Technology Specialist - Farragut, United States - Pellissippi State Technical Community College

Description

Title:Technology Specialist (Temporary Part-Time)

Department: Disability Services

Campus: Hardin Valley

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Type of Appointment: Temporary Part-Time

Pay Rate: $ 21.84 /Hr

Work Hours: 30 hours per week

Position Summary: The overall purpose of this job is to administer and teach effective assistive technology to students in the office of Disability Services and manage a small caseload of students. This job will also help develop accommodation plans.

Duties and Responsibilities:

25% Develop and implement effective conversion of instructional materials into alternate media format and keep complete, accurate records of work including methods of delivery to students across technology devices and platforms.

25% Train and support students with disabilities in the use of technology used by the College and assistive technology tools available through Disability Services

25% Coordinate support services for students with disability by reviewing and interpreting appropriate documentation and developing accommodation/academic adjustment strategies; work with faculty and staff to facilitate student accommodation/academic adjustment issues

15% Serve as primary contact in Disability Services for maintaining effective accommodations with regard to the use of all technology for students with disabilities within the college's Information Services Department, Educational Technology Services and across all campus programs

10% Administer Assistive Technology sites, site license agreements and maintain accurate inventory of Disability Services technology provided by the College for students with disabilities at all campuses

Note: The College reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and experience working with assistive technology and experience in creating accommodation plans for students with reading and interpreting documentation. Two years of experience working with assistive technology and demonstrated experience working with persons with disabilities in a learning environment

(Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% credit of full-time work experience)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Work Characteristics:

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning
• Takes initiative to get things done without being prompted
• Demonstrates ability to be innovative and improve processes
• Demonstrates a high degree of technical skill required by the job
• Demonstrates willingness and ability to anticipate the needs of students

Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Pellissippi State, you must create an on-line application. Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated using only what is recorded on your application. Please note: attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% of full-time experience. Please note: to scan, upload, or attach documents, a computer and scanner are available at the Hardin Valley Campus Educational Resources Center, if needed.

Pellissippi State Community College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA employer

If you have any problems or questions please contact Pellissippi State Community College's Human Resource Office at or by email at .

If you are interested in this position, click on the link to the top left to apply.

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