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Assistant Learning Specialist

Working Location (City, State)

Boone, NC

Position Number

N38296

Department

Student Learning Center - 202120

Description of University

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 19,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

Position Summary Information

| Minimum Qualifications |
- Bachelor’s degree in education, sports administration, counseling or related field - Experience working with students in an educational setting - Strong organizational and communication skills - Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment. | | License/Certification Required | | | Essential Job Functions |
**Academic Services for Student-Athletes (ASA) is hiring an Assistant Learning Specialist for the 2024-2025 academic year. This position is anticipated to start in June 2024 and will end in May 2025.

This is a TEMPORARY position and does not include benefits.**

The Assistant Learning Specialist, supervised by the Assistant Director of Learning Services, will provide educational support to an assigned caseloads of student-athletes, and will serve as coordinator for the study hall program.

Learning Specialist
Duties related to the learning specialist role include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist with educational screenings and assessments of incoming student-athletes to determine individual learning needs and appropriate academic strategies
• Develop and implement individualized academic support plans for identified student-athletes to address topics such as goal-setting, time management, organization, academic success strategies, and self-advocacy skills
• Coordinate academic support plans for an assigned caseload of student-athletes with their academic support team, which includes Academic Advisors, tutors, Graduate Assistants
• Monitor academic progress for student-athletes in assigned caseloads and communicate regularly with members of academic support team
• Coordinate referrals to University academic support and campus resources

Study Hall Coordinator
Duties related to the coordination of the study hall program include, but are not limited to the following:

• Coordinate with Assistant Director of Learning Services and advising staff to determine the study hall services for each student-athlete
• Coordinate the hiring, training and staffing of undergraduate study hall monitors
• Coordinate all study hall communications with student-athletes and ASA Staff
• Manage student-athlete attendance records using TracCloud system
• Create and distribute weekly attendance reports

Other Responsibilities

In addition to the responsibilities above, this position will:

• Supervise evening/Sunday study halls (as needed)
• Assist with schedule coordination of ASA’s Internship/Practicum program
• Help develop and implement service delivery procedures, including documentation, in compliance with relevant legislation and policies. (These include but are not limited to: FERPA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, NCAA and Sun Belt Conference bylaws, legislation and regulations).
• Demonstrate commitment to and compliance with the University’s and Department of Athletics policies and procedures as well as the Sun Belt Conference, NCAA constitutions, bylaws, legislation and regulations.
• Maintain confidential student records, in compliance with relevant legislation and policies
• Demonstrate commitment to academic integrity, and teach and model this commitment to students. | | Preferred Qualifications |
  
• Desire to pursue a career in academic support for student-athletes
• Master’s degree in education, sports administration, counseling or related field
• Experience working with student-athletes in an academic setting
• Experience working with an NCAA Division-I athletics program
• Knowledge of education regulations (FERPA, HIPAA, IDEA, ADA, 504, ect)

• Knowledge of NCAA compliance and eligibility regulations | | Work Schedule/Hours |
  This position will work 40 hours per week:

• Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm (with a 1-hour lunch)

• Occasional evening and weekend hours required | | Number of Hours Per Week | 40 | | Number of Months Per Year | 11 | | Mandatory Staff | No | | Physical Demands of Position |
  Ability to work with a computer keyboard and mouse, telephone, and other common office equipment; sitting at a computer for long periods of time, ordinary office-related lifting; ability to occasionally travel to offices in other areas of campus. | | Hiring Range | $19.00 - $21.00 / hour |

Pay will be commensurate with applicant competencies, budget, equity and market considerations.

Posting Details Information

| Posting Date | 03/25/2024 | | Closing Date | 04/22/2024 | | Open Until Filled | No | | Applicant Pool Preference | External (Post on the Web) | | Special Instructions to Applicants |
Please include a resume & cover letter | | Quick Link | https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/post... | | Posting Number | 201500399P |

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter / Letter of Interest 3. List of References with Contact Information Optional Documents

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