Academic Learning Specialist

A bachelor’s degree
Knowledge of a wide range of learning strategies and study skills
Ability to teach learning and study skills necessary for academic success at the collegiate level
Awareness and sensitivity to the academic, athletic, and social pressures faced by student-athletes at the collegiate level

Develops and implements programs and services designed to meet the needs of academically at-risk student-athletes
Design educational plans for identified student-athletes with identified learning disabilities and/or learning needs
Collaborate with academic entities in addressing specific learning needs and identified interventions
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
Utilize teaching skills and knowledge of student personal and cognitive development to design and implement a learning support system
Monitor student-athlete academic progress
Identifies student-athletes individual needs. Develops and delivers support programs and services
Develops and teaches decision making, time management, organizational, and study skills
Compile and maintain confidential records and other documentation
Serve as a liaison between the Academic Affairs for Athletics staff, faculty, ODAS, and coaches to enhance the academic success of student-athletes
Oversee individual student assessment programs including APTUS and psychoeducational evaluations
Train Academic Affairs for Athletics coordinators, tutors, and mentors in learning strategies for identified population