Learning Specialist

Department:

Academic Support and Success

Work Hours:

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., This position will qualify for and will require flexible work hours.

Anticipated Start Date:

June 1, 2025

Job Summary:

As part of a holistic strategic effort to support at-risk students, this position provides individualized student support programming efforts that centers around learning strategies and academic skills. The Learning Specialist functions to ensure assigned students understand assignments in their courses, help them to develop an organizational system that will facilitate success in their courses, assists students in areas where there are some cognitive deficiencies, and helps coordinate with assigned success coaches, SI leaders, tutors, academic advisors and other Student Success Center team members to guarantee at-risk first and second year students receive proper academic assistance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a learning specialist for at-risk first- and second-year students
• Ensure assigned students understand assignments in their courses, help them to develop an organizational system that will facilitate success in their courses, assist students in areas where there are cognitive deficiencies, and help coordinate with assigned assistant learning specialists, mentors and tutors to make sure they are receiving proper academic assistance
• Implements and develops certain initiatives that promote equitable learning environments for all students
• Manages a high-impact educational assistant program. 
• Administer the Nelson Denny Reading Test, LASSI, and other screening assessments to at-risk first- and second-year students
• Follows best practices and current research regarding strategies around student success, learning resources, and student support
• After each appointment, the Learning Specialist will submit an appointment summary report via Navigate 360 detailing discussion topics and goals
• Provide quality recommendations and resources during each learning session
• Provide supervision and mentoring to Academic Support and Success student staff including tutors, SI Leaders, and peer success coaches/Graduate Assistants.  This includes regular one on one meetings, guidance, professional development opportunities, and teamwork.
• Other learning specialist and academic support programming duties as assigned
• Regular bi-weekly evening and occasional weekend work  
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Psychometry, Psychology, Counseling, English, Math, Linguistics, or related field and
• Two (2) years’ experience with underprepared or at-risk students or related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Education, Psychometry, Psychology, Counseling, English, Math, Linguistics, or related field and 
• Three (3) or more years of experience with underprepared or at-risk students or related experience

Required Documents:

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume
3. Unofficial Transcripts (official required upon hire)

Employee Benefits:

JSU strives to provide great quality of life to our employees through an attractive, competitive benefits package for our full-time faculty and staff. These benefits enhance your salary as a JSU employee and are part of your total compensation package. Benefits include:

• Retirement Plans
• Alabama Teacher’s Retirement System (TRS)
• RSA-1 Deferred Compensation
• 403-B Retirement Annuity (TIAA)
• Health Insurance
• Medical (PEEHIP)
• Optional plans:  vision, dental, flexible spending plan, dependent care, cancer, and hospital indemnity
• Long-term disability and life insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Prescription assistance

For additional information regarding benefits, please visit our website.

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