Employment Opportunities

Current DSP Job Postings

The Disabled Students’ Program (DSP) is recognized for its commitment to ensuring that all students with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities at UC Berkeley and helps students to achieve academic success through its programs.  DSP provides a wide array of legally mandated services to students with disabilities and consists of approximately 50 FTE, serves over 5500 students, and hires over 400 service providers and student volunteers to provide educational support to this growing population. The unit has an annual operating budget of approximately $4 million in state and permanent funding, while gifts and endowments add to that total. DSP is also responsible for administering a Department of Education TRIO Student Support Services federal grant. DSP is dedicated to excellence in service and we welcome interested persons who are committed to disability access to consider applying for employment with DSP. 

To find out more about DSP employment opportunities, the application process, and connect to other available position on campus, go to Berkeley Jobs.

Cart Captionist Per Diem (6682C), #81567

CART captioning is a legally mandated accommodation for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The purpose of this position is to provide real-time captioning services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, enabling them to effectively participate in university programs, services, and activities. CART Captionists will provide their own captioning software and steno machine. Availability is required throughout the instructional period (i.e., from the beginning of instruction through the end of the semester), typically from mid-August to mid-May to meet the operational needs of the Disabled Students’ Program. Some evening and/or weekend work may be required.

Learning Specialist (4556U), Disabled Students Program - #81250

This position involves planning, developing, and implementing programs, processes, and activities for DSP Scholars SSS students with disabilities in accordance with federal and state law, to assure their access to the academic and campus environment. The DSP Scholars SSS Learning Specialist works in an interdisciplinary team to provide coordination of Department of Education grant-required services to students with disabilities, providing direct services to 250 students and with an academic advising caseload of 125 DSP Scholars SSS students.

Student Support Coordinator (4555C), Disabled Students Program - #81247

The DSP Scholars Service Support Coordinator job summary under the Director supervision, support DSP Scholars Students Support Services objectives through coordinating financial literacy, career, and personal/cultural enrichment activities and workshops, managing financial literacy program, managing media outlets, creating website design and branding for the program, data collection, entry, maintenance, analysis, and reporting activities while ensuring security of confidential information for the DSP Scholars Student Support Services Program.