Antelope Valley College
Alternative Media Specialist (Re-Advertised)
Salary: $6,716.54 Monthly
Deadline: 1/16/:59 PM Pacific
Full job description and OFFICIAL application available ONLY at:
Under the supervision of the Director of the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides campus wide leadership in the area of access technology to faculty and staff to benefit disabled students; provides expertise in web page design, distance education delivery methods to ensure accessible format for disabled person; oversees the conversion of print materials and video tapes to an alternative media format (i.e. Braille, large print, audio books, and closed caption); performs other related responsibilities as may be assigned.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: E = indicates essential duties of the position
• Develops and maintains current resource bank of access for various type of disabilities which students may have. (E)
• Provides leadership in Web page design, accessible distance education delivery systems, and other electronic information systems used by the college. (E)
• Provides technical assistance to campus instructional and technology committees and public information on access requirements for persons with disabilities. (E)
• Serves as a liaison between faculty, students and the OSD program to secure and translate instructionally related materials into alternate formats (i.e. Braille, large print, closed captioning) in a timely manner. (E)
• Provides guidelines to faculty and staff for formatting documents and information to ensure that they can easily be translated into an alternate format. (E)
• Serves as a liaison to the state-wide alternate media centers and to community agencies utilized on a contract basis to produce alternate media. (E)
• Installs and supports assistive access technologies in High Tech lab and other labs associated with OSD in collaboration with ITS to ensure system integrity, general safety and operational capability of equipment. (E)
• Serves as a technical resource for District employees on the use of Assistive technologies; performs analysis and prepares proposals describing benefits and limitations of various Assistive technologies, software, and training materials purchase options. (E)
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in Access technology. (E)
• Maintains a preventative maintenance schedule for District computer systems and Assistive technology equipment. (E)
• Makes recommendations on the purchase of computer systems, associated peripherals, software, and Assistive technologies. (E)
• Maintains a technical reference library for District Assistive technology resources, software and hardware. (E)
• Performs other related duties as may be assigned.
(E = indicates essential duties of the position)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Any combination equivalent to: graduation with a Bachelor's degree and two years of in alternate media production, access technologies, electronic text production, digital media or closely related experience.
OTHER INFORMATION
KNOWLEDGE OF:
• Federal and state regulations related to Section 508, 504, American with Disabilities Act (ADA and alternative media
• Accessible file formats, including MathML, tactile graphics, and image and diagram description
• Formatting documents to include navigational elements and descriptions of visual and graphical elements
• Interpersonal skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Modern office practices and technology
• Proper English usage, grammar, punctuation and spelling
• Business letter writing and report writing
• Basic mathematics
ABILITY TO:
• Maintain confidentiality in all matters as appropriate
• Learn, interpret, and apply rules, policies, and procedures
• Plan, organize and prioritize daily assignments and work activities
• Communicate effectively in written and oral form tactfully and effectively
• Maintain accurate and well-organized records
• Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with others
• Demonstrate clear evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic background of community college students, faculty, staff and community
• Use specialized technology, including optical character recognition software
• Operate and maintain a variety of office equipment as necessary in the performance of daily activities
WORK DIRECTION, LEAD AND SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Not applicable - no permanent full-time staff to supervise.
CONTACTS: Co-workers, other departmental personnel, students, faculty, community
PHYSICAL EFFORT:
• Requires the ability to exert some physical effort, such as walking, standing and light lifting.
• Minimal dexterity in using fingers, limbs and body in the operation of office equipment.
• Tasks require extended periods of time at a keyboard.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Alternative Media office environment.
For a complete listing and details of all open positions and how to apply, select the HR & Employment link on the AVC Web site at or contact the Human Resources Office at ; Voice/Relay, x. 6360, 3041 West Avenue K, Lancaster, CA 93536