Education Field Placement Specialist (Part-Time)

Community College of Philadelphia; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Presencial; USD 28.000 - 39.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Community College of Philadelphia invites applications for an Education Field Placement Coordinator. This part-time role (up to 25 hours/week) focuses on developing and maintaining high-quality educational observation and field placements for students in the education program.

The role responsibilities include coordinating site visits, establishing review criteria, conducting annual placement reviews, and ensuring student clearances and scheduling compliance, while collaborating with faculty and

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Education.
• Any degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Three (3) years of experience in an educational setting required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel required.
• Excellent organizational skills required.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work well independently required.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion in a diverse academic environment required.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct site visits to identify and recommend quality education placements in accordance with NAEYC and state accreditation criteria.
• Create placement site quality review criteria and rubrics in collaboration with the Education Program Coordinator.
• Conduct annual on-site placement reviews and produce site review reports.
• Communicate with enrolled students prior to each semester to assign placements and provide schedule details.
• Develop systems to collect, analyze, and report feedback on placement quality from faculty, students, and site supervisors.
• Verify student clearances and stay current on PA clearance regulations and processes.
• Maintain up-to-date database of placement sites and student placement records.
• Provide placement information to the Education Program Coordinator and faculty at the start of each semester.
• Meet regularly with the Education Program Coordinator, Department Chair, and faculty to discuss progress and issues; review placement processes and correspondence.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Excellent communication

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Organizational skills

Independent work

Diversity & inclusion sensitivity

Initiative

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

Education degree preferred

Descripción del empleo

The Education Field Placement Coordinator establishes and maintains quality educational observation and field placements for students within the College’s education program. This position develops and implements an effective and efficient system for quality placement, and serves as the liaison among the students, faculty and external educational institutions. This is a part-time position with scheduled work hours not to exceed 25 hours per week.

• Conduct site visits to identify and recommend quality education placements in accordance with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and State program accreditation criteria.
• Create, in collaboration with the Education Program Coordinator, placement site quality review criteria and rubric.
• Conduct annual on-site placement reviews and produce site review reports.
• Communicate with enrolled students prior to the start of each semester to make placement assignments and provide notification of placement time and schedule requirements.
• Develop and implement a system to collect, analyze, and report faculty, student, and site supervisor feedback on placement quality.
• Verify that students have required clearances; staying current on PA clearance regulations and application process.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date database of quality placement sites and student placement records.
• Provide the Education Program Coordinator and education faculty with necessary student placement information at the beginning of each semester.
• Meet with the Education Program Coordinator regularly, and the Department Chair and program faculty as needed, to discuss progress, program initiatives and issues; including the review of placement processes, forms, reports and letters.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Education. Any and all degree(s) must be from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience working in an educational setting required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel required.
• Excellent organizational skills required.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work well independently required.
• Ability to maintain sensitivity, understanding and respect for a diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural, ideological, and ethnic backgrounds required.

• Previous work experience in higher education preferred.