Access Consultant (Multiple Positions)

Position Highlights The Access Consultant works directly with students to understand disability-related barriers they may experience or anticipate on campus and respond to requests for reasonable accommodation. Each Access Consultant works closely with academic colleges / program and / or student service areas to build relationships, so they understand program culture and requirements.

Access Consultants play a critical role in facilitating the University's commitment to inclusion, specifically compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Informed by universal design Access Consultants prioritize the most seamless and equitable ways to ensure access.

Access Consultants communicate and consult with a range of constituents, including students, faculty, parents and other staff. In their outreach, Access Consultants have the opportunity to educate around how we can move beyond compliance to achieve meaningful inclusion on campus.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA / ASU / NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Works as part of a group to ensure access in the academicsetting.
• Collaborate with students and faculty to identify barriersto full participation in courses, activities, programs and services.
• Determine and coordinate reasonable and effectiveaccommodation.
• Problem-solve individual situations and requests.
• Proactively communicate with faculty and instructors abouttheir course design to understand how best to eliminate disability-relatedbarriers.
• Consult with accommodation service coordinators, ASLInterpreting, CART Captioning, and Digital and Physical Access to facilitateaccess in academic settings.
• Provide consultation, information, resources and referral todisabled students, faculty and staff members.
• Review disability-related documentation presented bystudents as part of the process to help determine reasonable accommodation andservices.
• Maintain appropriate records by documenting communicationwith and regarding students, courses and instructors in departmental database;record recommended actions or accommodations and curricular information.
• Utilize professional communication methods with students,faculty and staff regarding accommodation recommendations or concerns.
• Participate actively in the continuing development of DRCservices, programs and activities.
• Keep abreast of national, state, and localdisability-related issues.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality in verbal and writtencommunications.
• Perform duties as needed to support DRC and universityevents and projects.
• Provide consultation to University community on disability compliance, universal design, social construction of disability, and intersections of disability with campus environments.
• Participate on University committees, task forces and networks and serve a liaison role with other units as appropriate.
• Travel to satellite campuses across the state, including the Phoenix metro area, to support strategic initiatives.
• Maintain membership with relevant professional organizations.
• Participate in professional development activities through presentation, publications, attendance at conferences and / or related activities.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

FLSA Exempt

Full Time / Part Time Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week 40

Job FTE 1.0

Work Calendar Fiscal

Job Category Legal Compliance

Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay $47,356 - $59,195

Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Grade 6

Compensation Guidance The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, and internal equity.

The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator .

Career Stream and Level PC2

Job Family Disability Resources

Job Function Legal & Compliance

Type of criminal background check required : Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies 2

Target Hire Date 9 / 1 / 2025

Expected End Date

Contact Information for Candidates rkipley@arizona.edu

Open Date 8 / 11 / 2025

Open Until Filled Yes

Documents Needed to Apply Resume and Cover Letter

Special Instructions to Applicant

Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University's campuses. These reports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.

Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.

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