In collaboration with the university community, Disability Services ensures that students with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations and services to participate equally in the academic environment.
We envision a fully accessible, integrated, and universally crafted campus community. Students with disabilities are one of the many groups that make up our campus community and a diverse community broadens our understanding and appreciation for the contributions of each individual. We provide leadership and guidance regarding accommodations and universal access, which requires a collaborative relationship among all members of the university community.
A student-assistant position with Disability Services is a great opportunity to build your resume by expanding your skills and experience while also contributing to accessibility efforts across campus. Our positions offer flexible schedules to align with your academic priorities and allow for growth and development. Apply for one or more of the positions below today!
Student Testing Center Graduate Assistant
As an assistant, you will primarily oversee students working as proctors and front desk staff. Working directly with testing center administration, you will help develop and mentor student workers through day-to-day collaboration in an ever-changing environment. Student proctors will primarily work with students taking tests for accommodated needs. You will support them by establishing best practices, helping them understand the diversity of our students, and ensuring all students are afforded their specific accommodated needs. Preferred to have candidate available for 10-20 hours a week.
- Must be a CU graduate student
- Professional communication and customer service skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent multitasking, time-management, and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and with others as a team
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to learn additional computer software
- Reliable, responsible and trustworthy
- Leadership skills in a student affairs administration setting
- Help establish best student affairs practices
- Direct student contact helping underrepresented students at CU
- Opportunities to implement a developmental structure that could become a permanent fixture
- Adaptability – experience in an office that often has shifting priorities
Program Assistant
The Program Assistant is responsible for the coordination and maintenance of logistics for Disability Services program initiatives. The work requires tracking, data management, and coordination skills along with a collaborative approach within the department, division, and entire university community. This position reports directly to the Programs Coordinator and in their absence to the Associate Director of Disability Services.
- In collaboration with the Programs Coordinator, assist in organizational planning and brainstorming of Programming Initiatives
- Track the presentation requests to the department and presentations given by the department
- Assess effectiveness and track participation of the programs
- Provide study skill development assistance to CU students registered with the Disability Services office in individual meetings and group workshops
- Co-manage programming details such as room reservations, communications via telephone and email, etc.
- Present on behalf of Disability Services in monthly presentations
- Anticipate future needs of and maintain current knowledge of campus resources that offer support for a student’s academic needs
- Identify and refer non programming related communications received to appropriate resources
- Recognize when to escalate a certain communication to a supervisor for their review
- Other duties as assigned to assist the operations of Disability Services
- Must be a current CU Boulder graduate student
- Must be able to work autonomously while also able to collaborate with others
- Must be able to review and prioritize daily tasks based on urgency
Front Office Student Assistant
Front Office Student Assistants work with the Operations Program Manager in Disability Services to answer general inquiries and assist with scheduling, student records management, communications, and other front office operations.
- Communicates with constituents via phone, email, or in-person in a timely manner.
- Utilizes software to create and maintain records and appointments for students and staff.
- Ensures office compliance with university and department policies to adequately maintain confidential records.
- Provides appropriate referrals to campus and community resources as needed.
- Communicates with team members to ensure continuity in Front Office operations.
- Superb communication and customer service skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office—especially Outlook, Excel, and Word—and Adobe Acrobat.
- Ability to learn additional computer software.
- Strong attention to detail/accuracy.
- Excellent multitasking, time-management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Accommodation Support Assistant
The Accommodation Support Assistant is responsible for the coordination and maintenance of logistics for the Flexibility with Attendance and Assignment Deadlines Plan (Flex Plan) and peer note-taking accommodations. This position work requires heavy tracking, interpersonal, communication and coordination skills along with a collaborative approach within the university community. This position reports directly to the Accommodation Support Coordinator in Disability Services.
- Assist in managing the primary Flex Plan and note-taking email accounts and all associated software, including Accommodate, Google Drive, Microsoft Office Suite and Qualtrics.
- Identify and track Flex Plan and note-taking requests and ensure the completion of each accommodation in a timely manner.
- Assist in addressing Flex Plan and note-taking communications via email from DS staff, faculty and students.
- Engage in conversations to ensure compliance with relevant policies/procedures, such as ADA and OCR guidance, as they pertain to implementation of the Flex Plan and note-taking processes and recognize when to escalate a certain communication to a supervisor for their review.
- In collaboration with DS leadership, assist in organizational planning and brainstorming of Flex Plan and note-taking operations for the following semester.
- Anticipate future needs of and maintain current knowledge of campus resources that offer support for a student’s academic needs.
- Identify and refer to non-Flex Plan and note-taking communications received to appropriate resources.
By the end of the placement, the graduate assistant will:
By the end of the placement, the Accommodation Support Assistant will:
- Construct knowledge and acquire exemplary communication skills in the workplace by conveying information in both verbal and written formats as appropriate for the needs of the students, faculty and staff members.
- Implement interpersonal and teamwork skills in the workplace by cooperating with others toward the achievement of common goals.
- Practice initiative skills in the workplace by providing excellent customer service and preventing issues from arising by working to solve them before they escalate.
- Through professional development opportunities, gain working knowledge and understanding of ADA compliance, accommodations in higher education, accessibility practices and universal design practices.
- Must be a current CU Boulder student, preferably a graduate student enrolled in a School of Education program.
- Must be able to review and prioritize daily tasks based on urgency.
- Must be able to work autonomously but also collaborate with others.
- Must work a minimum of 5 hours per week during business hours.
AFPAC Student-Assistant
The Alternate Format Production and Access Center (AFPAC) is responsible for the acquisition and production of alternate format reading materials for students with print disabilities. Print disabilities can include blindness/low vision, physical disabilities, and several types of learning disabilities that make reading difficult. Full training and support is provided, and hours are flexible including the ability to work days, nights, and weekends.
- Assist in the creation of accessible digital and hard-print materials for students with the Alternate Format accommodation.
- Student staff are expected to work 8 to 10 hours a week at a minimum, but can work up to 20 hours a week if desired.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office—especially Outlook, Excel, and Word—and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong attention to detail/accuracy, especially in written form
- Ability to learn additional computer software.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Willingness to go the extra mile for our students’ needs.
Student Proctor, Testing Center
The Testing Center Student Proctor administers exams and quizzes to CU Boulder students approved for accommodations through Disability Services. Proctored exams are in a variety of formats each with their own conditions depending on course requirements and student accommodations. The Testing Center is open Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm with additional weekend and evening hours during finals exams.
- Complete administration of exams to students within the established parameters set forth by the instructor and the student’s accommodations.
- Fulfilling role of accommodations such as reading exams aloud or serving as a scribe for students with these accommodations
- Assist with general office duties such as answering phones and emails, filing, and cleaning.
- Student proctors are expected to work 5 to 10 hours a week at a minimum, but can work up to 20 hours a week.
- Professional communication and customer service skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent multitasking, time-management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and with others as a team
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to learn additional computer software
- Reliable, responsible and trustworthy
- Clear, strong speaking voice.
- Mastery of spoken English is imperative.
STEM Exam Reader and Scribe, Testing Center
The Testing Center STEM Exam Reader and Scribe administer exams as a reader and/or scribe for exams ingrained in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and require fluency with different types of STEM formulas and nomenclature. Additionally responsibilities include administering exams and quizzes to CU Boulder students approved for accommodations through Disability Services. Proctored exams are in a variety of formats each with their own conditions depending on course requirements and student accommodations. The Testing Center is open Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm with additional weekend and evening hours during finals exams.
- Provide clear and accurate reading of STEM exams and accurately transcribe answers for students with a reader and/or scribe accommodation.
- Complete administration of exams to students within the established parameters set forth by the instructor and the student’s accommodations.
- Assist with general office duties such as answering phones and emails, filing, and cleaning.
- Student proctors are expected to work 5 to 10 hours a week at a minimum, but can work up to 20 hours a week.
- Must be sophomore or higher class standing.
- Professional communication and customer service skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent multitasking, time-management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and with others as a team
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to learn additional computer software
- Reliable, responsible and trustworthy
- Clear, strong speaking voice.
- Mastery of spoken English is imperative.
Front Office Student Assistant, Student Testing Center
The Front Office Student Assistant will help welcome individuals to our center, answer phone calls and emails, learn how to use our Accommodate software, and generally provide the best customer service available!
- Consistent hours: while the exam schedule varies week-to-week, your position and hours will stay consistent based on your availability
- Can perform other tasks during slow times
- Help form and implement new structures for a new office on campus, further diversifying your resume/CV
- Centrally located on campus in the CASE building – close to other academic buildings and the UMC
- Help represent and advocate for underrepresented students on campus
- Must be sophomore or higher class standing; junior class level+ preferred
- Professional yet friendly in manner (i.e. good customer service skills)
- Detail-oriented and organized
- Reliable, responsible, and trustworthy (re: security of test materials/accountability)
- Clear, strong speaking voice; mastery of spoken English is imperative
- Ability to work with others as a team and individually
- Calm, with the ability to put nervous testers at ease
- Observant and quick thinking