Disability Services and Programs ; DSPS Learning Disability Specialist, Temporary, Part-Time Pool

Learning Disability Specialist, Temporary, Part-Time Pool

Under the general direction of the Disability Services and Programs for Students (DSPS) Department Chair and the Dean of Student Success, the Learning Disability Specialist is responsible for providing learning disability assessment, advising on appropriate accommodations for students with learning disabilities, as well as providing academic, career, personal and disability management counseling to adult students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds. We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who exhibit a high degree of professionalism and a strong commitment to the success of students with disabilities.

This position may work in the evening or on occasional weekend days to meet student needs as necessary, and this position may be assigned to various locations including the centers and at the local county jail. Position may include some remote work hours and/or remote appointments.

Job duties include administering cognitive and achievement assessment, scoring and interpreting assessment findings, identifying whether participant qualifies for DSPS services as an individual with a learning disability, discussing assessment findings with the student and providing recommendations for appropriate accommodations, providing specialized academic, career, personal, and disability management counseling to adult students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds, working as a Learning Disability Specialist and DSPS counselor during day, evening and/or weekends at any of the College Centers, Ocean Campus, community sites, or remotely from home as assigned, and/or travel among them as required.

This includes possible assignment of conducting assessment of students enrolled in courses offered at the local County jail.

Minimum qualifications include demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with community college students with disabilities, various sexual orientations, and diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and a Master's Degree in Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Education, Psychology, Speech Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Educational or School Psychology, Counseling, or Rehabilitation Counseling AND 15 semester units of upper division or graduate study in the area of learning disabilities, to include adult cognitive and achievement assessment or the equivalent.