Manager, Student Accessibility Services
Role Overview
Manage Student Accessibility Services and its SEN team, supporting students with special needs and promoting awareness and acceptance across the university community.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role purpose
Manage Student Accessibility Services and its SEN team, supporting students with special needs and promoting awareness and acceptance across the university community.
Key accountabilities
- Lead strategic plans and develop, administer, and improve programs and resources for identified student needs.
- Support faculty in teaching and curriculum delivery and ensure eligible students can access their educational entitlement and curriculum.
- Conduct SEN screening and assessments and recommend actions for individual educational plans.
- Coordinate workshops, staff and community training, awareness events, and promotion of departmental services.
- Manage administration, annual budget, SEN reporting, and allocation of student support resources.
- Maintain disability-law knowledge, facilitate access and accommodation problem-solving, and advise the Director.
- Research challenges affecting SEN students and develop solutions for future use.
Education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in School or Clinical Psychology from an accredited institution and at least eight years of experience with SEN students, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Recognized school or clinical psychology license covering learning difficulties.
- Willingness to travel between Abu Dhabi and Dubai when required; position is based in Dubai.
Desired qualifications
- Independent, self-motivated delivery of competent, ethical, and efficient services is desired.
- Familiarity with UAE/Arabic society and culture, comfort with Excel and Word, and knowledge of group dynamics and educational counseling are desired.
- Relationship-building with staff and ability to motivate others are desired.
Work location
- The description states the position is based in Dubai and travel between Dubai and Abu Dhabi may be required.
Working relationships and environment
Works with the Department Director, faculty, external organizations, universities, and the wider university team.
The environment is described as ambiguous and changing, with diverse stakeholders, competing crises, and a need for planning, organization, direction, and collaboration.
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