[Job-Listings] Job Announcement - DIRECTOR OF NORTHWEST ADA CENTER - UW Hires - October 12, 2021

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>DIRECTOR OF THE NORTHWEST ADA CENTER
>Job Announcement
>UW Hires
>October 12, 2021
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>Req #:
>197369
>Department:
>DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
>Job Location:
>Seattle Campus
>Posting Date:
>10/12/2021
>Closing Info:
>Open Until Filled
>Salary:
>Salary is commensurate with experience and education
>Shift:
>First Shift
>Notes:
>As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life 
>programs.  For detailed information on Benefits for this position, 
>click here [LINK].
>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.
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>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.
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>The Department of Rehabilitation has an outstanding opportunity for 
>a full-time Director of the Northwest ADA Center (Continuing 
>Education Specialist 5). This position will provide overall 
>leadership, management, and direction for a comprehensive program of 
>continuing education and technical assistance for the Region 10 
>Northwest Americans with Disabilities Center (NW ADA Center) and 
>partner agencies in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. This 
>program is located within the Center for Continuing Education in 
>Rehabilitation  [LINK] (CCER), a part of the UW Department of 
>Rehabilitation Medicine.
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>The Director of the NW ADA Center will:
>* Develop and implement training and information activities that 
>effectively meet the ADA technical assistance and continuing 
>education needs of a very wide variety of constituents across a 
>four-state area. Ensure that these activities also reflect current 
>trends, updated ADA Title/Guidelines, and information from research 
>and demonstration projects across the country, as well as the needs 
>and interests of the funding agencies.
>* Develop and implement innovative, high-quality projects that 
>further the knowledge about ADA technical assistance, personnel 
>preparation, and continuing education in the rehabilitation field.
>* Develop and monitor a budget that supports training and technical 
>assistance activities on an ongoing basis. This includes hiring, 
>training, and supporting training consultants and/or technical 
>assistance specialists that may be working anywhere in the region at 
>any given time. Also is responsible for managing subcontracts to 
>entities in Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.
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>This position is currently responsible for $1,000,000 a year in the 
>primary federal grant. In addition, there is customarily between 
>$25,000 and $45,000 in program income that is generated annually. 
>Responsibilities include forecasting and developing budgets and 
>monitoring expenditures in accordance with state and federal policy. 
>The position has full latitude for expenditure control, within 
>federal guidelines.
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>This position is responsible for all short-term and long-range 
>planning for the NW ADA Center (currently about 40% of CCER's 
>activities). The project director also participates in CCER 
>short-term and long-range planning.
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>This position's impact is related to the NW ADA Center, which is 
>funded by NIDILRR through the UW Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine to 
>provide research, ADA technical assistance, information 
>dissemination, and training to the four-state region. The NW ADA 
>Center maintains a website, and Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and 
>YouTube pages, which represent the main venues for information dissemination.
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>RESPONSIBILITIES:
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>Training, Evaluation, and Organizational Development
>* Meet customer needs by providing on-site individualized training, 
>organizational development, and/or technical assistance activities 
>for regional customers.
>* Cooperate and coordinate with other CCER staff in developing and 
>conducting training programs, and in self-directed work teams 
>addressing other CCER activities.
>* Evaluate the effectiveness of project activities through course 
>evaluation surveys and other activities as required and appropriate. 
>Ensure that training is field-based and consumer-driven by 
>consulting with representatives of training constituencies through 
>the advisory committee and through personal visits to 
>customer/consumer agencies.
>* Recruit and train members and coordinate meetings of the project 
>advisory committees. Develop and maintain cordial and professional 
>relationships with advisory committee members, granting agencies, 
>and representatives from public and private rehabilitation agencies.
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>Recruitment, Training, and Supervision of Employees and External 
>Contractors/Consultants
>* Recruit, hire, train, coordinate, and supervise technical 
>assistance specialists, consultants, and project continuing 
>education coordinators to provide continuing education and technical 
>assistance across a four-state area. Recruit, evaluate, select, and 
>supervise the work of training consultants and sub-contractors. Work 
>closely with the NW ADA Center's Research Director to meet 
>objectives of the Center's research project. Work closely with the 
>NW ADA Center's Assistant Director to ensure the planning and 
>completion of day-to-day Center operations, as well as to resolve 
>escalated concerns or issues. Appraise and delegate responsibilities 
>to the Assistant Director as appropriate. Follow UW and Departmental 
>policies regarding personnel matters including conducting employee 
>performance reviews.
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>Grants Management
>* Develop and monitor the implementation of grant and project 
>budgets currently totaling over $1,000,000; oversee the dispersal of 
>grant funds in accordance with University and funding agency 
>policies and procedures.
>* Acquire, in collaboration with other CCER staff and Department of 
>Rehabilitation Medicine faculty, federal grants and other income 
>sources in support of technical assistance and continuing education, 
>including conducting needs assessments and writing grant 
>applications and reports. Collaborate with CCER staff and Department 
>of Rehabilitation Medicine and other UW partners to generate and 
>sustain revenue.
>* Develop work plans to accomplish the goals and objectives of grant 
>and other projects; and ensure that work plans are completed and 
>required reports submitted.
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>Leadership and Management
>* Serve on CCER's senior management team to oversee all areas of 
>Center management including strategic planning, personnel, 
>coordination of resources, marketing, etc. Ensure NW ADA Center 
>project updates are given at relevant CCER and other departmental meetings.
>* Work closely and cooperatively with the National Institute on 
>Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research 
>(NIDILRR) representatives in Washington D.C. to identify new 
>directions and approaches. Represent NW ADA Center at national 
>meetings of the ADA National Network and other organizations 
>annually. Coordinate and collaborate with members of the ADA National Network.
>* Serve in regional and national leadership roles through 
>participation in advisory and editorial boards and professional organizations.
>* Update skills and knowledge by attending appropriate academic and 
>continuing education programs. Keep informed of major trends in the 
>field of rehabilitation by participating in professional 
>organizations and reading professional journals.
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>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
>* Master's degree in rehabilitation, disability studies, social 
>sciences, counseling, or related field.
>* Five years' cumulative work experience in any or all of the 
>following areas: (1) implementation and compliance relating to the 
>Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); (2) management experience, 
>including supervision of personnel, financial/budget management, and 
>project management; and (3) relevant work experience in roles and 
>programs addressing opportunities for and/or rights of people with 
>disabilities.
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>Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum 
>qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a 
>license/certification/registration.
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>DESIRED EXPERIENCE
>* PhD in rehabilitation sciences, rehabilitation counseling, 
>disability studies, psychology, or related field is desirable but 
>not required. Holding a PhD would enable the Director to serve as PI 
>on grant applications.
>* Relevant experience demonstrating the ability to plan and organize 
>teams and to communicate effectively both within a team and with 
>outside stakeholders and partners.
>* Experience in leadership roles both in work settings and in 
>community, professional, or other arenas.
>* Experience with strategic planning.
>* Experience training or teaching in a continuing education setting.
>* Experience with curriculum development and the use of 
>instructional technology.
>* Experience with grant writing and grant management
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>WORKING CONDITIONS:
>* The individual in this position will need to work variable hours 
>from the office and/or from remote locations depending on demands at the time.
>* Periodic travel to collaborative sites in Alaska, Idaho, 
>Washington, and Oregon, and to national  conferences will be required.
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>not be considered for this position until all required assessments 
>have been completed.
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>if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current 
>investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current 
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