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Tracking Code: 506251021-95456_40118
Work Type: Full-time
Categories: Professional/Technical
Salary: $48,500 - $49,500
This is a NON-CLASSIFIED employment opportunity. Visit the State of Colorado for Classified employment opportunities.
The Disability Specialist focuses on ensuring equitable access within the academic environment and determining reasonable and appropriate services and accommodations to students with disabilities based on the impact of the disability on their access to learning (i.e., neurological, psychiatric and personality disorders, learning disabilities/disorders, as well as orthopedic and loco motor disabilities and other disabilities).
Minimum Qualifications
Professional level experience is defined by the Colorado Division of Human Resources: A position that involves the exercise of discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, or sharing an organized body of knowledge. Colorado revised statute (C.R.S. 24-50-135(1) allows colleges to exempt positions from the State Personnel Classified System that are determined to be professional level work.
Preferred Qualifications
For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 4:00 p.m. on July 23, 2025. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Pikes Peak State College reserves the right to close the job posting once a sufficient applicant pool has been obtained.
Must be a State of Colorado resident or able to relocate to Colorado prior to first date of employment.
Visa support is not available for this position.
Application Instructions: Application must be submitted online. Incomplete applications may not receive full consideration. A complete application will include:
This position may be eligible for a variety of employee benefits. Pikes Peak State College participates in the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) contribution rates.
Note: Prior submission of application materials will not be considered.
Essential Functions
Conduct initial and subsequent interactive conversations with students to review disability documentation and determine reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility to academic programs and services. Ensures all supports and services are appropriate, reasonable, and complies with disability laws and privacy regulations. Assist or provide training related to study/behavior strategies, advocacy strategies, time management and organizational skills. Create and maintain accurate, organized records.
Assist and manage students in crisis. Assess student needs for assistive technology and accommodate appropriately.
Facilitate the implementation of student accommodations by establishing and maintaining communication between student and faculty and consulting with campus and community resources to identify and address accessibility issues. Refer students to community and campus resources.
Monitor and ensure ongoing compliance with local, state, and federal regulations related to accessibility in the Higher Education realm. (i.e., ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act).
Facilitate the collaboration with other Disability Specialists, the Access Specialist, the Accommodations Testing Coordinator, Interpreting Services Coordinator, and the Computer Access Lab Coordinator regarding the appropriate documentation and/or services for students with disabilities.
Consult with faculty and student service staff. Participate in professional development opportunities established by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Academic Divisions, and other college departments as requested. Participate in program review, development, assessment of retention efforts, and cross departmental training.
General Duties, Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
As part of the State of Colorado, PPSC offers a competitive benefits package:
This job description reflects Pikes Peak State College’s best effort to describe the essential duties and qualifications of the job. It is not an exhaustive statement of all the duties, responsibilities or qualifications of the job. This document is not intended to exclude an opportunity for modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation.
EEO Statement: Pikes Peak State College is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act institution. We value diversity, strive for a more unified campus where all people are valued, treated fairly, and possess a sense of belonging. Pikes Peak State College encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.
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