Senior Disability Officer

3 weeks ago


Pretoria, South Africa University of Pretoria Full time

**UP Professional and Support**:
DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS

ACCESS, DISABILITY AND INCLUSION SERVICES

SENIOR DISABILITY OFFICER

PEROMNES POST LEVEL 9- The University of Pretoria's commitment to quality makes us one of the top research Universities in the country and gives us a competitive advantage in international science and technology development._

JOB PURPOSE:
RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Coordination of accessible formal assessments for students with disabilities:

- Coordinating the process of accessible formal assessments for students with disabilities within the Access, Disability and Inclusion Services (ADIS), and liaising with faculties and professional services departments;
- Providing input and support to academic and professional services staff regarding the implementation of concessions approved for assessments for students with disabilities;
- Coordinating and facilitating the administration of all assessments (tests and examinations) with concessions throughout the academic year;
- Consulting and providing advice on academic adjustments and reasonable accommodation with regards to student’s academic programmes;
- Implementing skills development interventions for students with disabilities;
- IT / digital accessibility:

- Completing administration and maintenance of the ADIS’ specialised equipment;
- Overseeing usage of equipment by students in computer laboratories in order to prevent misuse;
- Providing input and support to lecturers regarding the facilitation of Academic Information management for students with disabilities;
- Awareness and education:

- Conducting orientation with academics regarding students with disabilities;
- Developing and presenting pro-active workshops, training sessions and interventions that will aid and promote understanding within the UP community of students with disabilities;
- Contributing and participating in First Year Experience activities (including the orientation week);
- Student support
- Promotion of accessibility and inclusivity:

- Identifying barriers to success, and creating a plan to support students with disabilities to succeed at UP;
- Rendering a service to support professional services departments and faculties in the implementation of reasonable accommodation and training of personnel;
- Assisting and making recommendations to faculties and professional services departments regarding physical accessibility for students with disabilities;
- Administration and projects:

- Participating in promotional and awareness events;
- Planning and performing administrative tasks for the division based on the students, ADIS, DSA, and institutional requirements;
- Evaluating services and concession data to prepare reports;
- Managing and coordinating projects assigned by the line manager.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

- Relevant National three-year Diploma; WITH
- Three years’ experience in working with:

- People with disabilities;
- Confidential information (medical reports and personal information);
- Assistive technology;

OR
- Grade 12; WITH
- Five years’ experience in working with;
- People with disabilities;
- Confidential information (medical reports and personal information);
- Assistive technology.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

- Knowledge of:

- Concession assessments;
- Disability support services;
- Tertiary educational institutional systems;
- Inclusive education;
- Technical competencies:

- Administrative skills;
- Report writing;
- Record control;
- Computer literate;
- Research skills;
- Behavioural competencies:

- Ability to:

- Develop and maintain effective relationships with others in order to encourage and support communication and teamwork;
- Listen and respond appropriately to information from other;
- Develop and deliver written information to individuals or groups to ensure that they understand the message;
- Recognise and respect the value of individual differences at all levels of the organisation;
- Attend to information with confidentiality;
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team;
- Work under pressure;
- Conceptualise and to formulate;
- Use appropriate interpersonal skills and methods to reduce tension and resolve conflict;
- A high level of personal integrity, accompanied by a respect for ethical behaviours (in terms of confidential and procedural matters);
- Planning, organising, and prioritising skills.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

- Relevant Bachelors / BTech degree OR National Diploma;
- Three to five years’ experience in;
- Working with people with disabilities;
- The use and training of assistive technology such as JAWS, NVDA, Dragon, Read and Write, OCR, AAC, etc.

The annual remuneration package will be commensurate with the incumbent’s level of appointment, as determined by UP policy guidelines. UP subscribes to the BESTMED and UMVUZO medical aid schemes and contributes 50% of the applicable monthly premium.
- A comprehensive CV;
- Certified copies of qualif



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