Los Rios Community College District
Alternate Media Design Specialist
Los Rios Community College District, Folsom, California, United States, 95630
Under supervision of the assigned supervisor/manager, design, produce, modify, and evaluate access to media, distance education, and electronic information to ensure accessibility for disabled persons, including overseeing the conversion of print and video materials to alternate media formats.
For a detailed job description for this Los Rios Classified Employees Association (White Collar) posting
click here .Design, construct, and maintain alternate media formats, including but not limited to Braille, audio, and electronic text, in support of providing accessibility to disabled persons, including distance education delivery and other electronic information systems. Serve as a technical resource to students, faculty and staff to ensure that distance education offerings and other electronic information are provided in an accessible format, develop and present workshops, and provide training on the use of alternate technology to meet individual needs. Acquire and produce materials required for equal access by persons with disabilities in alternate formats in a timely manner (i.e., Braille, closed caption), and provide guidelines to faculty and staff for formatting documents and information to ensure that they can easily be translated into an alternate format. Develop and maintain a current resource library of assistive technology resources and access strategies, and related records. Evaluate equipment, courseware, and authoring systems. Keep abreast of the latest developments and innovations in the field of assistive technologies. Oversee the work of assigned temporary staff. Perform related duties as required.
EXPERIENCE:
Two years of experience related to the typical duties of the position.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in instructional design, educational technology, instructional communications, computer information science, media communication or a related field;
OR , a bachelor's degree in any discipline area and one additional year of qualifying experience;
OR , an associate's degree in computer science or related discipline and two additional years of qualifying experience;
OR , an associate's degree in any discipline area and three additional years of qualifying experience.
Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.
(Experience Requirement: One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement: One year of education is equal to 30 semester units.)
Education must be from an accredited institution.
Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:
A Los Rios Community College District ApplicationResume or Curriculum VitaeLetter of Interest
NOTES:Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.Applicants indicating "see resume" on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.Applicants, including current Los Rios Community College District employees, are required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position.Applicants are required to submit official transcripts within 60 days of the time of hire.Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as official transcripts.Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents.A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.Foreign transcript evaluations are
ONLY
accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations
click here.
Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.
For a detailed job description for this Los Rios Classified Employees Association (White Collar) posting
click here .Design, construct, and maintain alternate media formats, including but not limited to Braille, audio, and electronic text, in support of providing accessibility to disabled persons, including distance education delivery and other electronic information systems. Serve as a technical resource to students, faculty and staff to ensure that distance education offerings and other electronic information are provided in an accessible format, develop and present workshops, and provide training on the use of alternate technology to meet individual needs. Acquire and produce materials required for equal access by persons with disabilities in alternate formats in a timely manner (i.e., Braille, closed caption), and provide guidelines to faculty and staff for formatting documents and information to ensure that they can easily be translated into an alternate format. Develop and maintain a current resource library of assistive technology resources and access strategies, and related records. Evaluate equipment, courseware, and authoring systems. Keep abreast of the latest developments and innovations in the field of assistive technologies. Oversee the work of assigned temporary staff. Perform related duties as required.
EXPERIENCE:
Two years of experience related to the typical duties of the position.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in instructional design, educational technology, instructional communications, computer information science, media communication or a related field;
OR , a bachelor's degree in any discipline area and one additional year of qualifying experience;
OR , an associate's degree in computer science or related discipline and two additional years of qualifying experience;
OR , an associate's degree in any discipline area and three additional years of qualifying experience.
Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.
(Experience Requirement: One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement: One year of education is equal to 30 semester units.)
Education must be from an accredited institution.
Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:
A Los Rios Community College District ApplicationResume or Curriculum VitaeLetter of Interest
NOTES:Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.Applicants indicating "see resume" on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.Applicants, including current Los Rios Community College District employees, are required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position.Applicants are required to submit official transcripts within 60 days of the time of hire.Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as official transcripts.Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents.A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.Foreign transcript evaluations are
ONLY
accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations
click here.
Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.