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Exam Services Program Assistant

🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $19 - $24 per Hour 💻 Other 🗓️ October 21st, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Ohio State University is hiring an Exam Services Program Assistant. The role coordinates accommodated exams for students with disabilities within Student Life Disability Services, working with students, staff, and faculty to make academic assessments accessible. The assistant runs daily operations for the exam services area, serves as the primary day-shift backup for the Assistant Director, and manages a team of more than 35 student employees.

Highlights
  • Plan operations, coordinate the database, and proctor more than 20,000 accommodated exams each year.
  • Coordinate daily exam accommodations such as extended time, distraction-reduced environments, assistive technology, accessible formats, and readers or scribes.
  • Onboard, train, and serve as shift manager for 35+ student employees, plus volunteers and temporary employees.
  • Represent Exam Services in hardware, software, and data management improvements with Student Life Technology Services.
  • Communicate with students, faculty, and staff to carry out accommodated exams, and help coordinate on-site and off-site finals.
  • Support the Assistant Director in maintaining test integrity and security.
  • Associate's degree or equivalent education or experience, plus two years in a social services or student services setting and experience supervising and working with individuals with disabilities.
  • Desired: bachelor's degree, four or more years of experience, and experience with accessibility software and exam administration.
  • Targeted hiring range of $18.56 to $24.09 per hour.
  • Full-time, 40 hours per week on varying shifts at Baker Hall on the Columbus campus; no visa sponsorship, and a background check is required.

Exam Services Program Assistant Full Description

Job Title:
Exam Services Program Assistant

Department:
Student Life | Disability Services

The Exam Services Program Assistant works with students, staff, and faculty to coordinate accommodated exams and to improve the accessibility of academic assessments on campus with the ultimate goal of ensuring that students with disabilities have full access to their university experience. Oversees daily/shift operations of the Exam Services area within Student Life Disability Services (SLDS); serves as primary dayshift back up and delegate for Exams Services Assistant Director duties; performs operational planning, database coordination, and proctoring of 20,000+ accommodated exams annually for students with disabilities; performs the daily coordination of exam accommodations, including but not limited to: extended time, distraction-reduced environments, assistive technology, accessible formats, and staff readers/scribes; on-boards, trains, and serves as shift manager for 35+ student employees, as well as volunteers and temporary employees; serves as Exams Services lead representative on hardware, software, and data management improvement initiatives in collaboration with Student Life Technology Services; communicates with students, faculty, and staff to implement accommodated exams; aids with the coordination and implementation of finals on and off-site; supports Exam Services Assistant Director in ensuring the office’s test integrity and security efforts.

Qualifications
Required: Associate’s Degree or equivalent years of education or experience; 2 years’ experience working in a social services or student services environment; proven interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills; ability to multi-task; working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, and databases; experience working in a team; customer service experience; experience working with diverse individuals; supervisory experience; experience working with individuals with disabilities. Successful completion of background check for final candidate.

Desired: Bachelor’s Degree; 4 or more years relevant experience; experience working with college students in a higher education environment; experience with accessibility software; experience with exam administration.

Additional Information:
Targeted hiring range is $18.56 to $24.09/hr. The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, the unit’s available budget, and the selected candidate’s qualifications.

Career Roadmap Designation: https://hr.osu.edu/career-roadmap/
Function: Student Life
Sub Function: Accessibility
Career Level: Techincal 3

Ohio State will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

Office of Student Life Mission Statement:
The Office of Student Life fosters students’ development, learning, well-being and sense of belonging; empowers students to achieve their academic, personal and professional goals; and prepares students to be engaged in a global society.

Location: Baker Hall (0095)
Position Type: Regular
Scheduled Hours: 40
Shift: Varying Shifts

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.