SUMMARY
The Director of Accessibility & Counseling Services plays a pivotal role in providing leadership, supervision, planning, and coordination for Disability Support & Counseling services. The primary objective is to offer accommodations and support services to disabled and underrepresented student populations, with a focus on enhancing retention and graduation rates. This position operates within the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, working to diminish educational barriers and foster a sense of belonging and inclusiveness.
The Director will oversee programming that focuses on student retention/completion and Disability Support services. In addition, the Director will provide short?term, solution?oriented counseling for students experiencing developmental difficulties, mental health concerns, relational issues, academic challenges, and/or behavior problems.
This position has supervisory responsibilities and reports to the Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership and Administration:
- Provide leadership, strategic planning, and day-to-day administration of accessibility and counseling services to eliminate barriers hindering student success.
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion to enhance campus climate, retention, and student success.
Accommodations and Collaborative Processes:
- Build collaborative partnerships with college staff, especially in the Learning Success Division and Student Affairs, to provide counseling and disability support services.
- Facilitate the interactive process, collaborating with students, instructors, and staff to determine reasonable accommodations in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act.
- Consult with various stakeholders to coordinate counseling care for Gateway students.
- Consult with faculty, instructional staff, and college stakeholders to advise on reasonable accommodations based on established policies, laws, and best practices.
- Champion the student experience by advancing mental health services, medical resources supporting student success, and disability support services.
Training Programs:
- Develop, deliver, and promote training programs and resources for diverse stakeholder groups to disseminate accurate information and provide guidance on disability services and counseling.
Grant Management:
- Oversee grant programming targeting mental health services for student retention/completion.
- Manage and complete grant activities and reporting for students with disabilities and counseling services. Seek and maintain grant funding sources supporting student services.
Individual Therapy and Crisis Intervention:
- Provide solution-focused and short-term individual therapy for students.
- Conduct supportive counseling, assessments, and crisis intervention.
- Serve as a key member of Gateway’s CARE Team, participating in the behavioral intervention process.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Perform other duties as assigned
Please note the above is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job with or without notice.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE POSITION
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in Counseling, Disability Services, or Vocational Rehabilitation or related counseling degree, including credited practicum/internship.
PLUS
- Current certification as a Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Five (5) years of recent successful experience working effectively with students populations and staff representing diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and academic abilities
- Strong knowledge of American with Disabilities Act,
- Demonstrated program development and management experience.
- Demonstrated experience with federal or state grant-funded programs.
- Demonstrated team-oriented thinking as well as the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Other required knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- The ability to collaborate with faculty, staff and students to examine diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom and college community
- Skilled in workshop facilitation and ability to do classroom and professional development trainings
- Working experience with computer software systems
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Effective problem solving skills