Require Counselor - Disability Services in Portland, OR
Job title: Counselor - Disability Services
Company: Portland Community College
Job description: Immediately; This position will close once sufficient qualified applications have been received
Position Summary
Accessible Education and Disability Resources (AEDR) is seeking to fill the position of a full-time counselor as a member of the AEDR team which strives to ensure equal access for students with disabilities. AEDR leads the campus community to recognize disability as a valued aspect of diversity, embrace access as a matter of social justice, and to promote universal design and inclusive environments.
The role of counselor focuses on designing individualized accommodation plans through an interactive process with students with disabilities. The process includes determining eligibility, arranging for accommodations, providing supportive counseling and guidance, and working together with faculty to implement accommodations. The counselor assists students to connect with and navigate college and community resources. This may involve communication and meeting with colleagues in campus student services offices such as financial aid, advising, and career services.
The position responsibilities include review of educational and medical documentation for eligibility and determination of accommodations, meeting with students both online and in person, recording case notes and participation in weekly practitioner meetings. The position is on-site flex with an expectation of working 75% on-site. This position reports directly to the Student Accommodations Manager.
Candidate Profile
These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of ADA/504 laws and regulations and current changes in the field.
- Demonstrated understanding of emerging models of disability such as a social justice or cultural model of disability, as opposed to a strictly medical model.
- Experience in post-secondary education
- Knowledge about a wide range of disabilities including physical, sensory, health, mental, and learning differences.
- Experience in planning and providing academic adjustments for students with disabilities.
- Experience reviewing medical and psychometric documentation, analyzing diagnostic test results, and interviewing students as a basis for making appropriate recommendations for accommodations.
- Experience providing counseling and guidance services to meet the educational, personal, and vocational needs of students with disabilities.
- Experience serving as a consultant to students, college staff, and community groups on disability issues.
- Experience collaborating with outside agencies (e.g. Vocational Rehabilitation, Commission for the Blind) regarding individual student's needs
- Education: Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Counseling & Guidance, Counseling Psychology, Psychology, Educational Psychology, Social Work, or related area required. Degree must be from an accredited institution.
- Experience: Two years of experience providing academic, personal and/or disability management counseling services to clients who experience a disability. Internship experience may be counted.
- Experience developing and facilitating training opportunities on topics related to disability and accessibility.
- Experience using shared information management systems to document decision-making, review and enter data, track issues, and record case notes from a team perspective.
- Veterans: DD214
- Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA