Coordinator of Disability Services

Job description

Coordinator of Disability Services VSC- UP PAT Bargaining Unit: Exempt Grade 12 Basic Function: Provide specialized support to eligible students with disabilities or difficulties, including assessment, review of documentation, development of support plans, academic counseling, and instruction in disability-related success strategies. Characteristic Duties & Responsibilities: - Review and interpret diagnostic evaluations to plan services and appropriate accommodations for eligible students. - Confer with parents, diagnosticians, guidance counselors, high school special education teachers, case managers, and mental health agencies in order to obtain documentation of learning difficulties or disabilities. - Provide screening and referral for students with learning difficulties or disabilities to receive counseling, evaluations, or other services as needed. - Provide academic pre-advising to students at risk or students with disabilities. - Supervise and train paraprofessional tutors. - Provide resource information and technical advice for faculty who work with students with disabilities in order to assist with assessment, curriculum development, and the adoption of Universal Design pr...