Accessibility Advisor

2 months ago

Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:03/27/2024
**Req ID**: 36692
**Faculty/Division**: VP & Provost
**Department**: Accessibility Services
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
**Position Number**: 00034752

**Description**:
**About us**:
Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Within the Division of Student Life, the cluster of Student Life Programs and Services, supports students as they achieve personal, academic, career and civic goals. We engage students throughout their learning and development with the following units: Academic Success, Accessibility Services, Career Exploration & Education, Centre for Community Partnerships, Clubs & Leadership Development, Housing, Indigenous Student Services, Mentorship & Peer Programs, Multi-faith Centre, Orientation, Student Success, Transition & Engagement and TCard Services. Together with staff, faculty, students, alumni, employers and community partners, we provide an integrated and coherent path to success that reflects our students' diversity.

In support of U of T’s vision, Student Life Programs and Services is committed to creating diverse, accessible, inclusive and welcoming spaces of opportunity that foster deepened engagement, learning, personal growth, and identity development for all students. We are committed to embedding these principles into all the work we do, reducing barriers so that students from all backgrounds and lived experiences can feel a sense of belonging in the communities they find here.

To align with our strategic priorities, we encourage individuals from Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities to apply.

**Your opportunity**:
Under the general direction of the Accessibility Mental Health Team Lead, the Accessibility Advisor (Mental Health Team) maintains a caseload of students with various mental health and co-morbid conditions, studying on a full or part time basis in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs. The Advisor works with an ethno

Other duties include: responding to complex inquiries; facilitating the accommodations process with the student, faculty and staff, promoting awareness and providing information about the Service; assessing, making recommendations and providing appropriate documentation to support the use of funding based on disability-related, academic need; and representing Accessibility Services on designated University committees pertaining to students with a disability; maintaining an awareness of current research being conducted around accommodations and their effectiveness; and embracing the Service’s principles of equity and inclusion.

The Accessibility Advisor acts as a consultant on disability issues to faculty across the University, academic and administrative staff, as well as students. The advisor is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships of mutual support with academic programs within the University.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Researching and recommending alternative approaches and possible accommodation solutions as part of the duty to accommodate
- Advising course instructors and staff on student accommodations issues
- Writing confidential student accommodation summaries
- Providing case management support to students requiring the coordination of multiple services
- Determining the reasonability of an accommodation in relation to a student's disability

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Master's Degree in a discipline relevant to disability issues relevant to working with students with Autism Spectrum disorder or Mental Health concerns such as education, social work, psychology, learning disabilities or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum four years related experience, including an understanding of disability and student success issues in the post-secondary environment.
- Must have demonstrated expertise in developing, implementing and monitoring accommodations for academic programs for adults with disabilities and in particular students experiencing serious chronic or acute mental health concerns that pose significant barriers to their full participation in post-secondary studies (e.g. schizophrenia, personality disorders, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, psychosis, dissociative disorders).
- Demonstrated knowledge of major mentalillnesses including signs and symptoms.
- Must have strong direct and demonstrated experience working in clinical mental health settings, where clear communication and strong collaboration with other mental health professionals is required. This role requires close collaboration and consultation among colleagues,

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