Student Service Specialists Sample Clauses

Student Service Specialists. These are technicians who are employed by instructional and service Departments and whose primary assignments are to: i) organize and administer training and employment related field placements for students in situations where status or specialized disciplinary knowledge is essential for the success of the placement program; or ii) implement programs and advise students in specialized ways that can affect the ability of students to complete programs successfully; or iii) serve as an Elder; or iv) serve as a simultaneous Interpreter for the Deaf. A person serving as a simultaneous Interpreter for the Deaf who has successfully completed a two year Diploma Program from a recognized educational institution or equivalent shall be a member of the VIUFA bargaining unit. Student service specialists may be distinguished from Professors/Instructors who might do some of these duties as a minor part of their responsibilities and from support staff who perform similar tasks but do not require status or specialized disciplinary knowledge to do the job effectively.