Learning Specialist

The hiring rate for this position is $60500.

The CIA offers a substantial benefits package that includes medical coverage available at no cost to qualifying employees dental insurance vision insurance life insurance short and long term disability insurance retirement savings plan with high employer contributions a generous paid time off program and more!

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POSITION SUMMARY

The Learning Specialist is responsible for providing academic support to all Culinary Institute of America (CIA) students assisting Learning Strategies in accommodating the growing population of students with special needs and accommodations academic action plans and overall learning support. The Learning Specialist helps to prevent students with documented disabilities from being placed on academic probation or academic suspension supports atrisk students (especially students with learning disabilities) and works in service of increased retention.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with students faculty and the Learning Strategies team to create strategies that promote a greater chance of academic success.
• Implements intervention and advising strategies for teachers and students alike.
• Addresses poor habits relating to time management lack of motivation academic deficiencies and issues with goal setting.
• Encourages students to develop a systemic approach to studying that will serve them throughout their time at the CIA.
• Helps teachers and other staff in the identification of students who would benefit from intervention.
• Utilizes effective tutoring strategies to help students correct their issues with learning.
• Establishes collaborative relationships between students teachers parents administrators and Career and Academic Advisors.
• Offers strategy instruction and academic coaching to all students with a primary focus in students who have learning disabilities.
• Assists students in integrating effective study and learning strategies to promote independent learning and maximize the students potential for success.
• Engages in oneonone pair or small skillbuilding workshops.
• Participates in the training of peer tutors in matters relating to the tutoring of students with disabilities in cooperation with the Assistant Director.
• Develops a familiarity with the technology and software available in the Learning Strategies Center and integrates both high and lowtech approaches in tutoring.
• Engages in daily recordkeeping and reporting associated with tutoring sessions.
• Participates in data collection information organization and monthly reporting.
• Engages in oncampus professional development as attendee and presenter.
• Supports the Office of Disabilities creating reasonable accommodations for students.
• Maintains ongoing communications with instructors and Learning Strategies Center staff (which includes the Director Academic Support Services Assistant Director Academic Support Testing Coordinator Disability Specialist other professional tutors and peer tutors) in order to discuss evaluate and develop appropriate avenues of academic support.
• Determines tracks progress and completes yearly goals pertaining to professional development department and service visibility and support for students with disabilities.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Education or Special Education.

Experience:

• Minimum of two 2 years successfully tutoring students with disabilities at the secondary or postsecondary level.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree in Education Special Education or Educational Psychology.
• Special training or experience in working with students with ADHD ASD mathbased learning disabilities (i.e. dyscalculia) or 2e (Twice Exceptional) students.
• Basic working knowledge of the neuroscience of learning memory and executive functioning disorders.
• Bilingual or multilingual.
• Experience working with international students and ELLs.
• Experience working with assistive technology.
• Familiarity with or experience in the culinary or hospitality industries.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to work with children and adults of all ages who are dealing with various learning troubles.
• Excellent teaching skills and the ability to intervene when students fall behind their peers academically.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to be adaptable dependable and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to show a high level of service responsiveness to customers.
• Ability to use sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive issues with confidentiality and discretion.
• Excellent written verbal communication and presentation skills required. Must have demonstrated ability in organizational time management problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Exhibits outstanding organization and time management skills for managing a large workload.
• Ability to make decisions based on factual evidence and observation.
• Demonstrated ability to use multiple techniques to help students develop study learning and testing skills.
• Must display a high level of energy and selfmotivation with the capacity for selfdirected progress on goals projects and efforts toward fulfilling departmental objectives.
• Strong computer experience which must include abilities to work effectively with MS Office suite products i.e. Word Excel PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical problemsolving and conceptual skills.
• Demonstrated ability to tailor tutoring methodology to the needs of the individual student.
• Ability to use multiple means of engaging/processing/understanding academic material including those that are visual or handson.
• Ability to quickly switch between convergent and divergent thinking.
• Ability to employ Socratic questioning cognitive interviewing and dialogue rather than monologue.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Must be available to work a flexible schedule as required due to business needs.
• Regular work requires a great deal of sitting and standing for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and carry up to twentyfive 25 pounds.

Required Experience:

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