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Disability and Accessibility Resources - Assistant Director

Hope College Holland, MI

  1. Salary Not stated by the employer
  2. Employer Hope College
  3. Location Holland, MI
  4. Workplace On site
  5. Role Staff
  6. Posted Sep 15, 2026
  7. Reference pa-5621
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Disability and Accessibility Resources - Assistant Director at Hope College, Holland, MI
The Assistant Director assists students with diagnosed or potential disabilities to integrate fully into the academic, residential, and co-curricular life of the college, collaborating with campus departments and programs to support students’ holistic development. The Assistant Director provides leadership for the College’s efforts to ensure an accessible learning and living environment for students with disabilities. The Assistant Director will develop and implement disability related accommodations and services and collaborate to ensure, in partnership with multiple campus departments and offices, access to education and programs offered to enrolled students. This is a 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week), 12-month position.

Direct Service to Students and Families:
  • Works with students to determine eligibility for accommodations and the necessity and type of appropriate and reasonable accommodations;
  • Advises enrolled and prospective students regarding the College’s disability services and steps for requesting accommodations;
  • Follows up with students to evaluate the appropriateness of the accommodations that were provided;
  • Consults with faculty and administration regarding disability law regulations;
  • Assists students in developing relational and communication skills, self-advocacy, effective self-management and organizational skills, as well as learning strategies;
  • Connects students to resources on- and off-campus to encourage success in the college environment.

Collaboration with On and Off-Campus Partners:
  • Collaborates and consults with faculty, staff, and campus partners regarding student welfare;
  • Coordinates with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Creative Dining, the Health Center, Residential Life, and other departments to provide reasonable accommodations and services to students with disabilities;
  • Consults and collaborates with students’ off-campus providers to secure documentation and recommendations as necessary.

Training and Support:
  • Facilitates communication between students and faculty or students and Residential Life/Housing on particular academic and housing accommodations, respectively, approved for students with disabilities;
  • Provides consultation and training for staff, faculty, and student leaders regarding disabilities;
  • Willing to learn, work with, and recommend appropriate assistive technology and additional resources to assist students.

Administrative Functions:
  • Oversees specific academic services, including test proctoring, note-taking services, CART/CPRINT, captioning, etc.
  • Keeps individual records of all student and family communication, decisions, and actions taken;
  • Creates forms and procedures for systematic documentation, administrative ease, and record keeping;

Additional Functions:
  • Respect and maintain confidentiality, parameters of operation, professional protocols, and individual privacy;
  • Provide a high level of service and responsiveness to students and their families and faculty/staff;
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor;
  • Committee work may be added based on a specific need of the College.
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