Associate Director of Student Success & Accessibility
New England College of Optometry · Boston, MA · 3 wk ago
Education$75k/yrFull-time
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Evaluate, approve, and coordinate academic and clinical accommodations for students with disabilities under the ADA and Section 504.
- Manage daily operations, policies, and procedures for disability and accessibility services across the college.
- Cook up testing accommodations and related logistics to ensure compliance with approved accommodations.
- Ensure ongoing compliance and continuous improvement of accessibility services by reviewing processes and documentation.
- Provide academic advising and success coaching to support student goals, study strategies, and time management skills.
- Serve as a primary resource for students facing academic or wellness-related concerns and connect them with appropriate campus and community support services as needed.
- Maintain accurate and timely records of student meetings, interventions, referrals, and follow-up actions to support case management.
- Utilize student engagement and academic performance data to support proactive outreach efforts and evaluate the effectiveness of student success initiatives.
- Collaborate with faculty and Academic Affairs to communicate student needs and share performance trends.
- Develop, implement, and assess academic success programming designed to support students throughout their time at the college.
- Programmatic Ownership: Tutoring, Mentorship & Onboarding
- Manage the Peer Tutoring Program, including student tutor recruitment, training, and matching data.
- Plan and execute the annual New Student Orientation program, including on-campus and online presentations, as well as ongoing orientation and transition programming throughout the academic year.
- Oversee the First-Year Guide peer mentoring program, supporting recruitment, training, and program coordination to enhance the first-year student experience.
- Operational Support & Success Initiatives
- Support academic success initiatives related to board preparation through collaboration on programming, resources, and student support strategies.
- Participate in college committees and policy review processes, including annual review of the Student Handbook, to represent student success and accessibility perspectives.
- Aid the Director with annual reporting and departmental assessment efforts.
- Collaborate with CAPA team members and campus partners to support departmental priorities, special projects, and the planning and execution of major student-focused events and initiatives.
Requirements
- Education: Master's degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field.
- Experience: 3–4 years of experience in higher education with responsibilities in academic advising, student success programming, and disability/accessibility services.
- Core Knowledge: Demonstrated experience evaluating documentation and determining reasonable accommodations in accordance with ADA and Section 504.
- Experience in academic advising, success coaching, or student support programming in a higher education setting.
- Competencies: Ability to work independently, make compliance decisions, and manage large-scale student programs.
- Strong active-listening and triage skills with a focus on maintaining professional boundaries and confidentiality.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to build trust with students and collaborate effectively with faculty, staff, and academic leadership in support of student success outcomes.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace, MS Office, Zoom, and student databases.
- Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends.
Pay
$75,000.