Teacher Education Placement Coordinator
Teacher Education Placement Coordinator
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Job Description
VSCUnited Professionals (PAT/SUP) Grade 12
PartTime
BASIC FUNCTION
The VTSU Teacher Education Placement Coordinator serves as the liaison between schools cooperating teachers and students. The Placement coordinator finds placements for practicum students and student teachers and processes and maintains documentation about placements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as liaison with school administrators cooperating teachers and students to confirm practicum and student teaching experiences.
- Establish studentfacing and schoolfacing protocols for completing background checks and confirm placements.
- Update and maintain spreadsheets with updates on student placements.
- Update and maintain documentation for licensure files.
- Maintain a spreadsheet with contact and other information about our history working with schools principals and cooperating teachers.
- Develop and maintain a placement coordination handbook of procedures and policies.
- Communicate reliably and regularly with students other Placement Coordinator Licensure Office Manager Licensure Officer and Program Directors about placement coordination.
- Troubleshoot with students schools and faculty when unexpected changes emerge.
- Join weekly biweekly and monthly meetings with the VTSU Teacher Education team
- Attend Teacher Education Workshops in order to get to know students and make sure information shared is consistent.
- Conduct makeup Teacher Education Workshops for students unable to attend the largegroup meetings.
- Visit 23 classes per semester to touch base with students about their placements.
- Communicate expectations with schools and Cooperating Teachers.
- Review and analyze Cooperating Teacher survey data and report significant findings to the licensure officer each semester to share with the VTSU Teacher Education team.
- Create and distribute certificates of participation to Cooperating Teachers
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Direct supervision received from Licensure Office Manager.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors Degree
- Work experience in K12 public schools
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters Degree
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES
Knowledge:
- Solid understanding of the K12 educational system.
Skills:
- Strong communication
- Strong organizational skills
- Selfdirected
- Expertise working with digital spreadsheets
Abilities:
- Manage many tasks simultaneously in an organized and efficient manner.
Location: This position primarily supports student on the Castleton campus. Position can be carried out remotely but candidate must be available to attend on campus meetings/events when necessary.
This general outline illustrates the type of work which characterizes the job classification. It is not an allencompassing statement of the specific duties responsibilities and qualifications of individual positions assigned to the classification.
We encourage applicants with a demonstrated interest in building and supporting an inclusive equitable and diverse community at VSC.
Vermont State University is a part of the Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS). VSCS values individual differences that can be engaged in the service of learning. Diverse experiences from people of varied backgrounds inform and enrich our community. VSCS strongly encourages applications from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations. VSCS is an equal opportunity employer in compliance with ADA requirements and will make reasonable accommodations for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant. Please contact our HR office for assistance with accommodations at.
NOTE: This job could be subject to a criminal background check. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon the satisfactory results of this check.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
