Education Specialist

Requisition ID	req36363
Working Title	Education Specialist
Position Grade	11
Position Summary	The University of New Mexico Valencia Campus is seeking an Education Specialist. The Education Specialist will have direct oversight of the Pasos Resource Center to include the STEM Tutoring and all college-level UNM Valencia Campus peer tutors including hiring, training, scheduling, performance evaluations, tutoring data collection, analysis, and reporting. The Education Specialist will become proficient via tracking system, student retention, scheduling, and reporting system. In collaboration with the Writing Center Director, this position creates and provides relevant training for student tutors, front desk receptionists, and peer mentors that is accessible, practical, relationship-centered, equity focused, data-informed, sustainable, with an emphasis on instructional design; providing training to faculty on how to evaluate tutoring needs and best serve the student population. The Education Specialist will collaborate with the Director of the Writing Center in training STEM and Writing tutors. This individual must possess strong interpersonal skills to manage and facilitate program activities including monitoring of the program budget. This individual will interact collaboratively with faculty to recruit qualified peer tutors and in providing individual, group, and embedded tutoring services specific to the academic needs of the UNM Valencia Campus. Duties will include the development of curricula, relevant presentations and materials workshops, and other academic and tutoring training services including a focus on assisting students with learning challenges. Located about 30 miles south of Albuquerque in rural Valencia county, the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus is a two-year branch campus of the University of New Mexico which functions as a community college in the region and is designated a Hispanic Serving Institution. With an emphasis on teaching excellence, Valencia Campus offers academic transfer programs, technical vocational programs, Adult Basic Education, and Dual Credit High School/College courses to Valencia and Socorro Counties. The faculty and staff serve a student body of approximately 2,000 credit students per semester. See the Position Description for additional information.
Conditions of Employment	Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.
Minimum Qualifications	Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Preferred Qualifications	Preferred Qualifications More than three years experience with direct supervision of peer tutors and the coordination and support of peer tutoring services More than three years experience in the development of relevant relationship-centered training for student tutors and peer mentors that is accessible and sustainable, with an emphasis on instructional design STEM background Demonstrated relationship base collaboration with faculty, staff, and students More than three years demonstrated relationship based collaboration with faculty, staff, and students
Additional Requirements
Campus	Valencia
Department	Valencia Branch
Employment Type	Staff
Staff Type	Regular - Full-Time
Term End Date
Status	Exempt
Pay	Monthly: $3,802.93 - $5,000.00
Benefits Eligible	This is a benefits eligible position. The University of New Mexico provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for a more information.
ERB Statement	As a condition of employment, eligible employees working greater than .25 FTE as determined by the New Mexico Education Retirement Act must make mandatory retirement contributions. For more information, review the Benefits Eligibility at a Glance grid.
Background Check Required	Yes
For Best Consideration Date	5/4/2026
Eligible for Remote Work	No
Eligible for Remote Work Statement	This is an on-campus position.
Application Instructions	Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references (name/numbers) with at least one of those being supervisory.
*Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular* or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.** The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.