Learning Specialist

3 weeks ago

Philadelphia, United States Drexel University Full time

**Job no**: 503068

**Work type**: Full-Time

**Location**: University City - Philadelphia, PA

**Categories**: College of Medicine

**Job Summary**

This position is responsible for assisting the Director of Academic Support by providing direct support and creating learning support services and resources for all DUCOM students. Support is provided in the areas of adult learning, remediation, academic enhancement, time management, knowledge organization, and test-taking skills to help students become independent learners.

**Essential Functions**
- Provide individual supportive counseling to medical students. Develop expertise in working with at risk medical students.
- Create, deliver, and assess a robust program of small group discussions and workshops on a variety of study topics that address students’ needs, including but not limited to: the transition to medical school, time management, note-taking, study cycle, and motivation.
- Develop, implement, and provide oversight of hard copy and electronic resources such as study templates and resource lists to be available to students on campus and on Blackboard.
- Meet with students individually and in small groups to consult on learning strategies and study schedules.
- Assess students having academic difficulty and develop plans for intervention.
- Manage and monitor the tracking process of year 1st -3rd students who experience academic difficulty.
- Develop and implement enrichment and remedial programs to meet the needs of a diverse student population.
- Manage Step 1 and Step 2 workshops and the advising processes.
- Work with faculty to develop programs designed to assist students with academic difficulty.
- Assist with coordinating the pre-matriculation, high school programs and other special programs.
- Manage, advance and further develop the Academic Advising webpages to provide students with relevant, accurate, current and robust career advising information and resources.
- Maintain and update resources and content on an ongoing basis.
- Monitor and review relevant external websites, listservs, and communications to identify relevant updates, changes and/or new information, programs, resources, opportunities, etc.
- Define strategies to enhance presentation of resources and/or access to resources within the website.

**Required Qualifications**
- Master’s Degree in higher education, education, or psychology or Equivalent
- Two years’ experience working with adult students or in higher education.

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Experience facilitating small and large group workshops.
- Excellent judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, and equity.
- Familiarity with high-stakes objective testing and/or the medical school environment.
- Ability to identify students who need a referral to a psychiatrist or other health care professional.

**Physical Demands**
- Typically sitting at a desk/table
- Typically standing, walking Lifting demands
- 25lbs

**Location**

University City, Philadelphia, PA.

**Additional Information**

We encourage you to explore Drexel's Professional Staff salary structure and Compensation Guidelines & Policies for more details on our compensation framework.

You can also find valuable information about our benefits in the Benefits Brochure.

**Special Instructions to the Applicant**

**Advertised**: May 9 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: Jun 9 2024 Eastern Daylight Time

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