Accommodation Coordinator

UNC Charlotte

Part-Time
Closes on Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Job Description

The Accommodation Coordinator in the Office of Disability Services is responsible for determining eligibility for services; and, through the interactive process, planning reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities at UNC Charlotte. This position is part administrative, advocate, and outreach, and requires a strong knowledge of the ADA, student rights, and confidentiality practices. We are a compliance-based office and the evaluation of practices and policies and the determination of appropriate accommodations are essential to this position.

Using a student-centered, inclusive approach, the Accommodation Coordinator: Works collaboratively with students, faculty/staff, and campus partners to help ensure access by addressing physical and programmatic barriers to education; maintains a student caseload and provides ongoing case management to new and returning students; and maintains accurate and up-to-date electronic records.

The Accommodation Coordinator is critical in providing access to students with disabilities. The essential job responsibilities are:

  • Provide direct student support services as part of a collaborative team.
  • Maintain caseload and provide ongoing case management to students with disabilities.
  • Review documentation and meet with students to develop and coordinate the implementation of reasonable accommodations based on the current impact of the student's disability and discussion with the student.
  • Maintain confidential records, including detailed case notes, in accordance with FERPA.
  • Manage and mitigate issues that arise regarding access and assist students in the resolution of difficulties that may arise with accommodations in the classroom or campus community.
  • Work collaboratively with the team to review processes, policies, and best practices in order to continually evaluate services.
  • Maintain working knowledge of assistive technology that is used to address functional limitations or improve the functional capabilities of students with disabilities in the classroom.
  • Develop and present campus programs to raise awareness and promote access.
  • Staff campus and departmental initiatives designed to address access on a large scale, including but not limited to new and transfer orientation events, open houses, final exams, and commencement.
  • Manage office initiatives and collaborations such as the Workforce Recruitment Program.
  • Maintain a strong knowledge of the ADA, student rights, confidentiality practices, and evaluation practices for high-incidence disabilities.
  • Participate in departmental and committee meetings.
  • Support the Director by providing departmental leadership and other duties as assigned.
UNC Charlotte
Accommodation Coordinator - 141964