Accessibility Technologist

Accessibility Technologist

Employer

Wake Technical Community College
9101 Fayetteville Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 919-866-5000

Job Location

Southern Wake Campus

Salary/Grade

Depends on Qualifications

Benefits

State of NC Benefits

Job Category

  • Professional

Application Period

Opens: Sunday, August 28, 2022
Closes: Friday, September 30, 2022

Target Start Date

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Expected Work Hours

Full-Time, 40 hours per week.

Employment Type

Full-Time Position

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree

Instructional design and/or online teaching experience

Experience with HTML and accessibility compliance for the Web and digital content

Proficiency with Blackboard and Microsoft Office 2013 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Internet browsers

Must be able to work occasionally in the evening

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Instructional Design or a Master's degree in a related field
 
Knowledge of how individuals with disabilities access the web
 
JAWS screen reader experience
 
Experience captioning videos for YouTube

Position Description

Pay Grade: Professional 4

This position provides accessibility guidance for faculty designing and updating course materials for use in traditional, online, and hybrid courses.

 

 Responsibilities and Duties (*Essential Functions):

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.

*Provides accessibility guidance for faculty designing and updating course materials

*Develops and delivers accessibility training for faculty designing and updating course  materials for use in traditional, online, and hybrid courses

*Conducts train-the-trainer sessions for department staff

*Assists in supervising work-study and/or work-based-learning students hired to caption instructional videos

Assists in reviewing accessibility content and monitoring discussions in the eLearning Resource Center

Monitors accessibility issues, developments, and solutions

Assists in marketing the college's distance learning programs

Completes annual applied benchmark project on an individual or group basis

Job Post Contact

Human Resources

humanresources@waketech.edu

919-866-7890