Professional Expert - Program Assistant, Accessibility

Job Title

San Bernardino Community College District accepts applications for an hourly professional expert position for our Crafton Hills College on a continuous basis. However, this does not imply the department is actively recruiting for this position. If there is interest and/or need within the specific department, applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted by respective department managers. Applications submitted will remain active for up to one (1) year.

Should the department be interested in interviewing you, you will be contacted by the department with the information provided in your application.

Position Summary

Provides technical assistance, training, and hands-on remediation support to faculty to ensure online courses and digital instructional materials comply with accessibility standards and regulations.

Representative Duties

• Provides direct support to faculty in the remediation, review, and development of accessible Canvas courses and digital instructional materials to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II, Section 504, Section 508, and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
• Assists faculty in identifying, evaluating, and resolving accessibility barriers within online instructional content, including Canvas pages, Word documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets, multimedia, videos, captions, and other digital learning resources.
• Utilizes accessibility evaluation and remediation tools, including Canvas Accessibility Checker, UDOIT, WAVE, Axe, Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Checker, Microsoft Accessibility Checker, and related technologies to conduct accessibility reviews, audits, and remediation activities.
• Provides individualized coaching, consultations, workshops, drop-in support sessions, training, and technical assistance regarding accessible instructional design, digital accessibility standards, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) practices.
• Collaborates with Distance Education, instructional support staff, instructional technology personnel, and other campus stakeholders to support institutional accessibility initiatives, equitable access to instructional content, and continuous improvement of digital learning environments.
• Research and maintains current knowledge of accessibility laws, regulations, standards, and emerging best practices; assists in the development of procedures, guidelines, training materials, and resources related to instructional accessibility and digital content compliance.
• Maintains records, tracking systems, and reports related to accessibility reviews, remediation activities, training participation, and compliance efforts.
• Performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Accessibility Studies, Computer Science, Education, or a related field.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed in both indoor and outdoor environments; travel from site to site; exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, noxious odors and gases; work and/or walk on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to perform moderately strenuous manual labor; to frequently stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to frequently lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight up to 50 pounds; to frequently lift, carry, push, and/or pull heavier amounts of weight with or without assistance; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate specialized hand and power tools and equipment; operate assigned equipment; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Employment Requirements

• Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.
• Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution (for positions with higher education requirement)
• Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment
• Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).

Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's Administrative Procedures and Board Policies.

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