Resident Clinical Faculty

Job Summary

Serves as liaison between the district and university. As a liaison the RCF coordinates supervises and assesses UNF pre-professionals assigned to partnership schools. Support educators who serve as teacher mentors of pre-professionals. Assist with implementing school improvement initiatives (i.e. professional learning) and supporting beginning teachers. Engage and disseminate research initiatives with UNF/DCPS. The position is a one-year term that is renewable up to three consecutive one-year term limits. Both parties must agree to the one-year renewal of each RCF on an annual basis.

Essential Functions

1. Supervises and assesses pre-professional teacher (pre-interns interns).
2. Coaches beginning teachers and interns in the areas such as Classroom Organization and Management Lesson Planning Instructional Strategies and Standards-Based Instruction and provide support for General Knowledge and subject area exams.
3. Teaches/co-teaches methods and field based UNF courses as needed as befit of their expertise and credentials
4. Plans and facilitates professional development seminars and weekly meetings for interns and DCPS teachers.
5. Works collaboratively with UNF faculty PDS administration mentor teachers and other school-based educators on school improvement professional development and research initiatives.
6. Coordinates placement of pre-professional teachers (course-based pre-interns interns).
7. Attends and actively participates in professional learning.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Masters degree in Education (minimum of 18 hours in Curriculum and Instruction) from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Five (5) years recent teaching with experience in urban/Title I schools (recommend three (3) years in DCPS); mentoring/coaching pre-professional teachers (pre-interns interns and/or beginning teachers); teacher-leadership (i.e. committee department/grade level chair shared-governance school improvement); curriculum planning articulation instruction model lessons training feedback follow-up and coaching.

Certifications & Licenses: Florida Department of Education Certification required.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge of adult learning theory
Strong oral written and interpersonal communication skills
Strong word processing spreadsheet and presentation software skills
Strong training development and delivery skills
Strong adult learning coaching skills
Strong leadership skills
Strong creative problem solving skills
Strong time management skills
Strong organizational skills
Ability and desire to work with university school and district-based professionals
Ability to utilize technology for reporting and tracking a range of information and data
Ability to organize develop and facilitate effective in-service training and professional growth activities
Ability to develop content knowledge
Ability to implement continuous improvement processes