Career Readiness Placement Specialist

Employment Status: Staff

Description of Key Responsibility:

Maintain the administrative, academic, service, and scholarship aspects consistent with the mission and philosophy of the academic program.

Collaborate with the program directors in coordinating and implementing all aspects of the student site placement.

Maintain databases, including student files, site placement documents and other appropriate clinical/student teacher information.

Attend and take minutes at program/department meetings.

Provide students with information on how to find/suggest a career readiness preceptor, and the requirements that need to be fulfilled before starting the placement.

Serve as a liaison between the students and potential placement sites or preceptors, which may involve contacting and following up with potential preceptors or clinical sites.

Serve as liaison between grant-funded faculty and personnel in other offices on campus that support grant activities.

Track the progress of students throughout the placement process, ensuring that all requirements are met, and that students have the required documentation, forms, and agreements in place.

Troubleshoot issues that may arise during the placement process, including issues related to scheduling, documentation, or communication between the student, preceptor, and clinical site.

Communicate program curriculum, philosophy, objectives, evaluative criteria, policies, procedures, clinical dates, and other pertinent information to stakeholders.

Assist leaders in implementing learning environments that demonstrate characteristics of an ethical and professional facility that incorporates the program or department’s core values.

Document and assess clinical/student teacher educational sites to determine efficacy.

Support faculty in data mining, analysis, organization, display, and summarizing data trends that will aid in the maintenance of licensure/accreditation and program improvements.

OTHER KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support the College’s mission, vision and values, and contribute to the advancement of the College’s Strategic Plan.

Demonstrate a strong commitment to continuous quality improvement.

Demonstrate civil and inclusive behavior when interacting with staff, faculty, students and visitors to the College. Promote a flexible, collaborative and inclusive work and living environment and engage in educational opportunities to increase awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion.

Education/Training:

Bachelor’s degree or higher, or equivalences through work experiences.

Experience:

Competitive candidates will have experience in complex academic or administrative environment.

Position Summary:

This part-time role is responsible for coordinating and managing educational placement processes and operational needs for assigned programs, in collaboration with the Office of Sponsored Programs and Center for Career and Professional Development with special focus on placement of student teachers in the Department of Education. The Career Readiness Placement Specialist ensures efficient processes for student screenings, site safety, program operations and administrative departmental needs are occurring in order to support the success of career related apprenticeships.

The Career Readiness Placement Specialist facilitates, supports, and monitors apprenticeship-learning activities, accreditation/licensure requirements, stipend/adjunct payments, and related activities for assigned programs in coordination with program directors, department chairs, and the Office of Sponsored Programs, when appropriate. These activities ensure that the execution and quality of student readiness experiences occur in compliance with program mission, vision, course goals and licensure standards.

Coordinate, implement, and manage outreach associated with partnership placements and processes.

Issue clinical/student teacher supervision and adjunct faculty contracts, as well as compliance documentation regarding part-time employment processes.

Cultivate partnerships for career readiness placements, alumni involvement, preceptor recruitment, and program/course efficacy.

Serve as a liaison for students; answering student questions regarding engagement with program policies and procedures, and clinical/student teaching placements ensure that the students receive appropriate and meaningful educational experiences.

Serve as a liaison between the career supervisors and preceptors, faculty, students and clinical/student teaching sites.

Assist faculty with the coordination of the clinical/student teacher education components of the curriculum.

Maintain apprenticeship site records, student evaluations, student profiles, contracts and affiliation agreements and other appropriate information in compliance with program and State standards.

Ensure department administrative operations are effective and processes meet licensure/accreditation requirements, including reporting requirements.

Support grant funded initiatives focused on career readiness.

Work with grant-funded faculty to purchase and process grant expenses, including but not limited to employee stipends, travel, hospitality, equipment procurement, materials and supplies, and fees for contractors/vendors.

Support grant-funded faculty with administrative responsibilities of grant projects like planning and managing logistics of meetings and workshops.

Support program directors in the coordination of data collection, analysis, preparation, and submission of reports.

Collaborate with faculty, administration, and licensure/accrediting bodies to assess, plan, edit and implement changes to the program as needed.

Monitor and report on program outcomes relevant to accreditation/licensure standards.

Work with the associated department to support self-study reports regarding apprenticeship learning efficacy and placement site sufficiency.