Learning Support Specialist I

Texas A&M•Laredo, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Learning Support Specialist I, under general supervision, attends and assists teaching assigned courses and provides supplemental instruction. This position applies demonstrated academic best practices for assisting students with specific subjects and assignments, including writing research papers, giving presentations, developing study habits, managing test anxieties, and organizing class notes. The role involves communicating closely with faculty and tutors on student issues and academic matters, identifying and conducting targeted intervention for at-risk students, and maintaining confidential records. Additionally, this role teaches college-ready and developmental Math and English courses, maintains and tracks student progress in non-credit classes, instructs students who are at-risk, referred for Early Alert, and on probation, organizes and instructs in Bridge programs, and conducts workshops to support learning skills and studying strategies. The position also involves collecting data and analyzing the effectiveness of instructions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in applicable field.
One year of related experience in specialized content area.
Word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
Multitask and work cooperatively with others.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent customer service skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Must be able to work on weekends and maintain flexible work schedule.
Position requires on campus, face-to-face interactions.
Position requires maintaining a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in the related field of support.
Experience in tutoring, teaching, working with college students.
Experience working with at-risk adults.
Experience working with freshmen through senior year.
Experience in clinical practices for related majors.
Instructional best practices and assessment of learning outcomes.
Prior experience in data collection and analysis.
Familiar with Texas Success Initiative.
Work with first-time freshmen.
Work with at-risk college students.
Provide strong communication skills with faculty and staff.

Responsibilities

Apply demonstrated academic best practices for assisting students with specific subjects and assignments, including writing research papers, giving presentations, developing study habits, managing test anxieties, and organizing class notes.
Communicate closely with faculty and tutors on student issues and academic matters.
Identify and conduct targeted intervention for at-risk students.
Collect, track, and monitor data on student progress for the deans.
Maintain confidential records.
Teaches college-ready and developmental Math (College Algebra, Business Math I, Math for Liberal Arts, and Introduction to Statistics) and English (English Composition I) courses.
Maintains and tracks student progress in non-credit classes.
Instruct students who are at-risk, referred for Early Alert, and on probation.
Organize and instruct in the Bridge programs.
Conduct workshops to support learning skills and studying strategies.
Collect data and analyze the effectiveness of instructions.