EDGE Coordinator​/Learning Specialist

Wilkes University invites applicants for an EDGE Coordinator/Learning Specialist in the Office of Academic Success (OAS). Overall, OAS includes programs and services related to first year advising, academic support, disability support services, first generation college students, pre-professional heath advising, ACT 101, EDGE Program, and Upward Bound. OAS is dedicated to providing exemplary services to assist all students to achieve academic and intellectual excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs, from their initial transition to college through their progress to post-graduate studies and professional careers.

The successful candidate is responsible for assessing student needs and designing individualized plans for student success. The professional in this position will also work with students individually and within small groups to provide instruction in learning enhancement strategies, present workshops, and serve as a resource for the campus community. This will include dedicated time supporting students through the Academic Recovery Program (designed to assist students that are currently on academic probation).

This position has a particular emphasis on supporting the EDGE Program; program responsibilities include teaching a career exploration course and coordinating program duties such as monitoring student academic performance, developing academic plans, and coordinating weekly study labs.

A Master's Degree in an associated field (e.g. counseling, education, psychology) is required. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years counseling and/or teaching experience in an educational environment, preferably at the post-secondary level. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels. Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.