Lesley University Looking for Student Teacher Field Supervisor at Cambridge, MA Full Time

Job Number: JR100560

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Job Description

Job Opportunity

Lesley University seeks a Student Teacher Field
Supervisor. The Student Teacher Field Supervisor observes the student teacher in his/her placement. Supervisors are the liaisons between the
University and the school. They familiarize the SP with the CAP and rubric and explain expectations and requirements for teacher candidates.
They observe the teacher candidate three times, provide constructive feedback to the student, and conduct three-way conferences with the
teacher candidate and the supervising practitioner. Along with the supervising practitioner, they assess the teacher candidate’s performance
based on the Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers and the Seven Essential Elements.

• Provide candidates with consistent
  guidance, support and high-quality feedback during field based experiences that improves their practice.
• Use CAP as outlined in
  these guidelines to assess and document evidence of candidate readiness for the licensure role.
• Coordinate the CAP process in
  collaboration with the Supervising Practitioner and candidate; stay on top of timelines, facilitate meetings; calibrate with the Supervising
  Practitioner; submit all forms.
• Actively collect evidence during observations, synthesize and analyze the evidence to provide
  focused feedback to the candidate about their performance.
• Conduct at least two observations of the candidate; review information
  from all observations; support the Supervising Practitioner in conducting observations.
• Submit data on candidate performance on
  CAP.
• Conduct 3 observations, 4 meetings and participation in two information sessions.

Qualities and
Capabilities

The successful candidate will have:

• Master’s degree in education or related field
• K-12 teaching
  experience
• Background in supervising and mentoring pre-service educators

Why Lesley

Located
in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts
of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory
is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000 alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities.

Lesley is
committed to the ongoing pursuit of strategic diversity initiatives that help to position diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental to
institutional and academic excellence at Lesley. In doing so, Lesley strives for a campus culture and community that fosters a true sense of
belonging for all, provides opportunity for everyone to participate equally and fully in the Lesley experience, and helps to develop each
individual’s capacity to confidently and competently engage within and across difference. Given an evolving national context and the rapid
change in the demographic profile of our country, the University has made a significant commitment to addressing and enhancing its campus
climate and diversity capabilities as an institution.

Expressing Interest

A letter of interest,
CV/resume, and a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching, professional
activity, and/or service must be included for full consideration.

At Lesley University we strive for a supportive and equitable
environment where people — regardless of race, physical ability, age, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other
protected personal identities — can participate equally and fully as their true selves in all aspects of university life. We are committed
to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the fabric of our institution.