Accessibility Specialist (Educational Resources Specialist)

ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION SERVICES (IN-AES-IUINA)

Accessible Educational Services (AES) is the disability services office for Indiana University (IU) Indianapolis, IU Columbus, IU Fort Wayne, School of Dentistry, McKinney School of Law, and the School of Medicine students. For more information about the department, please visit: IU Indianapolis Accessible Educational Services.

The Accessibility Specialist, under the direction of the Associate Director of Accessible Educational Services (AES) will assist IU Indianapolis students in matters pertaining to the quality of their education. Specifically, the position is responsible for ensuring access for students with disabilities.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Conducts intake assessments, reviews, and approves documentation of disabilities.
• Approves reasonable accommodations.
• Works with students, faculty, and staff to facilitate the implementation of approved accommodations through the interactive process.
• Preserves confidentiality regarding protected health information under federal law (HIPAA), and all discussions, issues, concerns, or problems of students requesting assistance.
• Works with campus partners regarding services that include but are not limited to grade appeals, resource referrals, classroom/faculty concerns, and navigating university policies and procedures.
• Implements AES policies related to accommodations and services related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) across the campus community.
• Delivers presentations and trainings related to the ADA, AES, and disability-related topics.
• Provides training and information regarding AES to the campus community.
• Creates digital and print communications related to AES programming and ADA initiatives.
• Facilitates AES student support programs (i.e., Peer Mentor Program).
• Proctors exams for the School of Medicine on the IU Indianapolis campus.
  
  

General Responsibilities

• Provides support and guidance to faculty in both individual and group settings regarding instructional support, pedagogical practice, classroom management, and federal regulations like FERPA and Title IX.
• Determines additional support needs through consultation and designs resources to meet educational support needs.
• Participates in educational resources initiatives in coordination with faculty and staff to improve student academic outcomes and improve classroom experience.
• Trains teaching assistants, associate instructors, and graders in grading methods, responding appropriately to student concerns, and resolving complex issues.
• Plans seminars, workshops, and other events for faculty, associate instructors, and students, as requested and appropriate by faculty.
• Advances programs from individual consultations/workshops to larger-scale transformative events/projects when appropriate.
• May oversee student testing administration and consult regularly with students regarding coordination of educational resources.
• May serve as an informational resource and/or delegate tasks to administrative staff.
  
  

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
  
  

Required

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2 years in a related field
  
  

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
  
  

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

IU Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

$44,000-$50,000 annually based on experience

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
  
  

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Educational Resources & Tech

Job Family: Educational Resources

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