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California State University, Dominguez Hills

Disability Student Advisor - Exempt, Temporary, Recruitment 3298
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Position Number: 1207716
Location: Carson, CA
Position Type: Disability Services

Disability Student Advisor - Exempt, Temporary, Recruitment #3298

California State University, Dominguez Hills, was established in 1960 and is one of the 23 campuses that comprise The California State University system. CSU Dominguez Hills is an urban, comprehensive public university that serves a culturally rich, diverse student body of over 12,500 students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Located on a 346-acre site in the South Bay portion of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, CSU Dominguez Hills has a highly pluralistic student body, which includes a significant number of non-traditional, working adult students as well as approximately 2,000 students enrolled in distance learning programs statewide. The University, with its five Academic Colleges, has more than 300 full-time faculty members and is situated in an area characterized by an extraordinary heterogeneity of people, and an extensive array of high technology industries and professional services.

Conditions of Employment:

The person holding this position is considered a `mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Position Information:

This is a full-time, temporary position.

** Successful candidates in these temporary appointments may be appointed from a few days up to one year depending on the assignment. Temporary appointments must end on or before the end of the fiscal year (June 30th of the following year), with the possibility of renewal.

Department: Student disAbility Resource Center

The Student disAbility Resource Center is committed to the student with a disability and his/her right to an equal education experience. The goal is for the student with a disability to utilize the services provided to maximize independence and full integration into university life.

Major Job Duties:
Under general supervision of the Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management, the incumbent provides moderate to complex student services within the Student disAbility Resource Center; the incumbent will provide person-to-person counseling and advising, and provide sound judgment recommendations to students with disabilities in the provision of reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of the practices, procedures and activities of the Student disAbility Resource Center. Knowledge of disabilities and their functional limitations; research techniques; and remediation of problems in areas affecting students with disabilities. Knowledge of organizational development, planning and structure; knowledge of principles of administrative, personnel and fiscal management; knowledge of statistics and research methodologies; knowledge of laws and regulations concerning persons with disabilities; knowledge of and understanding of the role and functioning of Student Services and Academic Affairs programs in higher education settings; knowledge of and ability to work with students with disabilities from multi cultural backgrounds presenting various attitudes and value systems.

Ability to interpret and apply the rules and policies of the Student disAbility Resource Center. Ability to use initiative and resourcefulness in planning work assignments; ability to collect, compile, analyze and evaluate data and make verbal and/or written presentations based on data. Ability to effectively interface with all students with disabilities. Ability to collaborate with campus staff, faculty, administration and organizations external to the campus. Ability to visualize needed changes and improvements in the provision of reasonable course accommodations and modifications; and understanding of the need for compromise and flexibility in the development and facilitation of reasonable accommodations as required by all applicable laws.

Skill in planning and implementing operational policies and procedures. Skills in administrative practices and techniques in documenting, researching and evaluations policies and procedures for the purpose of making recommendations to the Director, Student Affairs.

Experience and Education:

Minimum Qualifications:

Required Education: Equivalent to graduation from a four year college or university in one of the behavioral sciences, public or business administration or a job-related field. Additional specialized experience during which the applicant has acquired and successfully applied the knowledge and abilities shown above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Required Experience: Possession of these knowledge and abilities is typically demonstrated through the equivalent of two years of professional experience in one of the student services program areas or in a related field; experience should give evidence of competence and indicate the potential for further growth. A master's degree in a job-related field may be substituted for one year of the professional experience. In addition to the required experience: Extensive knowledge of disability issues and the provision of services to students with disabilities on a college or university level.

Salary Range: The salary range for this classification is: $4,057 to $5,769 monthly.

How to apply: You can only apply by completing an electronic application at the campus job web site at https://www.csudh.edu/hr/job-opportunities . Click on "view job opportunities" under "New and returning applicants." View the list of jobs and click on the one with the job title listed above. Deadline to apply is Monday May 7, 2018.

CSU Dominguez Hills is an Equal Opportunity /ADA Employer.

California State University, Dominguez Hills
Human Resources Management
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747