Posting Details
Classification Information
FLSA Exempt
Position Information
Position Title Director of Accessibility and Testing Services Position Number FS4-ACCESS-0001 Position Type Full Time Leave Format Staff Shift Day/Special Events Supervisor Title Dean of Instructional Support Location Main Campus (Dobson) Job Description - Summary
This position serves as the primary contact for Accessibility Services and Testing Services for students, faculty, and staff.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Reviews incoming student documentation for completeness based on departmental guidelines by disability and communicates with students and/or parents concerning any additional disability documentation required for students to receive Accessibility services.
- Assists students in requesting and arranging instructional, technical, facility, and staff-assigned accommodations.
- Acts as an advocate for student needs with faculty and staff when necessary; promotes positive student self-advocacy skills.
- Serves as the first point of contact for accessibility and accommodation inquiries from students, parents, faculty, and staff.
- Provides proactive outreach initiatives to identify, engage, and support students who may benefit from Accessibility Services, promoting early connection to resources and accommodations.
- Schedules testing accommodation appointments in the Testing Center.
- Ability to provide supportive, student-centered guidance is a plus; counseling experience or coursework preferred.
- Schedules and manages ASL interpreters for graduation ceremonies.
- Keeps abreast of state-of-the-art technology, techniques, laws, services, and philosophy relevant to disability areas.
- Develops and implements orientations and workshops that will educate students, faculty, and staff regarding disability issues.
- Organizes and runs an annual voter registration drive on campus.
- Serves as a resource for students, faculty, and staff, and serves on various college committees.
- Reviews vendor VPATs and accessibility documentation to confirm College software and digital resources meet required WCAG standards.
- Work with the development and implementation of institutional effectiveness goals.
- Maintain a clean and safe work area.
- Other duties as assigned.
General Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must meet the requirements listed below that represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to be successful. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business correspondence and reports.
- Ability to articulate professional responses to common inquiries and/or complaints from students, faculty, staff, or the public at-large.
- Ability to write using proper grammar and punctuation.
- Ability to effectively present information to management, students, faculty, staff, or the public at-large.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
- Ability to apply and understand standard mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
REASONING ABILITY:
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
- Understanding of and commitment to the unique nature and role of the College and to the philosophy of the community college system.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of two years' experience working with high school and/or college students with disabilities.
- Knowledge of disability laws as they pertain to higher education and students with disabilities, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Knowledge of various disability types and be aware of the manifestations of the disability and the accommodations that would be reasonable and appropriate.
- Working knowledge of various disabilities and the impact the disability will have on the students' academic performance.
- Experience interpreting medical documentation required for the determination of accommodations.
- Effective leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills.
- Demonstrates excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Must possess effective advocacy skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
- Must work harmoniously with staff, faculty, and the general public.
- Ability to read and interpret student disability documentation, including psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Disabilities, Special Education, Psychology, Rehabilitation, Counseling, Assistive Technology, or a related field.
- Two years of supervisory experience.
- Experience working with students with disabilities in a post-secondary academic environment.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
N/A
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, & walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms
- The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will on occasion be in outside weather conditions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Position Budget Information
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number SFP988 Proposed Start Date 01/04/2027 Position End Date (if temporary) Open Date 10/30/2026 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicant
For information about this position, please contact Alan Unsworth, Dean of Instructional Support, at 336-386-3317 or unswortha@surry.edu.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
(Open Ended Question)
Yes
No
- Do you have the required degree for this position?
Yes
No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Unofficial Transcript 1
Optional Documents
- Other Document
- Unofficial Transcript 2