Senior Student Affairs Administrator, Texas Law
New Yesterday
Job Details
: General Notes
strives to create and promote an environment that values kindness and mutual respect and a culture that provides a deep sense of belonging for each member of our community.
The University of Texas at Austin provides an outstanding benefits package to staff, including:
Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%; family premiums at 50%)
Vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options
Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)
Additional voluntary retirement programs: tax sheltered annuity 403(b) and a deferred compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Training and conference opportunities
Tuition assistance
Athletic ticket discounts
Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums
Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital Metro buses with staff ID card
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Purpose
Serve as the Administrator of Disability & Access Services in the School of Law, providing disability accommodations and access leadership and processes, student advising and counseling, and supporting programming and events.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Assistant Director for Academic Success, administer and implement accommodations for law students with disabilities. Manage and administer accommodated exams. Act as subject matter expert within the Law School on disability accommodations and access. Recommend and implement improved procedures and policies for disability accommodations and access. Act as liaison between students and faculty, the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, and the University Disability & Access Office. Provide information and advice to students seeking accommodations in the Law School and on licensing exams. Serve as primary advisor to the Texas Law Disability & Neurodivergent Alliance.
Work with the director of student affairs and the law school CARE counselor to support wellness programming.
Provide individual and group executive functioning coaching.
Serve as a member of the Student Affairs Office team, including providing student advising and counseling and supporting programming and events.
Related duties and special projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Master's degree. At least three years of experience administering or developing student programs. Excellent analytical, verbal and written communications skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Attention to detail. Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds, interests, and abilities. Ability to work well as a part of a team and to collaborate with other student affairs staff and members of the Law School and UT community. Experience working with students with disabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
More than required education and/or experience.
Salary
$65,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
Typical office environment
Repetitive use of a keyboard
Flexible schedule and part-time remote available. Open to 10 months or 80 percent time.
Required Materials
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ----
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ----
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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- Location:
- Austin
- Job Type:
- PartTime