Coordinator, Special Educational ; Part-time

Overview

IE University
's IEU Counseling is looking for a Coordinator, Special Educational Needs (Part-time) to join its team!

Every story begins with a purpose, and ours has always been about people. Founded in 1973, IE University has continuously raised the bar to drive positive change through education. We believe education is more than a path to professional success; it is a catalyst for personal transformation and meaningful impact.

Special educational needs (SEN) comprise learning disorders, cognitive and emotional difficulties, and sensory and physical disabilities that hinder a student’s learning and academic performance. IE University’s Functional Diversity Office operates under the Office of the Vice-Rector of Student and Academic Experience to facilitate in-class special accommodations for students, deliver training to the academic community on SEN-related topics, and provide diagnostic testing for certain types of learning disorders.

We are looking for candidates to fill one (1) part-time position to lead, coordinate, and provide educational support services to IE University’s undergraduate and postgraduate academic community (students, faculty, and staff).

At IE University, we place people and their potential at the center of everything we do, empowering individuals to become extraordinary. We encourage bold thinking and foster a culture where innovation, curiosity, and courage lead to real-world impact. Together, we create an environment where talent thrives, and ideas shape the future.

Our mission

We support students in developing impact skills to live and lead with positive impact. This ignites a ripple effect:
We transform people, who then transform others, systems, society, and, ultimately, our world.

Our Purpose

To foster positive change.

Values

• Cultivate the humanistic approach.
• Empower your entrepreneurial spirit
• Cherish the diversity of people, mind, and experience
• Drive innovation with a proactive mindset

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Your role as a Coordinator, Special Educational Needs (Part-time) will involve:

In class accommodations:

• Process special accommodations requests, from the evaluation of medical documents submitted by applicants to one-on-one interviews with them, the issuance of the corresponding resolution, and follow-up of its implementation.

• Liaise with the academic management teams to ensure a seamless process from the moment a student requests an accommodation until it is implemented in the classroom.

• Coordinate closely with the IEU Counseling Office to monitor cases that involve psychological difficulties.

• Work closely with the IT Department to streamline the logistics and administrative steps involved in the accommodations request process in a web-based information management system.

• Liaise with the Department of General Services to continuously find ways of improving

  accessibility to the University’s campuses for people with disabilities or impairments.

• Regularly review and update the special accommodations catalog offered by the University in accordance with the latest research findings and Spanish law.

Training:

• Design and deliver tailored psycho-educational materials and workshops about neurodivergence and functional diversity in and outside of the classroom to increase knowledge and awareness among the faculty, staff, and students.

• Provide one-on-one study technique coaching sessions, available to students who receive special accommodations

Diagnostic Testing:

• Design, plan, and roll out an in-house diagnostic testing service specialized in certain types of learning disorders

To thrive in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Educational…