Learning Specialist - Schwab Learning Center

Job Summary 

The SLC Learning Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring interventions, indicated by testing, direct observations and self-reports, required by students to be successful at their respective high school and middle school.  The specialist is knowledgeable and insightful into the academic and social-emotional challenges, often confronting students with learner variability including learning disabilities and ADHD. This position reports to the Schwab Learning Center Senior Learning Specialist. This position is initially part-time and will increase in hours as demand for this new service grows. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

• Analyze individual student strengths and challenges and develop interventions to resolve academic impairment issues which may span multiple areas, using advanced technical and professional expertise 

• Ensure student confidentiality and HIPAA by adhering to the policies and practices on the student’s contracts and with the students’ college.  

• Fulfill reporting requirements that address the Center’s metrics. 

• Conduct student-facing and parent-facing communications in a timely and professional manner. 

• For each student, evaluate, and make customized recommendations on technology resources, executive function needs and learning strategies that will enhance the student’s opportunity for success.  

• Provide direct advice to students and parents on a range of issues including, but not limited to, academic support, accessibility, workplace demands, executive functioning, and community standards to assist them in making appropriate choices and decisions. 

• Provide consulting advice to key personnel involved with the student, most commonly the parent/guardian, that elevates their understanding of the student’s challenges and accommodations to enhance the student’s opportunity for success with that parent/guardian, teacher, professor, supervisor and/or related support personnel.   

• Abide by established processes and policies designed to safeguard student’s confidentiality.  

• Possess the ability to administer a variety of standardized academic assessments, rating scales and conduct interviews as part of developing a student’s Comprehensive Learning Toolkit; summarize key indicators, observations, and direct statements by the student in client summary form and intake notes. 

• Collaborate with relevant professionals across the CHC agency, especially those in the Clinical Services Division and Administrative support areas.  

• Perform other related duties as required and assigned. 

• Design and conduct relevant workshops for students and parents as needed. 

• Perform other related duties as required and assigned. 

• Maintain commitment to child safety, mandated reporting duty, and professional boundaries. 

Accountability 

• Delivery of required reporting to be timely and accurate 

• Manage expected caseload of students as assigned by the Director and/or Care Team. 

• Active participation in program development, staff, and planning meetings  

• High marks on student surveys relating to service delivery and meaningful relationship  

Education and Qualifications:  

• A master’s degree in Special Education, Learning Sciences, Psychology, or other program related to learning disabilities, neurodiversity, learner variability, cognitive neuroscience. 

• Experience working with middle school, teen and/or young adult students with learning differences and attention challenges.  

• Demonstrated interest and experience in applying research-based strategies and techniques. 

• Experience and interest in assessment of student and program outcomes. 

• Experience administering and/or interpreting educational measures and cognitive testing typically associated with learning disabilities, ADHD, and other types of learning differences. 

• Experience collecting and analyzing data to use in the development of learning strategies/executive function skill building. 

• Familiarity with Universal Design for Learning. 

• Experience with developing e-portfolios preferred. 

• Conference presentation experience is a plus 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Advanced communication skills to communicate information clearly and effectively to internal and external audiences, client groups, and all levels of management. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to review and analyze complex information. 

• Advanced computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite and a variety of assistive and presentation software. 

• Advanced client service skills. 

• Competency in managing service time and developing invoices to assure timely and accurate financial transactions. 

• Ability to take initiative and ownership of projects and proven success in following through and completing projects 

• Ability to ensure and apply compliance with legal, financial, and CHC policies, procedures & regulations.  

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills. 

• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and collaborate with excellence. 

Physical and Special Job Requirements:   

• An employee in this position may be required to occasionally lift, move and/or set-up stacks of documents such as training binders or other training materials, lap-top computers, in-focus projectors, flip charts and other materials required for meetings and presentations. The employee will also be required to work for extended periods of time at a computer. 

• Flexibility will be required for the work schedule; evening and weekend hours will be required. Work may be done remotely as approved by the Director .   

Contact with Others:  Extensive interpersonal interaction with peers, subordinates and outside contacts.