POSITION TITLE:   Student Development Specialist / Technical Facilitator

CLASSIFICATION:  Classification “VI” per Schedule A of the collective agreement    
            
DEPARTMENT:  Student Accessibility Services

HOURS OF WORK:  Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm

Substitute vacancy until approximately March 6, 2026

The University of Windsor is situated on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations: the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomie. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 
The Student Development Specialist - Technical Facilitator is accountability for addressing the issues and needs of students with disabilities by providing the required accommodations and services to specific disability types such as hearing impaired, visually impaired, and physically disabled.  The Specialist is also responsible for providing technical support and consultation to students, faculty and staff members on topics related to the delivery of access technology throughout the university. The incumbent also has primary responsibility for the planning and support of technological needs within the division, and as such functions as the IT Leader.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: 
The successful candidate will have:
•    A Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as psychology, social work, special education, or human sciences 
•    At least one (1) year experience in a post-secondary setting working with students with disabilities
•    Outstanding communication, interpersonal, organizational, and analytic skills
•    Ability to exercise patience, tact, good judgement, and diplomacy and demonstrate an understanding of challenges faced by students with disabilities
•    Ability to exercise discretion regarding sensitive or confidential information
•    Demonstrated ability to take initiative
•    Ability to work as part of a flexible, professional work team 
•    Strong technical background related to assistive technology and software.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 
•    Experience working with individuals with mobility and visual impairments and the ability to assess their academic needs and provide appropriate accommodations based on individual needs
•    Strong working knowledge of software programs, extensive knowledge of campus resources, and experience with group presentations and workshop delivery are preferred 
•    Experience with supervision of applied learning placements and work study students; as well involvement in other support/activities programs is an asset

Since 1963, the University of Windsor has been a forward-looking community that comes together to study, to learn, to teach, and to serve. Our symbol is the bridge; our vista is cross-border; our commitment is local; and our impact is global. We are a dynamic, inclusive community of higher learning with roots going back more than 160 years and with a future full of promise.

We are committed to equity and supports diversity in its teaching, learning, and work environments. In pursuit of the University's Employment Equity Plan, members from the designated groups (Women, Aboriginal Peoples, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities, and Sexual Minorities) are encouraged to apply and to self-identify.

If you need an accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Talent & Workforce Team (employment@uwindsor.ca). Should you require further information on accommodation, please visit the website of the Office of Human Rights, Conflict Resolution and Mediation (OHRCRM).

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in the University of Windsor, however, only those under consideration will be contacted. Applications submitted through employment agencies will not be considered.