Director, Digital Accessibility

Job Description
Director, Digital Accessibility
Who We Are
With three campuses along Colorado’s Front Range, FRCC is the state’s largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.

Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the “Top Online Colleges” in the country by Newsweek.

One of FRCC’s main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college’s strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment—one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.

The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.

FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We’re looking to hire people who share these values—along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.

Who You Are

As the Director of Digital Accessibility, you will provide leadership in the development, implementation, and monitoring of digital accessibility compliance and standards for Front Range Community College. You will also provide project management and direction for college-wide digital accessibility efforts. As part of the Strategy and Innovation division, this position will play an important role in ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, including Colorado House Bill 21-1110, which mandates that state services, digital platforms, and content meet current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards for accessibility, and 24-1540, the ADA and Section 504 & Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. You will serve as the liaison to various areas of the institution supporting the creation, remediation, and procurement of accessible materials for websites, multimedia content, course instruction, employee documents, and public-facing platforms.

To be successful, you possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, the ability to self-motivate and work independently, and high proficiency with MS Office programs and Adobe Acrobat. Additionally, you have a strong understanding of WCAG 2.1 AA standards and their application.

This position does have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally but does require a strong on-campus presence and the need to travel to all three FRCC campuses.

Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment.

SALARY: $76,500 - $80,325

BENEFITS: Please click here to find more information about APT & Faculty Benefits

SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of August 28, 2024. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.

Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of a completed application package submitted by candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Director of Digital Accessibility.

Qualifications & Requirements
Strategic Digital Accessibility Planning and Direction

Leads, in conjunction with the Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, the development, implementation and maintenance of accessibility standards, guidelines, and documentation to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, including Colorado House Bill 21-1110 and 24-1540, the ADA and Section 504 & Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Coordinates regular meetings with the campus Accessibility Advisory Council and directs college-wide accessibility projects.

Coordinates and manages the efforts of Accessibility Ambassadors (liaisons).

Coordinates the development and delivery of educational opportunities and training on accessibility-related topics.



Leadership

Leads the Digital Accessibility staff with direct and indirect supervision of team members. Provides support to talent management and talent acquisition efforts.

Provides leadership in a collaborative one-college culture for student success. Actively participates in divisional and departmental committees, working with FRCC leadership and stakeholders to support teamwork, decision-making, and a culture of trust.

Provides direct assistance to develop Digital Accessibility strategies and serves as liaison to the different FRCC departments.

Provides mentorship, support and guidance to all direct reports and their teams to foster data-driven, care-centered and equity-minded decision making.

Maintains current knowledge of digital accessibility standards by participating in national professional events and organizations.



Project Management and Assessment

Collects and analyzes data on campus progress towards meeting accessibility standards, including conducting annual accessibility audits and reporting.

Provides project management for college-wide initiatives that address and mitigate barriers to accessibility across various digital platforms, collaborating with departments including Marketing, IT, Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management & Student Success, Learning Design and Technology, Disability Support Services, Procurement and Organizational Development & Human Resources.



Collaboration and Partnership

Collaborates with the Accessibility Advisory Council to revise and update the FRCC Digital Accessibility Plan biennially and as needed.

Collaborates with Marketing to ensure the Accessibility web page and documents are current and compliant. Develops and implements an accessibility communication plan, keeping the campus community informed.

Collaborates with Human Resources and Organizational Development to identify and enhance training and professional development opportunities for staff. Creates an effective onboarding process to support engagement and retention for all direct reports.

Works closely with Colorado Community College System (CCCS), legal counsel, other CCCS college representatives, and institutional stakeholders to ensure alignment with system-wide digital accessibility standards and initiatives.



Required Competencies

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Demonstrates behaviors that convey the importance of diverse lived-experiences and using an equity lens to guide decisions. Embraces diversity, promotes equity and creates an environment of inclusion.

Commitment to Values: Demonstrates leadership and collaborative behaviors and actions that support FRCC values. Promotes an environment where equity creates opportunities for all students to achieve their educational goals.

Student Success Focus: Makes decisions that support a student-first culture.

Strategic Planning: Develops a vision for the future and creates a culture in which long-range goals can be achieved. Ensures that contributions to the strategic plan are rooted in equity-mindedness and student success.

Operational Planning: Turns the strategic plan into an operational roadmap that guides the division. Supports teams in tying their goals to the college’s strategic plan and charges them to do the same with the employees they supervise.

Change Catalyst: Encourages others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches when addressing problems and opportunities. Pivots if new data becomes available that can influence outcomes; understands that change is constant and requires flexibility.

Communication: Communicates effectively with individuals with different backgrounds; communicates in a way that is consistent, competent and confident while choosing words carefully and articulates expectations clearly.

Collaboration: Works with colleagues across departments, specifically when job processes are integrated to strategically focus on ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness for students.

Data Analysis: Uses data as a key component to assess performance towards goals supporting student success; uses data to determine current trends and issues and predicts future impacts to the students and/or college.

Relationship Building: Establishes positive and respectful working relationships with students, staff, and faculty.

Coaching and Mentoring: Coaches and/or mentors direct reports and emerging leaders within the college. Shares personal experience to guide their growth; seeks coaching to continue own personal growth.

Evaluation for Improvement: Reviews evaluations of programs and services and seeks ways to improve performance where data reveals that achievement is not on track. Implements changes and reassesses; phases out programs and services that are not relevant to current and future needs.



Required Education/Training & Work Experience

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, instructional design, user experience (UX) design, disability studies, or related field.

Four years of relevant experience in disability services, digital accessibility, assistive technology, information technology, instructional design, or a related field.





Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.