Special Services Counselor - Disability and Access Services in Charlotte, North Carolina at Central Piedmont Community College
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Job Description
1. Maintain a caseload of students with disabilities in need of individualized support services.
2. Meet with deaf and hard of hearing students regarding academic accommodations
3. Review medical documentation to process accommodation requests
4. Interview and evaluate new students to determine barriers caused by the documented disability and scope of accommodation necessary in individual cases.
5. Conduct student/parent intake interviews to determine accommodation needs.
6. Provides personal, academic, vocational, and social counseling for students with disabilities.
7. Maintain accurate records in a confidential manner in keeping with FERPA and ADA requirements.
8. Serves as informational resource to staff and faculty in regard to accommodations and modifications needed for students with disabilities.
9. Provide ongoing coaching and accessibility services to individual students with disabilities.
10. Develops and maintains contacts with campus and community groups whose resources can be utilized.
11 Collaborate with Academic Affairs to facilitate student accommodation plans.
12. Consult with faculty and staff regarding individual students, and collaborate with them to provide ongoing support and accountability
Requires a broad or in-depth body of knowledge as would normally be acquired through attainment of a Masters degree in Counseling, Social Work, Rehabilitation Counseling, or related filed and one year of Counseling experience.
Preferred Requirements
Two years’ experience interpreting for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students in an educational settingat the secondary or post-secondary level utilizing both receptive and expressive interpreting skills
North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator License) or, a BEI (Board of Interpreting) Certification, or National Interpreter/Transliterator Certification