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Barnes-Jewish Hospital · 8 hours ago

Student Support Program Manager

St Louis, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is looking for a Student Support Program Manager to advocate for students requiring academic accommodations. The role involves managing resources and support services for students with disabilities to facilitate their success and retention in the program.

AssociationHealth CareNon Profit

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Engages with students to determine disability-related accommodations and resources for establishing opportunities and assist department in determining appropriateness of accommodations and recommendations, including Adaptive/Assistive Technologies and campus/community resources. Informs, instructs, and supports faculty, staff, and administration in their provision of, and responsibility to provide, equitable access for disabled students and promote inclusive campus planning

Coordinates processes and experiences which provide students support to achieve their educational goals including advising strategy, student support referrals and early alerts/interventions, leave of absences, compassion/scholarship funding, and other initiatives, processes, and procedures

Provides awareness campaigns and experiences as well as community resources on topics impacting student success. Develops safety plans and/or referrals for services experiencing domestic/dating violence and serves as a confidential resource for students reporting concerns. Facilitates regular mental screening tools/assessments with supporting resources and referrals for mental health, housing, childcare, food, healthcare, domestic/dating violence

Reviews diagnostic documentation and meets with students to determine reasonable and appropriate accommodations in accordance with federal, state, departmental, and College policies, procedures, regulations, and laws. Maintains regular contact and follow-up with students registered with Disability Services; develops and maintains relationships with campus partners to best connect students to beneficial campus resources, and communicates with faculty to serve as advocate for students

Provides daily administrative oversight and leadership of the testing center operations and exam-related accommodations, and of auxiliary services and accommodations. Identifies and develops practices to support onboarding and retention as it pertains to students with disabilities, at-risk factors, and life challenges. This includes creation of peer-lead initiatives, early alert/interventions, development of online support resources, review of compassion funds and/or scholarships, grants or other funding applications, and enhance partnerships between internal and external support areas

Qualification

Master's DegreeDisability Services knowledgeStudent support strategiesHigher education experienceMental health awarenessAdministrative oversightAdvocacy skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills