom and for college programs and services.
• Prepares interpretation for complex/technical subject matter
• Attend a minimum of 20 hours of professional development to maintain KY state Licensure and National Interpreter Certification.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree (Rehabilitation Counseling, Special Education, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Higher Education, Student Affairs, or other related field) and two years related experience, or equivalent.
• Three years of interpreting experience.
• Licensed with the Kentucky Board of Interpreters (KBI).
• Nationally certified through Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf & Hard of hearing (RID).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five plus years of Interpreting Experience, post-secondary interpreting experience

Additional Skills Requested:

• Must be skilled in American Sign Language.
• Must be a qualified interpreter in both expressive and receptive ASL; may be required to sign for extended periods of time and be prepared to sign under various environmental conditions.
• Experienced in scheduling Interpreters.
• Experienced with Microsoft 365