Disabled Student Program & Services (DSP&S) Learning Disabilities Specialist (Part-Time Faculty[...]

State Center Community College; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 55,104 - 82,656; Part time

Job summary

A higher education institution in California is seeking a part-time Learning Disabilities Specialist. The specialist will administer evaluations, develop curricula, and support students with disabilities. Ideal candidates hold a Master’s degree related to education and have experience working with diverse populations. This role emphasizes equity in student support and collaboration with faculty. Join a community dedicated to educational equity and excellence.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in learning disabilities, special education, or equivalent required.
• Experience with diverse cultural backgrounds and with students with disabilities essential.
• Knowledge of community college structure and mission is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Administer Learning Disability assessments using standardized testing.
• Facilitate reasonable accommodations for students.
• Develop curriculum for educational assistance classes.

Skills

Equity-minded leadership

Commitment to student success

Effective communication

Education

Master’s degree in relevant field

15 semester units in learning disabilities

Tools

Computers and instructional technologies

Job description

Job Description: Disabled Student Program & Services (DSP&S) Learning Disabilities Specialist (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Fresno City College

This posting has been created to establish an applicant pool for part-time faculty positions. Applications will be reviewed by members of the hiring department when vacancies arise.

The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

An equity-minded individual is a person who:

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

Providing services at Fresno City College, the Learning Disabilities Specialist will:

• Administer Learning Disability (LD) assessments including using the WAIS -IV and WJ- III & IV, and WRAT -4 batteries to determine student eligibility;
• Evaluate verification of disability documentation, identify functional limitations and arrange for appropriate and reasonable accommodations which address those limitations;
• Facilitate accommodations such as note taking, adapted equipment, testing accommodations, etc;
• Maintain confidential records; accurately record and complete data entry of information needed to complete mandated reports and service records;
• Develop curriculum and instruct educational assistance classes with a focus/emphasis for students with learning disabilities;
• Participate and assist with in-service training for faculty, staff, and community; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in learning disabilities, special education, education, psychology, speech language pathology, communication disorders, educational or school psychology, counseling or rehabilitation counseling;
• 15 semester units of upper division graduate study in the area of learning disabilities, to include, adult cognitive and achievement assessment or the equivalent;
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff;
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals;
• Experience conducting Learning Disability (LD) Testing/Assessment to determine DSP &S program eligibility;
• Eligible for completion of the California Community College Chancellor’s Office Learning Disabilities Eligibility and Services Model Training;
• Experience with entry of assessment data into the Chancellor’s Office CARS -W database.