Pay Grade/Pay Range: $16.00/hour

Department/Organization: 200011 - Office of Disability Services

Normal Work Schedule: Varies; Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm, up to 20 hours a week.

Job Summary: The Graduate Assistant supports the Office of Disability Services on a variety of administrative and accessibility-related tasks. Answers phones, reviews student information, and monitors emails from instructors. Reviews Blackboard for video content. Submits videos for closed captioning. Ensures accessibility compliance. Returns captioned videos to instructors.

Additional Department Summary: This position will also assist with reviewing and remediating documents (PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and writing image descriptions. This position will also provide additional support to the office, as needed.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Current University of Alabama graduate student.

Skills and Knowledge: Strong written and verbal and communication skills. Strong computer skills, including but not limited to, proficiency in Microsoft Word and Adobe. Ability to work independently. Strong attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with Abbyy FineReader.

Enrollment Requirements: Applicants must meet enrollment requirements to be eligible for on-campus student employment. Applicants must be enrolled in a UA degree program and meet minimum credit hour requirements during the academic year: Undergraduate Students must be registered for at least 6 credit hours during fall/spring semesters; Graduate Students must be registered for at least 4.5 credit hours during fall/spring semesters; International Students must be registered full-time (Undergraduate = 12 credit hours, Graduate = 9 credit hours) during fall/spring semesters. Enrollment requirements must be maintained for the duration of on-campus employment. Individual hiring departments and programs may also have additional eligibility requirements for employment.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, genetic or family medical history information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. "EEO is the Law" Poster