Job Title: Access-Ability Services Assistive Technology (AT) Specialist
PVN ID: KB-2509-007049
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: KINGSBOROUGH C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Access-Ability Services at Kingsborough Community College serves as a disability resource, promotes equity, and provides appropriate accommodations to KCC students with disabilities. As part of its services, Access-Ability Services maintains an Assistive Technology Lab for student use.

Assistive Technology (AT) is designed to compensate for disability and foster student independence. The lab offers a wide array of hardware and software for students with disabilities, including but not limited to: CCTV, scanners, Braille Embosser, Braille keyboard, large print keyboard, and software such as JAWS screen-reader, ZoomText, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Read and Write, ABBYY FineReader, Kurzweil 1000, and Kurzweil 3000.

The Perkins Grant Program at Kingsborough funds initiatives to improve career and technical education (CTE) programs. As part of a continuing initiative to improve outcomes for CTE students with disabilities, the Perkins Grant Program will fund a full-time Assistive Technology Specialist to assist students in the Assistive Technology Lab.

The Assistive Technology Specialist will:

  • Research and test new Assistive Technology (AT)
  • Process equipment loans to students
  • Update and maintain lab computers in collaboration with IT
  • Update and maintain Access-Ability Services (AAS) equipment (audio recorders, FM Units, Surface Pros, laptops, etc.)
  • Organize and maintain inventories of equipment and supplies
  • Organize and maintain libraries of files and materials related to accommodations
  • Maintain a record of the daily flow of activity in the AT lab for monthly reporting
  • Convert print or inaccessible academic materials to accessible formats as needed for faculty/staff and students
  • Provide technology tutorials for students
  • Provide workshops and individual assistance with Degree Works, CUNYFirst, Brightspace, Office 365, and any other CUNY affiliated software services
  • Provide direct assistance with technology for students requiring such for academic purposes
  • Attend CUNY AT trainings
  • Train AAS staff on the usage of AT to accommodate disabilities
  • Work with the Communications Department to update the KBCC AAS website
  • Provide faculty/staff consultations
  • Other duties as assigned

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • An associate's degree or equivalent, and preferably a bachelor’s degree OR at least two (2) years of experience working as an AT technician with students with disabilities in a postsecondary setting
  • Possession of the core competencies determined to be required at the time of hire
  • Proficiency with office computer software and Assistive Technology appropriate for a postsecondary academic environment
  • Ability to work with diverse groups, including students with disabilities, faculty, and staff, and provide excellent customer service
  • Ability to organize and manage diverse projects and activities simultaneously
  • Ability to develop and keep accurate records
  • Ability to instruct and present effectively
  • Ability to communicate effectively individually and with groups, orally and in writing (including using technology)
  • Ability to be proactive and take initiative
  • Ability to work collaboratively
  • Ability to work effectively with limited supervision

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Academic Affairs - Office of Access-Abil
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$52,000.00 - $52,000.00
Closing Date
Nov 30, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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