Learning Specialist

About the Department:

Learning Services addresses the needs of students in the general student body and in specific populations including those in academic difficulty high-risk courses traditionally underprepared groups and students with learning disabilities and attention deficit addition Learning Services provides support to faculty and staff in their efforts to improve student learning.

About the Position:

The Learning Specialist is responsible for assisting the university in its academic efforts by providing students with learning strategies and resources for managing the demands of academic life. This is a restricted position due to availability of funds.

Responsibilities:

• Carries a caseload of individuals seeking academic assistance;
• Develops and provides academic success workshops;
• Collaborates with faculty and staff to provide comprehensive assistance to students with learning disabilities attention disorders and other learning issues;
• Assists with training and supervising graduate assistants and peer academic coaches; and
• Provides consultation to faculty and staff on ways to support student learning.

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of thinking and learning processes and basic counseling/consulting skills to assess the processes and teach new strategies on an individual basis; and
• Experience using a wide variety of learning strategies that students can use to become active learners a range of educational methods to help students develop these skills and patience and empathy to discern the students skill level and to build on the students individual strengths.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or Doctoral degree in education special education educational psychology higher education or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Experience in a college university or community college setting;
• Knowledge of learning differences presented by students with learning disabilities ADHD and ASD and a variety of ways to assist them in developing new learning strategies for academic success at the university-level; and
• Knowledge and experience in consulting with faculty and collaborating with colleagues on support programs.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration applicants must apply for theLearning Specialist at and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information and provide a cover letter and resume for review.