CTY Student Support Administrator; Academic Programs

Founded in 1979, the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is a center for innovation dedicated to advancing the field of gifted education through research on testing, programs, and other supports for advanced learners. On the premise that advanced learners come from every community and every demographic, we aim to understand and inform how these students need to be nurtured to achieve their full potential as learners and global citizens.

CTY also runs in-person and online academic programs for bright learners in order to cultivate a community of advanced learners and connect students in and outside the classroom.

We are seeking a CTY Student Support Administrator who will function as CTY’s student disabilities services administrator, guide ADA compliance in CTY student programming, and be responsible for non‑medical administration of CTY’s student health and wellness programming. The person in this role is responsible for managing processes and procedures across health, wellness and disabilities service areas. This individual is solely responsible for reviewing student accommodations requests and developing and disseminating accommodation plans related to identification testing, online learning, in‑person classrooms and residence life settings.

• Evaluate and monitor disability compliance with ADA/ADAAA/Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, IDEA, and other applicable Special Education laws and regulations as they relate to CTY students with disabilities.
• Administer the student disability accommodation process for all aspects of CTY’s student programming: identification testing, online learning, in‑person classrooms, and residence life settings. Collect and review required documentation, conduct the interactive process with families and CTY departments, determine accommodations, and disseminate accommodation plans.
• Communicate with clinicians about the standards, content and interpretation of clinical data about students’ ability to participate in CTY programs and activities.
• Communicate with families about CTY program disability eligibility standards, such as anticipated differences between their present setting and the CTY program, maturity expectations, self‑advocacy, academic standards, and CTY and University accommodation policies.
• Monitor and troubleshoot the implementation of accommodations to assure student or staff member satisfaction with any aspect of the accommodation process.
• Negotiate alternative resolutions to unusual situations related to disability issues.
• Support CTY departments on implementing accommodations
  • Recruit, hire, and set standards for interpreters, readers, and other providers.
  • Arrange provisions of adapted materials and assistive technology as required and train staff.
  • Train staff on specific strategies as needed.
  • Advise staff with challenges in working with a student.

• Provide accessibility guidance and administrative support in course material production and content development.
• Apply and expand knowledge of accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.2 Level AA, to ensure compliance in course materials.

• Oversee operation of CTY’s health and wellness programming at day and residential sites
  • Work in consultation with JHU OGC and JHU Student Health and program staff to ensure that CTY’s health policies and procedures are aligned with applicable regulations for each site location. These matters include health staffing requirements, standing orders,
  • Liaise with CTY HR on health office staffing matters.
  • Annually engage independent contractor to advise on behavioral health matters at program sites:
  • Serve as Subject Matter Expert on health and wellness staff training, to include annual review and update of manuals, policies, and procedural documentation.
  • Ability to create and facilitate virtual training.

• Support family communication about health policies and procedures.
  • Annually and update all relevant assets (emails, web site content, knowledge base articles, canned…