Disabilities Counselor; Academic Learning Specialist

Bunker Hill Community College Job Posting:
Disabilities Counselor (Academic Learning Specialist)

Disabilities Counselor (Academic Learning Specialist)

With more than 50 years of academic excellence, Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is one of Massachusetts’ largest community colleges, serving approximately 16,000 students annually. With campuses in Charlestown and Chelsea, BHCC offers a broad range of educational opportunities throughout Greater Boston. BHCC fosters a welcoming and supportive learning environment for students by offering associate degrees and certificates, early college and dual enrollment, community education, corporate training, and industry-specific programs.

Under general supervision, the Disabilities Counselor/Academic Learning Specialist will coordinate the implementation of reasonable accommodations associated with creating access for students with documented disabilities and support students approved for learning specialist services, ensuring compliance and equal access for students with disabilities. The role includes reviewing diagnostic information and documentation of student disabilities in relation to learning and access for the determination of reasonable accommodations via engaging with students seeking accommodations in the interactive process.

The specialist will use diagnostic information and approved academic accommodations to inform the design and facilitation of workshops and one-to-one strategy sessions on topics such as core academic skills, strategic reading, effective study strategies, exam preparation, executive function skills like time management, attention/concentration, personal accountability, and motivation, and other executive functioning skills related to college learning, with a goal of enhancing student access to the college curriculum and retention.

The Disability Counselor/Academic Learning Specialist will work collaboratively with the Director, Coordinator, and Assistive Technology Specialist in support of student accommodations and will be required during peak times to conduct intake interviews, determine reasonable accommodations based on documentation and the student’s self‑report from the access interview.

Based on the approved accommodations from the interactive process, the Disability Counselor/Academic Learning Specialist will generate student accommodation letters and renewal letters and review these letters with students to ensure they understand their approved accommodations and the processes for use.

Consult with faculty surrounding the implementation of approved accommodations.

• Under the guidance of the Director, engage in the interactive process for determining reasonable accommodations by reviewing disability‑related documentation and conducting intake interviews with assigned students, generating student accommodation letters and faculty memos.
• Engage with faculty to address questions surrounding the implementation of approved academic accommodations.
• Document student and faculty interactions via internal case management systems.
• Facilitate workshops, accountability programs, and other programs for students, and as requested by the Director and Coordinator of Disability Support Services for BHCC academic departments, co‑curricular offices, and partner college offices in support of student access needs.
• Meet one‑on‑one with students whose individual academic challenges can be better addressed outside of a group instructional setting, researching the disability, accommodations and offering individualized strategy skill building.
• Assist students in developing academic plans and setting academic goals.
• In collaboration with the DSS Assistive Technology Specialist, research, recommend and support student utilization of assistive technologies as assigned/approved for in relation to student accommodations, such as reading comprehension tools, and maintain online tools and programs to support students in the areas above.
• Under general supervision, participate in the streamlining of department processes and policies, including meeting with student walk‑ins as needed to address questions in relation to…