Accessibility Technician

chess; New Mexico; On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Central New Mexico Community College is seeking an Accessibility Technician to help create an inclusive learning environment by evaluating and improving the accessibility of digital content, course materials, websites, and online resources in line with WCAG and legal requirements.

The role collaborates with faculty, IT, and staff to remediate inaccessible content, review captions, deliver accessible notes, provide accommodations for students on campus or online, and develop training on best

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience with digital accessibility standards preferred.
• Proficiency with assistive technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in reviewing and remediating inaccessible content.
• Review captions for accuracy and coordinate captioning.
• Deliver accessibility-related trainings to staff and faculty.
• Provide accommodations support for students on campus and online.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Adobe

digital accessibility standards

assistive technologies

training development

Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe

Job description

Compensation:

$16.20 - $20.24

CompensationType:

Hourly

Employment Type:

Regular

Grade:

NE03

Position Summary

This position supports all members of the CNM community in creating an inclusive and accessible learning environment. The technician will achieve this by evaluating, enhancing, and ensuring the accessibility of digital technologies and content, including course materials, websites, and online resources, in accordance with established accessibility standards (such as WCAG) and legal requirements. This role is crucial in helping the institution meet the diverse needs of the CNM community.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Indirect student service through collaboration with faculty, staff, IT, and institutional support:
• Under departmental direction, works closely with faculty to review, assess, and provide basic accessibility remediation for inaccessible course content or textbooks.
• Reviews captioned content for accuracy.
• Escalates inaccurate content for professional captions or provides direct captioning of short content items as directed.
• Delivers accessibility-related workshops to faculty and staff under departmental direction.
• Creates and presents material for faculty and staff on best practices based on quality standards for WCAG/accessibility
• Proctor and provide recommendations on emerging educational technologies and utilize this information to develop training opportunities for the CNM community.
• Participates in developing online self-help resources, website content, paper guides, workshops, presentations, and other support resources related to accessibility.
• Direct student accommodation support, as needed:
• Provides information access to course content through notes for all live course activities. This includes editing and formatting notes into the required format for student accessibility needs and delivering notes to students per departmental policy.
• Provides visual support, dictation, manipulation of objects, or operation of peripheral computer equipment to address specific student access needs per their accommodations.
• Provides testing accommodation access for students, both on campus and virtually, through proctoring, reading, and scribing.
• Supports other college-wide accessibility-related projects as directed by the department.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Having experience in the following is a PLUS.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe
• Ability to travel between CNM campuses
• Experience with (or the ability to learn) digital accessibility standards
• Proficiency with (or the ability to learn) assistive technologies
• Experience developing and leading training

EEO STATEMENT:

As an EEO employer, Central New Mexico Community College will not discriminate in our employment practices based on an applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, serious medical condition or status as a protected veteran or spousal affiliation. Central New Mexico Community College hires only U.S. citizens and individuals lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.