Office Assistant

General Description

Stella and Charles Guttman Community College has been providing services to individuals with disabilities since 2013. Under the Division of Student Affairs, The Office of AccessABILITY Services works with students and employees who have a documented disability to provide services and accommodations ensuring the college's overall goal of excellence in student-centered learning are met.

The Office of AccessABILITY Services at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, CUNY is committed to compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other relevant state and federal legislation. The Office of AccessABILITY Services is dedicated to students with disabilities by providing the opportunity for success and equal access at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations as outlined by Federal and State law. We also strive to create an inclusive, safe and respectful environment. By promoting awareness, knowledge and equity, we aspire to impact positive changes within individuals and the campus community.

The mission of the Office of AccessABILITY Services at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College is to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to all college programs, services and activities. It is our objective to see that students with disabilities are provided with an impactful learning experience. The Office AccessABILITY Services challenges every individual to be independent, responsible, problem-solvers and self-advocates in charge of their own lives. Our philosophy is one that encourages self-awareness, self-determination, self-advocacy and independence in an accessible environment. While preparing our students we must also enable them to live productive self-serving lives outside the walls of the College.

Neurodiversity Navigators for students on the autism spectrum. The program's mission is to provide educational opportunities to increase self-awareness, leading to successful academic outcomes in executive functioning, self-regulation, social interaction, self-advocacy, career preparation, and advocacy and access services for our neurodiversity students.

The goal of Neurodiversity Navigators will:

• Encourage student responsibility and action in the learning process.
• Ensuring personalized support for students working toward academic and career goals
• Improving communication and building accountability using techniques
• Fostering collaboration in support of student academic achievement
• Students will identify the importance of equity and inclusion in a postsecondary setting.
• Students will identify career goals related to their program of studies.
• Assist students in becoming goal-oriented in selecting a program of study or career goal.

The Program Coordinator is a part-time position. The Program Coordinator will work closely with Principal Investigator (PI)/ Director of AccessABILITY Services to manage and coordinate the Project Reach/ Neurodiversity Navigators Initiative.

The grant is planned for implementation from 2025-2026. The role may require specialized schedule that consists of evening hours.

Other Duties

The responsibilities and duties include recruitment, outreach, networking, data collection, advisement, and communication.

• Work with Principal Investigator (PI)/ Director of AccessABILITY Services and meet regularly to discuss learning outcomes and student progress reports.
• Monitor caseload of 10 + students who are on the autism spectrum.
• Recruit students who are interested in enhancing their cognitive and executive functioning in their academic journey at Guttman Community College.
• Assist with the reporting and regulatory documents for the grant such as utilizing Accommodate, satisfaction surveys and EAB.
• Facilitate recruitment, outreach, and networking activities with neurodiversity students within Guttman Community College.
• Organize enrichment opportunities that allow students with Autism academic and career independence.
• Identify, plan, and assist in executing semesterly progress reports of students with disabilities who require management/prioritization and organizational skills
• Other duties as assigned by Principal Investigator (PI)/ Director of AccessABILITY Services.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• High School or Associate's Degree
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings

RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY's research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY's services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society's most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY's research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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