Adaptive Technology Technician

Description:

Reporting to the Manager, Student Accessibility Services, the Adaptive Technology Technician is responsible for the instruction and technology training and support of students with disabilities, program staff, and faculty. Adaptive technology encompasses specialized software, computers and other technical aids that assist students with disabilities in their studies. The Technician also maintains these technologies and resources, researches and tests new technology, provides maintenance and general support for departmental database software, provides recommendations concerning acquisitions and technological support, and completes installations and services equipment. The Technician is responsible for coordinating the acquisition and transcription of alternate format resources for students with disabilities and provides the requisite training and support to students and staff.

The successful candidate will have a two-year community college diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science or Electronic Technology with related experience that includes specific knowledge of assistive technology and specialized software used by students with disabilities and one year of relevant employment experience with assistive technology.