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Academic and Digital Learning Specialist

Elmcrest Children's Center • Syracuse, NY • 15h ago

Job Details

Level

Experienced

Job Location

Main Campus - Syracuse, NY

Secondary Job Location(s)

Undisclosed

Remote Type

N/A

Position Type

Undisclosed

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Salary Range

$27.60 - $30.75 Hourly

Travel Percentage

Undisclosed

Job Shift

Day/Evening

Job Category

Education

Description

Position Statement:

This 35-hour role aims to support academic activities, digital learning, and other scholarly pursuits outside of typical school events, thereby fostering the educational growth of our residents. The schedule is tailored to best accommodate residents' needs, with weekend hours expected.

Responsibilities:

Complete/provide standard educational plans for the delivery of academic-related lessons and digital learning activities. Provide individual and group instruction that is age-appropriate, motivating, engaging, and promotes academic development.

Work with and provide consultation to the Agency's educational, employment, recreation, and residential departments, forging positive and supportive relationships with staff members to improve residents' overall treatment experience and outcomes.

As the leading operator of the Literacy Center, the Academic and Digital Learning Specialist is responsible for maintaining a safe, professional, efficient, and organized environment. They must also acknowledge the center's shared stakeholder roles, including training, recreation, school, and board use. Educational activities will be prioritized among these stakeholders.

Meet regularly with the supervisor to discuss, reflect on, and solve issues related to the responsibilities as mentioned.

Adhere to and comply with all agency policies and procedures.

Other Duties as Assigned: Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, obligations, and activities are subject to change at any time, with or without notice.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Elmcrest's Core Values & Competencies :

Honesty : Act with integrity and behave in a manner consistent with our policies, Code of Conduct and any regulatory and ethical guidelines. Utilize practices and techniques professionals train to interact with children, families and co-workers appropriately.

Willingness to Learn: Open to new experiences and learning new skills and information that can improve professional development, progressive work environments and support the mission of Elmcrest.

Dedication to Purpose : Display the necessary passion and empathetic abilities to serve the Elmcrest mission. Committed to improving the lives of children and families.

Social Concern : Value human dignity and have respect for others. Actively seek out diverse approaches and points of view.

Self-Examination : Systemically observe, analyze, and utilize self-reflection to improve actions or results. Listen to constructive feedback and concerns and maintain positive relationships in the workplace.

Competencies :

Passion and patience for teaching, exceptional communication skills, solid classroom and behavior management skills, and the ability to lead and follow as a team member charged with our students' academic and digital learning development.

Required Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in education, instructional technology, and educational media

Proficiency with LMS platforms (e.g., Google Classroom, Canvas)

Knowledge of assistive technology and accessibility standards

Training in digital citizenship and cyber safety

Additional Eligibility Qualifications :

Educational Technology, Instructional Design, or Curriculum and Instruction with a Technology Focus

Essential Job Qualifications:

Ability to lift 50 pounds without assistance.

Able to provide crisis intervention, including physical restraints. Restraints may include resistive force, bending, squatting, kneeling, lying down, and holding youth to maintain safety.

Ability to sit, squat, crouch, and stand for elongated periods

Ability to lift arms overhead in upward reaching motion

Ability to walk up and down stairs several times daily.

TCI ONLY - Ability to provide crisis intervention, including physical restraints. Restraints may include resistive force, bending, squatting, kneeling, lying down, and holding youth to maintain safety .

Varying levels of travel as determined by departmental needs may be required with this position.

Equal Opportunity Statement : Elmcrest Children's Center prohibits discrimination of any kind based on race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodations : Elmcrest Children's Center will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to Elmcrest Children's Center. Contact Human Resources with any questions or requests for accommodation.

At Will Employment : Your employment with Elmcrest Children's Center is at will. This means your employment is for an indefinite period of time and it is subject to termination by you or Elmcrest Children's Center, with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this job description or in any other policy of Elmcrest Children's Center shall be interpreted to be in conflict with or to eliminate or modify in any way, the at-will employment status of Elmcrest Children's Center employees.

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