Learning Specialist - Fee For Service

School Social Work Association of America; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

School Social Work Association of America seeks a part-time SLC Learning Specialist in Palo Alto to develop, implement, and monitor interventions for middle and high school students. This Fee for Service position pays $70/hour for direct time and $50/hour for admin time, with evening hours required.

Initial hours are part-time and will grow as demand increases; in-person work is preferred, and confidentiality and reporting are emphasized within the CHC.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a field related to learning disabilities, neurodiversity, or learning sciences.
• Experience working with middle school or teen/young adult students with learning differences.
• Experience administering and interpreting educational measures and cognitive testing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze student strengths and challenges to develop interventions.
• Maintain student confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
• Fulfill reporting requirements and manage communications with families.
• Evaluate and recommend technology resources and learning strategies for each student.
• Provide guidance to students and parents on academic support, accessibility, and executive functioning.
• Collaborate with CHC colleagues and other professionals to support students.
• Deliver timely reporting and manage caseloads as directed.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Collaboration

Data analysis

MS Office

Assessment experience

Data-driven strategies

Education

Master’s degree in Special Education / Learning Sciences / Psychology

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

About the Company

The SLC Learning Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring interventions, indicated by testing, direct observations and self-reports, required by students to be successful at their respective high school and middle school. The specialist is knowledgeable and insightful into the academic and social-emotional challenges, often confronting students with learner variability including learning disabilities and ADHD. This position reports to the Schwab Learning Center Senior Learning Specialist. This position is initially part-time and will increase in hours as demand for this new service grows.

About the Role

The SLC Learning Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring interventions, indicated by testing, direct observations and self-reports, required by students to be successful at their respective high school and middle school.

This position is a Fee for Service position - $70.00/hour for direct time and $50.00/hour for admin time

Ability to work evening hours to accommodate student schedules and ideally in person in Palo Alto.

Responsibilities

• Analyze individual student strengths and challenges and develop interventions to resolve academic impairment issues which may span multiple areas, using advanced technical and professional expertise.
• Ensure student confidentiality and HIPAA by adhering to the policies and practices on the student’s contracts and with the students’ college.
• Fulfill reporting requirements that address the Center’s metrics.
• Conduct student-facing and parent-facing communications in a timely and professional manner.
• For each student, evaluate, and make customized recommendations on technology resources, executive function needs and learning strategies that will enhance the student’s opportunity for success.
• Provide direct advice to students and parents on a range of issues including, but not limited to, academic support, accessibility, workplace demands, executive functioning, and community standards to assist them in making appropriate choices and decisions.
• Provide consulting advice to key personnel involved with the student, most commonly the parent/guardian, that elevates their understanding of the student’s challenges and accommodations to enhance the student’s opportunity for success with that parent/guardian, teacher, professor, supervisor and/or related support personnel.
• Abide by established processes and policies designed to safeguard student’s confidentiality.
• Possess the ability to administer a variety of standardized academic assessments, rating scales and conduct interviews as part of developing a student’s Comprehensive Learning Toolkit; summarize key indicators, observations, and direct statements by the student in client summary form and intake notes.
• Collaborate with relevant professionals across the CHC agency, especially those in the Clinical Services Division and Administrative support areas.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
• Design and conduct relevant workshops for students and parents as needed.
• Maintain commitment to child safety, mandated reporting duty, and professional boundaries.
• Delivery of required reporting to be timely and accurate.
• Manage expected caseload of students as assigned by the Director and/or Care Team.
• Active participation in program development, staff, and planning meetings.
• High marks on student surveys relating to service delivery and meaningful relationship.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree in Special Education, Learning Sciences, Psychology, or other program related to learning disabilities, neurodiversity, learner variability, cognitive neuroscience.
• Experience working with middle school, teen and/or young adult students with learning differences and attention challenges.
• Demonstrated interest and experience in applying research-based strategies and techniques.
• Experience and interest in assessment of student and program outcomes.
• Experience administering and/or interpreting educational measures and cognitive testing typically associated with learning disabilities, ADHD, and other types of learning differences.
• Experience collecting and analyzing data to use in the development of learning strategies/executive function skill building.
• Familiarity with Universal Design for Learning.
• Experience with developing e-portfolios preferred.
• Conference presentation experience is a plus
• Advanced communication skills to communicate information clearly and effectively to internal and external audiences, client groups, and all levels of management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to review and analyze complex information.
• Advanced computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite and a variety of assistive and presentation software.
• Advanced client service skills.
• Competency in managing service time and developing invoices to assure timely and accurate financial transactions.
• Ability to take initiative and ownership of projects and proven success in following through and completing projects.
• Ability to ensure and apply compliance with legal, financial, and CHC policies, procedures & regulations.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and collaborate with excellence.
• Experience with developing e-portfolios preferred.
• Conference presentation experience is a plus.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity in our hiring practices.