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Posting Number: S220139P
Working Title: Director of the Office of Field
Experience
Employee Class: Civil Service
Department: Office of the Dean of
Education
Full-time/ Part-time: Full-time
Specialization
Demonstrated professional
experience working with the Illinois State Board of Education policies and requirements for teacher education.
Hours Per
Week: 40+
Standard Work Week
Monday-Friday and some evenings and weekends
Job
Summary
Leads and coordinates all work associated with clinical placements, internships, student teaching and school
partnerships.
Job Description
1. Communicates with candidates/students, university supervisors, cooperative
teachers and faculty associated with field experience policies and procedures
2. Secures field sites and monitors placements of
candidates/students for all clinical experiences required by the Illinois State Board of Education as well as field experience associated
with coursework
3. Places candidates in clinical sites
4. Ensures that all candidates comply with pre-clinical/clinical
requirements (including tuberculosis screening, background checks, and any other requirements)
5. Ensure that candidates are placed
in diverse settings and maintain a database of placements for each student
6. Tracks and evaluates candidates’ progress at clinical
sites and reports on clock hours that candidates complete at field sites each semester
7. Act as liaison between COE faculty/students
and staff at placement sites on matters pertaining to curriculum, conflict resolution, and dispositions, etc.
8. Collects and submits
documentation to validate field experiences in clinical settings
9. Visits school sites to establish, maintain and develop mutually
beneficial and innovative partnerships with P-12 schools and that are aligned with compliance requirements
10. Develops and conducts
orientation and training for university supervisors, student teachers, and cooperating teachers
11. Recruit, develop, supervise, and
evaluate university supervisors
12. Collaborate with edTPA Coordinator
13. Develop and maintain handbooks, policy manuals,
memoranda of understanding, partnership agreements, and other documents related to field experience
14. Communicate and collaborate
with compliance officer
15. Collect, preserve, and analyze data for accreditation and state reports
16. Organizes data for
meaningful analysis
17. Manage correspondence for the Office of Field Experience
18. Assists in preparation, publishing, and
dissemination of the Student Teacher Handbook
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in
Education
Minimum 1 year demonstrated professional experience working with the Illinois State Board of Education policies and
requirements for teacher education
Demonstrated experience in establishing partnerships with external organizations
*Note:
Master’s Degree in an area consistent with the duties of the position may be substituted for one (1 year) of work
experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Education
3 or more years demonstrated
experience in similar professional role
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1. Knowledge of principles and
methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training
effects.
2. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource
allocation, human resources
modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and
coordination of people and resources.
3. Skill in analyzing information and
evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
4. Skill in scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as
the work of others.
5. Skill in oral and written communication.
6. Ability to adjust actions in relation to others’ actions.
7.
Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and
sentences.
8. Ability to apply general
rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
9. Ability to develop specific goals, plans to prioritize, organize, and
accomplish tasks.
10. Ability to work effectively with staff, the public, and outside constituency groups.
11. Ability to effectively
plan, delegate, and supervise the work of others.
12. Ability to utilize various computer software packages, such as accounting software,
query, etc.
13. Ability to work independently and exercise judgment in order to be able to analyze and investigate a variety of questions
or problems.
14. Ability to analyze and develop guidelines, procedures, and systems.
Physical Requirement/
Demands
- Office setting: sitting/standing/lifting up to 20 lbs.
- Ability to walk around campus
occasionally
Work Environment
Office/classroom environment, indoors.
