Director for Accessibility and Student Well-being - Bel Air, United States - Harford Community College

Harford Community College

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Bel Air, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Posting Category

Executive
Starting salary range

- $76,899-$99,969
Faculty Position (if applicable)

About Harford Community College

Harford Community College has served as an anchor institution in Harford County since its inception in 1957. We are a midsized, comprehensive college committed to serving our community through high caliber educational offerings and cultural events.
HCC's mission of "Grow. Achieve. Inspire. Contribute." and our vision of continuously striving for satisfaction, completion, and success throughout the College community is demonstrated by our shared organizational values of Agency, Equity and Inclusion, Communication and Collaboration, Respect, and Innovation. Harford Community College is an Achieving the Dream institution, joining a network of higher education institutions and partners to enhance community college student opportunity, access, and success.
Our beautiful, 352acre campus is conveniently located near Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE. We offer more than 80 affordable degree and certificate programs to nearly 2,000 fulltime and 7,500 parttime students, as well as a wide variety of noncredit continuing education courses to nearly 11,000 students per year.
Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Harford Community College is committed to the principles of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Harford Community College not to discriminate against applicants on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices. HCC is an EEO and ADA/ADAA employer that values, embraces, and supports diversity in the College community.
The purpose of this position is to oversee and manage access, participation, and support for students with disabilities; and programs and services related to wellness, health education, and wellbeing for campus and community resources. This is accomplished by developing and administering procedures to ensure compliance with ADA federal and state
laws and regulations pertaining to students with disabilities; guaranteeing complaints of students with disabilities are handled promptly and equitably, and consulting with administrators and faculty regarding information pertaining to academic accommodations and intervention strategies; ensuring compliance with legal responsibilities and instructional, programmatic, physical and curriculum modifications; creating and managing program budgets; supervising and evaluating program staff. Other duties include supervision of the Coordinator of Student Wellness, Student Development Specialists, Accessibility Specialist, and parttime Administrative Assistant, and serving as a member of the Care Team. This position will also manage the partnerships with external social services agencies including onsite counseling services to ensure student assistance is met as outlined in the Memoranda of Agreements.
This is an exempt, administrator position. HCC administrators receive an annual contract aligning with our 12month fiscal year, July
June 30. The first contract issued is prorated based on hire date, covering the remainder of the current fiscal year. It is necessary for an administrator to execute a new contract for each fiscal year that employment is offered.
Employees of Harford Community College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia; nonresidents are expected to relocate to meet this requirement.

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Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States, as the College does not offer Visa sponsorship for this position

Required Education

Masters degree
Required Experience
Minimum of 3 years knowledge of federal, state laws, regulations, rules, policies and procedures regarding Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA](Section 504) and other disability rights laws
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Subject matter expert on implementing student accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Acts (ADAAA), Sections 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, time management and sound judgment.
Administrative and supervisory experience.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Solid analytical, decision making and problemsolving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with students with disabilities in an educational setting, preferably in higher education
Demonstrated commitment and experience in working with students with disabilities at the postsecondary level.
Conflict resolution skil