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Looking to enhance your resume while making a meaningful impact on campus accessibility? Consider joining the Disability Services and Student Testing Center team. These roles provide an excellent opportunity to broaden your skill set and gain valuable experience, all while supporting accessibility efforts campus-wide. Our flexible scheduling accommodates your academic commitments, fostering both personal and professional growth. Don't miss out—apply for one or more of the positions listed below today!
Volunteer Peer Note-taker, Disability Services
Volunteering as a note-taker gives you an opportunity to gain additional volunteer experience in addition to receiving your choice of Campus Cash or a CU Bookstore gift card. To register as a note-taker for one of your courses, please complete the . If selected, you will receive an email from Disability Services with an invitation to an internal platform called Accommodate, where you will be able to upload notes. Please note that completing this form does not guarantee you will be selected as a note-taker for a course.
- Attend every class and arrive on time.
- Upload notes to the Accommodate Portal within 12 hours of the course. Instructions on how to upload notes will be provided if you are selected as a note-taker.
- Note-takers who do not fulfill note-taking commitments for the semester may be not eligible for compensation at the end of the semester.
- Recruit a back-up note-taker in advance if you expect to miss class.
- Take clear and complete notes and take note of any important dates.
- If no notes are taken in class, upload a document stating there were no notes on that day for the course.
- Notify dsnotetaking@colorado.edu immediately if you decide to drop the course or if you can no longer serve as a note-taker.
- Must be a current 91PORN student who is enrolled in a class that needs a note-taker.
- You will receive your choice of Campus Cash or a Bookstore Gift Card at the end of the semester as a token of appreciation.
- You can receive volunteer experience for your resume or the fulfillment of volunteer hours as required by certain organizations across campus.
- It is an opportunity for you to improve the quality and organization of your own notes.
Peer Academic Coach, Disability Services
As a peer academic coach, you will provide personalized, one-on-one academic support to undergraduate students. This role requires strong tracking, data management, communication and coordination skills, along with a collaborative approach within the department, division and university community. This position reports directly to the programs coordinator and, in their absence, to the assistant director of special operations in Disability Services.
- Provide individualized academic coaching sessions to undergraduate students, focusing on study skills, time management, test preparation, note-takingÌýand other academic strategies.
- Conduct recurring sessions to monitor progress and adjust strategies as needed.
- Maintain accurate records of coaching sessions and student progress.
- Assist in the development, organization and facilitation of programming initiatives, such presentations and workshops on various academic topics.
- Assist in the development, organizationÌýand management of data reports on coaching sessions, presentations, workshops and other programming initiatives.
- Support the programs coordinator with data tracking and analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of academic support services and programs.
- Support the programs coordinator in maintaining Access+ to ensure smooth operations of the center.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support programming initiatives of Disability Services.
- Must work a minimum of 15 hours per week during business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Outlook and Excel.
- Capability to work autonomously and manage a caseload of students.
- Commitment to supporting students in finding creative solutions to academic challenges through a collaborative and open approach.
- Experience in tutoring, mentoring or coaching roles is preferred.
- Experience working in a disability-related field with individuals with disabilities.
- Preferably a graduate student with a strong academic record.Ìý
Alternate Format Assistant, Disability Services
As an alternate format assistant, you will create alternate format reading materials for students with print disabilities, including blindness/low vision, physical disabilitiesÌýand various learning challenges that hinder reading. Comprehensive training and support are provided, with flexible hours accommodating day, nightÌýand weekend shifts. This position reports directly to the alternate format production program manager and, in their absence, to the assistant director of special operations in Disability Services.
- Convert and/or remediate hard copy or electronic files to create alternate formats of print materials.
- Utilize software tools for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and perform extensive text editing.
- Accurately track and report on project progress.
- Intermediate to advanced typing skills (minimum 35 words per minute).
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office software and formatting tools in Microsoft Word.
- Ability to learn and use additional software.
- Strong attention to detail and above-average reading skills.
- Proficiency in written English.
- Excellent time management and project organization skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Experience using Adobe Acrobat Professional.
Alternate Format Specialist, Disability Services
As an alternate format specialist, you will create specialized alternate format reading materials for students with blindness. Comprehensive training and support are provided, with flexible hours accommodating day, nightÌýand weekend shifts. This position reports directly to the alternate format production program manager and, in their absence, to the assistant director of special operations in Disability Services.
- Convert and/or remediate electronic files to create alternate formats of print materials, including the use of software tools for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and extensive text editing.
- Create specialized formats such as Braille, Tactile GraphicsÌýor MathML.
- Accurately track and report on project progress.
- Intermediate to advanced typing skills (minimum 35 words per minute).
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office software and formatting tools in Microsoft Word.
- Ability to learn and use additional software.
- Strong attention to detail and above-average reading skills.
- Proficiency in written English.
- Excellent time management and project organization skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.