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Job Description:
The Part-time Accommodations Specialist position is a non-exempt career service position responsible for performing a variety of tasks to support daily operations in the ADA Services office. This position reports to the Director, ADA Services.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conducts intake appointments to determine accommodation needs for students with disabilities.
- Prepares specialized accommodation materials for students such as printing or enlarging textbooks. Converts, edits, formats, and prepares instructional materials into accessible or alternative formats in accordance with approved student accommodations.
- Assists with the preparation of accessible electronic documents, including documents for the College website.
- Proctors, reads, and scribes for accommodated testing, traveling to other College locations as needed.
- Assists with the scheduling and coordination of accommodated testing and communicates with faculty regarding test materials, instructions, and accommodations.
- Assists students and faculty in resolving accommodation-related issues.
- Provides technical assistance to faculty and staff regarding the implementation of approved accommodation and accessibility practices.
- Provides basic training and assistance to students in the use of approved assistive technology and accessibility software.
- Ensures that scanned documents meet standards for legibility and file quality.
- Ensures all education-related documents are handled in compliance with federal regulations, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable privacy laws.
- Provides excellent customer service to students, staff, and visitors.
- Assists with ADA Services at other campuses, centers, and instructional sites as needed.
- Assists with outreach, educational, and informational activities designed to increase awareness of ADA services and accessibility resources, including assisting with Pirate Paths and Pirate Saturdays.
- Maintains accurate and confidential records of student contacts, accommodation-related activities, and testing services provided to students.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Essential Functions:
- Operate office equipment such as a desktop computer, fax/copier machine, printers, and calculators.
- Use word processing software to create correspondence.
- Use templates.
- Ability to work effectively in a diverse community and meet the needs of diverse student populations.
- Ability to sit at a desk and view a display screen for extended periods of time.
- Ability to demonstrate professional and discretionary communication skills via electronic, verbal, written, and face-to-face interactions.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and student needs.
- Ability to keep information confidential.
- Travel throughout the District.
- Regular and consistent attendance, as well as punctuality, are essential to fulfilling the requirements of this job.
Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from an institution that holds accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and approved by the College, with an associate degree. Possess a valid driver’s license. Successful results of a criminal background check are required.
Preferred Qualifications: Strong technical skills and experience working with a variety of populations, including people with disabilities.
Pursuant to College policy, it is an employment eligibility requirement for an applicant to meet the requirements of § 435.04(2), Florida Statutes, related to background investigations. Any person failing to meet the requirements of the statute will be deemed not qualified to hold employment in this position. A Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) approved background check will be conducted on every successful candidate as a condition of employment, and any person who fails to disclose any adverse information contained in the background investigation at the time of submitting the employment application will be disqualified from employment.
Hourly Rate: $16.50 (25 hours per week)
Supplemental Materials: All supplemental materials must be submitted electronically via the Workday applicant portal. For questions or assistance uploading the supplemental materials, contact HR Recruiting at HRrecruiting@pensacolastate.edu.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled – Review of applications will begin November 13, 2026. To receive full consideration, the online application and supplemental application materials must be received by November 12, 2026.
