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Req #: 240538

Department: DO-IT CENTER

Appointing Department Web Address: https://www.washington.edu/doit/

Job Location Detail: Eligible for hybrid work. Minimum of two days in office with Wednesday being a required day in-office.

Posting Date: 11/12/2024

Closing Info: Closes On 11/26/2024

Salary: $5,114 - $7,672 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Department of Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology has an outstanding opportunity for a Program Operations Specialist to join their team. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinate Project Activities

• Implement evidence-based practices to increase the number of people with disabilities moving through critical junctures toward computing and STEM careers.

• Strategize about plans to meet project goals.

• Facilitate meetings of project personnel and project partners, manage project timelines, and archive project activities.

• Plan online and in-person program activities that may include dissemination efforts, training, conferences, presentations, panels, and exhibits for students with disabilities, K-12 teachers, postsecondary faculty, administrators, parents, service providers, and others.

• Support programs that help postsecondary educators, administrators, and employers fully include students with disabilities in their classes, programs, workplaces.

• Work with internal and external evaluators to develop tools for measuring success of offerings and to collect evaluation data.Student and partner engagement

• Arrange activities for students, including professional development activities, webinars and conference travel.

• Mentor students on topics related to education and career success in computing and STEM fields.

• Support project engagement of students, parents, mentors, volunteers, faculty, school contacts, and other partners.

• Build and maintain synergistic relationships with stakeholders; influence, engage, and collaborate with program participants and partners; assess their needs, identify workable solutions, and make connections.

• Student engagement duties include routine administrative functions such as collecting data from students, data entry and database management, responding to data requests, processing applications, and assisting with travel arrangements for students. Much of the student engagement within our nationwide projects occurs through virtual interactions.Support Program Operations

• Help develop and write publications and other materials for students and educators related to college and career success, universal design, and accessibility.

• Lead electronic mentoring community discussions for students and online community of practices for practitioners.Conference meetings and travel

• Deliver presentations and host exhibits locally, regionally, and nationally. Represent projects through interactions with national organizations. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Disability Studies, Education, Engineering, Psychology, or any degree that has prepared candidate to further the mission of the DO-IT Center.

• Two to three years experience Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent oral, written, and electronic communication skills.

• Excellent planning, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

• Experience in coordinating projects and leading meetings. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working in the higher education environment, particularly in a STEM field. Knowledge of the disability community or accessibility. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.