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Accessibility Services Assistant

Reporting to the Department Head, Student Access and Support, and utilizing a service excellence approach, this position provides support to Disability Services within the Student Access and Support Department. This individual will provide a supportive environment for the students, possessing empathy and understanding of their disabilities and concerns. This includes a key role in scheduling, organizing and supervising accommodated exams on various campuses for students with disabilities in a professional and confidential manner. Other duties include: working closely with Disability Service Coordinators to provide clerical, scheduling, technical, word processing and invigilation support to those students and providing clerical/administrative support to Disability Coordinators.

NOTE: This position requires regular travel between the Tenth Street and Silver King campuses in Nelson.

Location

Nelson

Department

Student Services

Subdepartment

Student Access and Support Services

Employee Group

PPWC

Recruitment Type

Internal / External

Appointment Type

Regular

FTE

60%

Hrs / Week

0

Desired Start Date

15/07/2026

Closing Date

20/05/2026

Competition #

16054

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides support to students with disabilities including:
  • recording and scanning material for students;
  • corresponding on related matters with students and instructors;
  • booking appropriate examination rooms;
  • scheduling and organizing invigilation for students’ exams;
  • supervising and scribing exams for students;
  • providing training to students on specialty programs;
  • providing overall support in accordance with the relevant College policy; and
  • assisting students in addressing specific individual issues.
• Provides administrative and clerical support to the Disability Coordinators including:
  • recording and inputting invigilation statistics;
  • creating and updating forms for Disability Coordinators;
  • compiling intake folders for Disability Coordinators;
  • maintaining the departmental filing system;
  • maintaining and updating the Disability Services website;
  • researching and ordering specialty adaptive software;
  • providing clerical support to Disability Coordinators;
  • participating in student orientations, parent sessions and presentations to faculty as required;
  • taking and transcribing meeting minutes of students and Coordinators, parents and others; and
  • submitting and tracking BC College & Institute Library Services (CILS) requests.
• Other duties as assigned by the Department Head

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Knowledge of College policies and procedures related to Student Access and Support
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality regarding the needs of students with disabilities
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to set priorities when encountering conflicting demands
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Strong computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, data base software and student records database (SRS).
• Proficiency in specialty software including Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext 7, Text-help Gold, Inspiration 6, Text Allowed, and Jaws is required.
• Knowledge of specialty software/hardware including Daisy, E-text, Kurzweil 3000, Brail reader is highly recommended.
• Knowledge of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Assistive Technology of BC (AT-BC) and CILS protocol and services is highly recommended
• Keyboarding at 60 wpm
• Excellent attention to detail

Education and Experience

• High School graduation
• Completion of a Human Services program is required
• 2 years of experience in a student services role working with students with disabilities
• 1 - 2 years of general office experience

This is a regular, part-time (60%) position, commencing July 15, 2026. Salary will be Pay Grade 7, $32.09 per hour in accordance with the PPWC Collective Agreement.

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We encourage applications from members of groups that have been or are currently marginalized on any grounds, including those enumerated under the BC Human Rights Code. Selkirk College supports applicants with disabilities and will accommodate a candidate’s accessibility needs during the recruitment process in accordance with the BC Human Rights Code and the Accessible British Columbia Act. If you need any adjustments to participate as a candidate in the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@selkirk.ca**.**

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Selkirk College appreciates the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Interested and qualified applicants are invited to apply with their chronological resume (along with cover letter and supporting documentation including diplomas and transcripts) by end of day on the closing date.