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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number: | 20240566T | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Title: | Learning Specialist | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Type: | Temp/Intern | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Location: | Villanova, PA | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Work Schedule: | temporary | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Approximate Number of Hours per | 25-30 | | Week | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Department: | 122-Learning Support Services | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary: | The Learning Specialist is a | | | critical partner in the effort to | | | create and maintain a positive | | | university environment that | | | encourages the success of all | | | students. This position provides | | | individual academic coaching and | | | study skills strategies to | | | students and assists the Director | | | in interpreting medical and | | | psycho-educational documentation, | | | determining and providing | | | reasonable accommodations, | | | auxiliary aids, and services for | | | qualified students with | | | disabilities. They contribute to | | | the provision of resources to | | | facilitate the University's | | | compliance with applicable | | | federal and state laws and | | | regulations regarding the | | | provision of services to persons | | | with disabilities. The Learning | | | Specialist will be closely | | | involved in the activities and | | | workflow related to incoming | | | referrals and communication with | | | other student support offices | | | about students seeking academic | | | support; this includes | | | maintaining regular communication | | | with colleagues in support roles | | | across campus and assisting the | | | Director in strategic programming | | | to provide U iversity-wide | | | advisement, assessment, and | | | training on both academic support | | | and disability-related topics. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Duties and Responsibilities: | - * Provide general | | | orientation and individual | | | assessment of study | | | strategies, time management | | | and organizational skills as | | | well as disability-related | | | counseling. | | | - * Provide support, outreach, | | | and workshops to students and | | | faculty on various study | | | skills topics. | | | - * Screen students for | | | eligibility for services, and | | | analyze and interpret | | | documentation to determine | | | eligibility for | | | accommodations and | | | appropriate accommodations. | | | - * Assist in the | | | administrative oversight of | | | services and resources for | | | students with disabilities, | | | including, but not limited | | | to, testing accommodations; | | | academic assistance; | | | auxiliary aids; note taking | | | assistance, readers, scribes, | | | and others as necessary. | | | - * Maintain current files | | | with confidential student | | | information. | | | - * Determine eligibility for | | | accessible technology and | | | coordinate obtaining recorded | | | textbooks, e-text, and | | | hardware and software for | | | student access. | | | - * Assist in coordination | | | with other support offices, | | | faculty, advisors, and | | | retention staff. | | | - * Participate in managing | | | incoming referrals and assist | | | Director in planning for and | | | delivering programs, events, | | | workshops, orientations, and | | | training for members of the | | | campus community to promote | | | awareness of, sensitivity to, | |