Academic Learning Specialist

The Academic Learning Specialist will assist the Senior Academic Learning Specialist through collaboration with multiple support service providers on campus and within the athletics department to develop and implement policies and programs that provide enriched student-athlete academic support. The Academic Learning Specialist will help execute an academic learning program that emphasizes early identification of academic concerns, builds confidentiality safeguards, makes appropriate referrals, develops needed academic support programs and monitors student-athlete progress.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

1. Develops and implements programs and services designed to meet the needs of academically at-risk student-athletes.

2. Design educational plans for identified student-athletes to assigned student-athletes with identified learning disabilities and/or learning needs.

3. Collaborate with academic entities in addressing specific learning needs and identified interventions.

4. Provide intensive, essential learning strategies for under prepared student-athletes in a highly competitive academic setting by providing proactive, early, sustained, individualized support to enhance student success.

5. Utilize teaching skills and knowledge of student personal and cognitive development to design and implement a learning support system.

6. Monitor student-athlete academic progress.

7. Identifies student-athletes individual needs. Develops and delivers support programs and services.

8. Develops and teaches decision making, time management, organizational, and study skills.

9. Compile and maintain confidential records and other documentation.

10. Serve as a liaison between the Academic Affairs for Athletics staff, faculty, ODAS, and coaches to enhance the academic success of student-athletes.

11. Oversee individual student assessment programs including APTUS and psychoeducational evaluations.

12. Train Academic Affairs for Athletics coordinators, tutors, and mentors in learning strategies for identified population. 

Qualifications, Credentials, and Competencies

A bachelor's degree, knowledge of a wide range of learning strategies and study skills, ability to teach leaning and study skills necessary for academic success at the collegiate level, and awareness and sensitivity to the academic, athletic, and social pressures faced by student-athletes at the collegiate level required. A Master’s Degree in Higher Education, Counseling, or a related field, experience working with student-athletes at the NCAA DI level prefer

Target Hire Date

2025-07-15

Time Type

Full time

Location

Lynchburg - In Office

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