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Western Kentucky University Specialist, The Learning Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Location: Bowling Green, KY Category: Staff Posted On: Tue Jun 18 2024 Job Description:
The Advising and Career Development Center (ACDC) at Western Kentucky University is seeking applicants for the position of Specialist, The Learning Center. The ACDC coordinates academic advising and retention activities for undergraduate students and academic departments across campus. The Learning Center (TLC) operates within the ACDC and provides academic support services. The position reports to the Assistant Director for Retention Programs.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The following duties are customary for this position, but are not to be construed as all-inclusive. Duties may be added, deleted, and assigned based on management discretion and institutional needs.
Oversee student employees for TLC (Peer Tutors and PASS Leaders), to include recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating, scheduling, supervising, approving payroll, and tracking student employment data
Maintain, train, and facilitate activities for TutorTrac (tutoring appointment software)
Maintain websites for TLC and TutorTrac
Compile and evaluate data within InfoView and TutorTrac
Promote and communicate with students, faculty, and staff about TLC services and resources
Assist with promotion of services offered by the ACDC
Work with students, faculty, and staff to improve tutoring and supplemental instruction and to create new academic support services to meet student needs
Communicate with faculty to coordinate and facilitate workshops as requested
Maintain TLC's College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) certification
Maintain and update an annual report describing services provided by TLC
Responsible for opening and securing ACDC and TLC office spaces
Maintain TLC study and tutoring spaces
Occasional evening and weekend hours
Abilities Considered Essential for Success:
Able to prioritize multiple projects and work in an environment with irregular workloads, interruptions, and variable hours
Able to work in a professional and collegial manner with faculty, staff, and students in the best interest of the college and the people it serves
Able to understand and maintain sensitivity to diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of students served by WKU, ACDC, and TLC
Job Requirements:
Bachelor's degree
Prior experience with student support
Additional Information:
Salary: $35,568
Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.
Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.
Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, should notify the office of Institutional Equity. To request an accommodation, report a complaint, or ask questions regarding WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy (#0.2040), please contact Ms. Ena Demir, Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator via email at ena.demir@wku.edu or by phone at (270) 745-6867. Ms. Demir is also responsible for coordinating the University's response to complaints related to sex and gender harassment. Additional information regarding Title IX is accessible via WKU's https://www.wku.edu/titleix/ website.
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