Remote Disability Access Coordinator

Northwestern University; Evanston (IL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Tuition discounts

Job summary

Northwestern University in Evanston seeks an Access Coordinator for AccessibleNU. This remote role manages the ADA accommodation process for students, meeting with students, reviewing documentation, and determining reasonable accommodations with timely case notes.

You will collaborate with faculty and campus partners, deliver trainings, ensure compliance with ADA, rehabilitative acts, and university policies, and maintain confidential files using AIM.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in higher education administration, rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, or related field.
• Minimum of one year related experience in the postsecondary environment, working directly with students with various disabilities.
• Knowledge of the ADAAA, Section 504, Section 508 and its application to accommodation determination.
• Familiarity with medical documentation and its alignment with accommodation determination, including interpretation of tests such as WAIS, Woodcock Johnson, and DSM-V.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a full caseload of students and provide ongoing support for undergraduate, graduate, professional, and online students.
• Interprets disability documentation including medical, educational, and/or psychological assessments; conducts accommodation meetings and cross-analysis to determine reasonable accommodations.
• Ensure accommodation determinations align with ANU process and procedures, the ADA, Sections 504/508, state/local disability regulations, the Fair Housing Act, and university policies.
• Uses office database (AIM) to maintain student files including sending accommodation emails, maintaining confidential documentation, scheduling appointments, case noting, and documenting communications.
• Engages with faculty, academic department leaders, and staff to facilitate difficult conversations and coordinate complex accommodations.

Skills

Problem solving

Facilitation

Communication

Adaptability

Time management

Judgment

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in higher education administration, rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, or related field

Master's degree in higher education administration, rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, or related field

Tools

AIM

Job description

Northwestern University in Evanston seeks an Access Coordinator for AccessibleNU. This remote role manages the ADA accommodation process for students, meeting with students, reviewing documentation, and determining reasonable accommodations with timely case notes.

You will collaborate with faculty and campus partners, deliver trainings, ensure compliance with ADA, rehabilitative acts, and university policies, and maintain confidential files using AIM.