About The Position

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

Requirements

  • All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices
  • 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
  • The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency)
  • All candidates must have demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Nice To Haves

  • 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.
  • Providing DSP &S counseling to include Disability, Academic, Vocational and Academic Counseling at a Community College Level
  • Knowledge, assessment and interpretation experience using the WAIS -IV and WJ- III Cognitive and Achievement batteries
  • Knowledge and application of instruction for learning disabled adults in the following areas: reading, spelling, written language skills and strategies for learning
  • Knowledge of implications of behaviors elicited by a specific learning disability
  • Ability to use a broad range of technology pertaining to data collection and analysis for student success
  • Ability to work closely with faculty in academic divisions and engage in collegial dialogue on issues of student success
  • Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals
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