Details **Open Date** 02/24/2025 **Requisition Number** PRN41263B **Job Title** Associate Director, Student Services **Working Title** Associate Director, Faculty Outreach **Job Grade** F **FLSA Code** Administrative **Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No **Standard Hours per Week** 40 **Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time **Shift** Day **Work Schedule Summary** Monday – Friday 8 AM – 5 PM with some evening and/or weekend work on occasion. Telework opportunities. Must be Utah resident. **VP Area** President **Department** 00317 - Disability Services **Location** Campus **City** Salt Lake City, UT **Type of Recruitment** External Posting **Pay Rate Range** $70,000 - $74,000 **Close Date** 03/04/2025 **Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)** **Job Summary** The Associate Director for Faculty Outreach and Community Education is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining university accessibility, awareness programming and outreach efforts for faculty, staff, and graduate and professional students. This position is a consulting resource for faculty and staff on disability topics and accommodations. The Associate Director works with campus stakeholders to assess current training, recommend and develop campus-wide educational programming and establish measurable goals and key performance indicators for tracking and reporting on the progress of education and outreach efforts. The Associate Director participates in university-wide initiatives related to developing and implanting alternative complaint resolution and restorative practices. This position is responsible for comprehensively applying university policies and compliance requirements to programming for the campus community. In collaboration with key university colleagues and stakeholders, this position builds upon effective partnerships and is a close resource for the various schools and academic departments. Associate Director also supervises a team in CDA and has a small caseload assisting students with accommodations. **Responsibilities** Develops and implements policies, programs, and financial objectives for assigned departments in relation to education and student services functions Primary responsibilities include (but not limited to) within the Center for Disability and Access: 1. Direct and support the development and implementation of university-wide outreach, programming, and training for faculty, staff, and graduate and professional students related to university policies and federal and state regulations. 2. Serve as a strategic outreach advisor and consultant to faculty and staff on efforts to address accommodations and universal design. 3. Provide technical assistance to faculty and graduate teaching students on the software named Clockwork accommodations (or a similar program including Accommodate or AIM ) that organizes and manages the day-to-day accommodation activities that are provided to students with disabilities at the University of Utah. 4. Collaborate with other campus offices and departments to develop, implement and educate university faculty, staff and graduate and professional students on disability campus access. 5. Strategically lead, develop, and deliver programming (e.g. training, workshops, and panel discussions) on topics related to disability, accommodations, and universal design. 6. Ensure all programming complies with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, university policies, staff, graduate and professional students, provide relevant reports and metrics to the Director of CDA and colleagues, and make data-driven recommendations for addressing gaps and developing new approaches. 7. Serve as a primary resource and subject matter expert for graduate and professional student programs. 8. Facilitate conversations with campus community including difficult conversations and using mediation skills for tense situations. 9. Direct processes and supervise a team for specialized services within the Center for Disability and Access. 10. Supervises a team providing accommodations. 11. Has a small caseload providing accommodations This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. **Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required** Nearly Continuously: Office environment. **Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required** Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking. Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking. Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead. **Minimum Qualifications** Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration, a related area, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Six years of progressively more responsible management experience; and demonstrated leadership, human relations and effective communication skills also required. Master’s degree in Business Administration, Rehabilitation counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or Special Education. Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description. **Preferences** + Masters degree in rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, or special education. + A Bachelors degree in a relevant field with a minimum of eight years of relevant or equivalent combination of education and experience. + Teaching in higher education preferred **Type** Benefited Staff **Special Instructions Summary** Salary is limited to budget and non negotiable. **Additional Information** The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules. This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients. All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO /AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/ Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu https://safety.utah.edu/safetyreport This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.