Learning Resource Specialist

• Maintains and supports a comprehensive tutoring and tutor training program.
• Provide effective academic coaching for students seeking educational support.
• Identify and implement new methods and materials for use in learning assistance programs.
• Act as a liaison to faculty, student services personnel, students, and the community.
• Maintain a supportive learning environment in the Center for Academic Success at multiple service locations and online.
• Supervise interns and student staff.
• Develop and facilitate appropriate workshops for students and staff.
• Assist in the recruitment of student employees and interns.

Representative Duties

The responsibilities of the Learning Resource Specialist (LRS) include, but are not limited to the following:

A. Job Specific

• Teach courses offered in the program, meeting “teacher of record” requirements as necessary.
• Maintain and update a tracking system for students using the Center for Academic Success services.
• Provide effective learning assistance for students seeking tutorial help.
• Maintain existing learning resource materials, identify new materials (including software), and make them available to faculty, tutors and students.
• Assist in the hiring and supervision of instructional aides, student assistants, SI leaders, and tutors at all Butte College locations.
• Facilitate and supervise test proctoring.
• Schedule and staff appropriate workshops for students and staff in conjunction with appropriate Chairs.
• Provide assistance to the coordinator as assigned.
• Provide information on general and specific CAS services and activities to students, faculty and community on a regular basis.
• Assume other reasonably related duties as negotiated.

• Maintain currency and update academic, professional, and/or technical knowledge

• Maintain a supportive learning environment in the Center for Academic Success both on and off campus.
• Maintain and support a comprehensive tutor training program, including the possible teaching of tutor training courses.
• Implement and support a comprehensive tutoring program.
• Implement and support a Supplemental Instruction Program.
• Promote the Center and provide outreach to faculty and students.
• Serve as a liaison to faculty in various disciplines to ensure appropriate services are available.
• Serve as a liaison to student service personnel to ensure collaboration is maximized.
• Assist in institutional research, including measuring success of Center efforts.
• Staff and/or provide for orientation sessions/tours.
• Assist in creation and dissemination of employee development resources and promotional materials.
• Develop and assess student learning outcomes.

• Serve on College committees.
• Serve on College committees and project teams.
• Serve as a sponsor to student clubs and organizations.
• Participate in faculty/college governance.
• Participate on special project teams or ad hoc committees.

Qualifications/Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• The minimum qualifications to teach any master's level discipline in which learning assistance is provided at the college where the instructor is employed; OR
• Master's Degree in education, educational psychology, or instructional psychology, or other master's degree with emphasis in adult learning theory; OR
• (Applicants wishing to be considered for employment under District equivalency standards must submit a detailed statement explaining how you possess the equivalent to the minimum qualifications discussed above.)

DIVERSITY AND EQUITY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds that characterize community college students in a manner specific to the position.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• One year of experience in a leadership position in a related field.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and current practices in technology.
• Evidence of superior communication skills.
• Active involvement in learning center research and practices.
• Ability to effectively support diverse student populations.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining consistency of services.
• Evidence of digital literacy in instruction and communication.

Supplemental Information

• Teaching or training practices and/or life experiences that have enabled or would enable you to more effectively engage with and support success for diverse populations.
• How you have engaged in on-going self-reflection to ensure equity in the workplace and/or classroom. Please include examples of workshops, trainings, and/or life experiences.

• Degree in progress: In order to qualify under this process you must be currently working toward the degree requirement. In order to complete your application, you are required to submit (1) current transcripts and (2) a letter from your Advisor confirming your academic standing in the program and forecasted completion date. The completion date must be no later than June 30, 2026.
• Foreign Transcripts: Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation. Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for a list of agencies providing this service.
• All offers of employment are contingent upon the submission of official transcripts showing completion of the degree.

• Education Code § 87408.6 states that no person shall be initially employed by a community college district in an academic or classified position unless the person has submitted to an examination within the past sixty (60) days to determine that he or she is free of active tuberculosis.
• As a condition of employment, the District requires that you provide fingerprints prior to beginning work. You may be fingerprinted at Butte College Human Resources by appointment, or you may be fingerprinted at another agency. Should you be fingerprinted at another agency, the rolling fee charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the fingerprint report is the employee's responsibility at the time of printing.

Butte Glenn Community College District (BGCCD) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Butte Glenn Community College District is committed to creating a diverse workforce focused on equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all faculty, staff, administrators, managers, and students. The District is dedicated to building an environment that supports our diverse student populations providing opportunities to mentor, encourage, and prepare our students to be successful in the world and expose them to global perspectives. Our District community of professionals is devoted to enriching our students' lives by bringing to light a variety of ways to engage and discover their individual and collective paths through education.

BGCCD is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunities and are not subject to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color, language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics.

The District reserves the right to modify, rescind or re-advertise this announcement without notification or to delay indefinitely the employment of a person for the position.