The Learning Specialist will work with colleagues in Student Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS) to meet the academic support needs of student-athletes. Specifically, the Learning Specialist will work in conjunction with the Assistant Director of LAP to design and implement academic coaching and support services for student-athletes with disabilities and other learning differences. In this capacity, the Learning Specialist for student-athletes must be professionally qualified to do the following: • Identify learning needs of student-athletes with Education-Impacting Disabilities or student-athletes who are academically at-risk; • Provide individualized instruction in research-based learning strategies and other successful intervention strategies to help students gain the academic skills necessary to be successful at Virginia Tech; • Develop and implement academic support plans for student-athletes; • Assist student-athletes with time management and organizational skills relevant to academic performance; • Oversee the onboarding, continuing education, and evaluation of the Assistant Learning Specialist position (LAP Intern Program); • Serve as a resource to the advising and tutoring staff on relevant learning strategies; • Work with the Assistant Director of the Learning Assistance Program to facilitate the screening process for Education-Impacting Disabilities; • Instruct student-athletes with disabilities on the use of a variety of assistive technologies (text-to-speech, speech-to-text, etc.); • Participate in the ongoing evaluation of the Learning Assistance Program for student- athletes; • Maintain confidential records and other documentation in accordance with ADA, FERPA, and HIPAA; • Stay abreast of and assure adherence to NCAA, ACC, and University rules and regulations as it relates to this position; • Must be able to work some nights and weekends.

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