Accessibility Technologist
Employer
Job Location
Southern Wake Campus
Salary/Grade
Benefits
Job Category
- Professional
Application Period
Closes: Friday, September 30, 2022
Target Start Date
Expected Work Hours
Employment Type
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