Accessibility Team Lead

2 months ago

Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:08/08/2023
**Req ID**: 33321
**Faculty/Division**: VP & Provost
**Department**: Accessibility Services
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
**Position Number**: 00042503

**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 direction of the Assistant Director of Accessibility Services, the incumbent supervises the day to day work of the Accessibility Advisor Health, Sensory, and Mobility team and provides case management leadership in the provision of academic accommodations in a university setting for students with disabilities. The incumbent reviews new registration packages upon request and assigns new intakes to members of the team. In addition, the incumbent provides training for new Accessibility Advisors, and gives input into the development of effective practices, procedures and processes to ensure the effective delivery of accessible services and supports within Accessibility Services.

The incumbent works with staff and faculty to develop effective accommodations in complex circumstances considering the academic integrity of the program of study, safety to self and others, due process and effective cost management. The incumbent liaises with Academic Progress & Support and Crisis as well as registrars and faculty within academic programs.

The incumbent attends meetings and makes presentations within and outside the University community that promote an understanding of the work of Accessibility Services and the needs of students with disabilities. The incumbent provides input into effective communication strategies for students, faculty and staff.

The Accessibility Advisor Team Lead maintains a caseload of students with disabilities with an emphasis on expertise in specific areas of disability, with the capacity to accommodate other students studying on a full or part time basis in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate programs.

The Accessibility Advisor Team Lead 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 maintainingrelationships of mutual support with academic programs within the University.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Directing the activities of a group of staff-appointed employees all performing a similar function
- Providing case management support to students requiring the coordination of multiple services
- Responding to escalated complaints using informal negotiation skills
- Facilitating psychoeducational workshops that promote the development of coping strategies and skills
- Developing and implementing academic and/or social skill building programs independently
- Developing components of learning support programs
- Developing accommodation plans for students based on their learning profile and documentation
- Planning and implementing workflow for a group

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Master's Degree in social work, nursing, a disability related profession or field.
- Minimum five years experience in the provision of accommodations for students in post-secondary settings, case management experience with young adults with a wide range of disabilities, experience in leading and

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