PT - Learning Specialist

The Comprehensive Assistance Program (CAP) at Iona University is an optional, fee-based program that offers comprehensive support and services for students with diagnosed learning disabilities, AD/HD, traumatic brain injuries or are on the autism spectrum.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage, mentor and support students in their academic and personal goals
• Help students to develop compensatory learning and study skills and to problem solve
• Teach organizational strategies, study strategies, time management, test-taking skills and critical reasoning, reading and writing skills
• Work collaboratively with the team to support students
• Conduct individual outreach to students as needed
• Participate in occasional meetings with students and their Instructors to clarify assignments or other course related matters
• Maintain an electronic summary of all work done with students
• Participate in weekly staff meetings
• Participate in professional development workshops and training
• Maintain a working knowledge of learning strategies, attend trainings on topics pertaining to academic coaching/mentoring and engage in best practice
• Participate in all aspects of the Summer Transition Program 
• Attend the University events associated with recruitment for the program

Job Requirements

• Master’s Degree or higher in Psychology, Counseling or similar field
• Experience teaching students with disabilities in High School or at the Post-Secondary Level
• Must be able to take the initiative to assist students with problem solving and helping students to communicate with their Instructors.
• Must be willing to work with a structured team and be flexible
• Experience tutoring or coaching students with disabilities a plus

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025, Iona has been named one of the nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and others. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country, while Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on investment. Iona’s LaPenta School of Business, meanwhile, is also accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.