Disabled Student Program & Services; DSP&S Learning Disabilities Specialist; Part-Time Faculty

Posting Number: 5964

Title:

Disabled Student Program & Services (DSP& S) Learning Disabilities Specialist (Part‑Time Faculty Pool)
Campus:
Fresno City College

Location:

Fresno City College

Start Date:

TBD

At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate an understanding of the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity‑minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners.

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race‑consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments;
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity‑related initiatives across internal and external communities.

• Administer Learning Disability (LD) assessments including WAIS‑IV, WJ‑III & IV, and WRAT‑4 batteries to determine student eligibility;
• Evaluate verification of disability documentation, identify functional limitations and arrange for appropriate and reasonable accommodations;
• Facilitate accommodations such as note taking, adapted equipment, testing accommodations, etc.;
• Maintain confidential records; accurately record and complete data entry of information needed to complete mandated reports and service records;
• Develop curriculum and instruct educational assistance classes with a focus/emphasis for students with learning disabilities;
• Participate and assist with in‑service training for faculty, staff, and community;
• Other duties as assigned.

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity‑minded practices.

• Master’s degree in learning disabilities, special education, education, psychology, speech‑language pathology, communication disorders, educational or school psychology, counseling or rehabilitation counseling;
• 15 semester units of upper‑division graduate study in the area of learning disabilities, to include adult cognitive and achievement assessment or the equivalent;
• A valid California Community College Credential;
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion shape participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high‑quality instruction and support to students;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff;
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals;
• Experience conducting Learning Disability (LD) Testing/Assessment to determine DSP&S program eligibility;
• Eligibility for completion of the California Community College Chancellor’s Office Learning Disabilities Eligibility and Services Model Training;
• Experience with entry of assessment data into the Chancellor’s Office CARS‑W…