Simon's Rock at Bard College

Director of Accessibility and Learning Supports

Apply Here: https://apply.interfolio.com/162233

Our Institution:
Founded in 1860, Bard College is an international network of highly innovative and admired educational institutions grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. Simon’s Rock at Bard College actualizes the simple yet radical idea that many students are ready for college before the age of 18. This idea, first envisioned by Elizabeth Blodgett Hall on the original Simon’s Rock campus in 1966 in Great Barrington, MA, launched the Early College movement in the United States and beyond. Simon’s Rock has carried out this mission for 59 years in Great Barrington, and in July of 2025 is relocating to the Massena campus of Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.

In this new location, Simon’s Rock will have a diverse student population of approximately 180 students, both boarding and day students, drawn nationally and internationally, with a significant population of students identifying as LGBTQIA+. This includes enrollment in the Early College Associate in Arts degree program as well as in Bard Academy. Launched in 2015, Bard Academy is a two-year high school program with courses designed and taught by college professors and leading to entry into college after the 10th grade. Students at the Massena campus may enter the Early College either as matriculants from Bard Academy or as students directly admitted to Early College after completing 10th or 11th grade, or the equivalent in homeschooled or non-traditional pathways.

The Role:
For Simon’s Rock at Bard College, we seek a student-centered individual to oversee both academic and residential disability accommodations for students with disabilities in order to ensure access to all Simon’s Rock programming and activities as well as compliance with ADA and 504 legal requirements. This role also involves running and supervision of the adult professional tutoring program which is available to all Simon’s Rock students and includes consultation, tutoring, and workshops, supervising student tutoring based on the Massena campus, and liaising with the student tutoring programs based on the Annandale campus.

This position is a full-time position with benefits, on-site five days per week at the Massena campus of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. There is the possibility of a joint position with the main Annandale campus.

Duties include:

• Ensures compliance with ADA and 504 guidelines for higher education and secondary private institutions
• Ensures compliance with FHA regulations for emotional support animals in campus housing
• Hires, trains and supervises adult professional tutors for College and Academy students
• Hires, trains, and supervises student tutors for College and Academy students
• Liaises with Bard College regarding student tutoring offered by main campus students
• Develops and writes disability policies to protect the rights of students with disabilities and maintain institutional legal compliance with ADA/504
• Researches legal developments regarding ADA/504 regulations as applied to higher education and secondary institutions
• Evaluates student disability documentation to determine eligibility for services/accommodation
• Writes Letters of Accommodation listing legal accommodations for students in each of their courses and provides guidance to faculty on how to apply specific accommodations to each class
• Ensures accessibility of course materials and content through guidance, advising and training
• Ensures access to distance/online learning by arranging for captioning, transcription and other technical needs for students with disabilities
• Collaborates with Campus Life, Wellness Center, Physical Plant and
• Dining Services on all residential and campus accommodation needs, including accessible housing, meal plan modification, transportation and other accessibility concerns
• Identifies and assesses academic support needs in consultation with faculty and students
• Presents student workshops on time management, study skills and related content
• Hires, trains and supervises student workers for note taking, scanning and remediating inaccessible text
• Organizes housing committees for residential accommodation approval
• Attends Student Support Committee
• Attends workshops, conferences and trainings related to field
• Presents to parents and families about learning resources and disability services
• Support the Librarian and Archivist in staffing library and learnings spaces
• Other duties as assigned

Required qualifications:

• Master’s degree, in education or a related field
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience as a teacher of students with disabilities
• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with students, staff, faculty and parents

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with an Early College program
• Experience with an independent school and/or liberal arts college

Application Instructions
All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter, résumé, and contact information for three references. Submit your files to interfolio.com at https://apply.interfolio.com/162233. Address email inquiries to [email protected]; no phone calls, please. For full consideration, please submit applications by February 3, 2025, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Compensation: $61,000 to $65,000
This salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.
 
Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

AA/EOE