Student Teacher Supervisor

NU USA Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 9,100 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeastern University seeks a University Supervisor to observe and document teacher candidates, ensuring alignment with Massachusetts standards. This role supports candidate practice in collaboration with the cooperating teacher and field placement team.

Responsibilities include coordinating triad meetings, providing timely feedback, and ensuring all practicum documentation is completed. A master’s in education and five years of teaching or admin experience are required, with urban/underserved

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education is required.
• Minimum five years teaching and/or administrative experience.
• Experience in urban and underserved schools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Observe and document candidate performance against state standards.
• Coordinate meetings with the clinical triad (student teacher, cooperating teacher, supervisor).
• Provide timely verbal and written feedback to candidates.
• Complete and submit required practicum paperwork and evaluations.
• Collaborate with school site to align university curriculum with school philosophy.
• Monitor candidate progress and provide support as needed.
• Maintain communication with the Director of Field Placements.
• Identify areas of concern and address them promptly.
• Attend orientations and scheduled meetings.

Skills

Supervisory knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in education

Job description

About the Opportunity

About Northeastern: Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus. Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research. Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:

The University Supervisor observes and documents the teacher candidate’s demonstration of professional competencies relative to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Professional Standards for Teachers and also serves as an advocate and additional resource for the student and school. Working closely with the cooperating teacher, the University Supervisor supports the teacher candidate’s developing practice.

Responsibilities:

• Be familiar with the policies, expectations, evaluations, and administrative tasks of the student teaching experience
• Schedule, facilitate & participate in the required number of meetings with the clinical triad (student teacher, cooperating teacher, and supervisor)
• Provide verbal and written feedback in a timely manner
• Complete and submit all necessary paperwork, assessments, and practicum evaluations
• Work closely with classroom site and teacher to integrate or reconcile University curriculum and school philosophy
• Monitor teacher candidates’ progress & provide support
• Communicate regularly with the Director of Field Placements
• Identify areas of concern
• Attend orientations and other scheduled meetings

Qualifications:

• Demonstrates related supervisory knowledge of both the subject matter and the methodology of teaching
• Master’s degree in education
• Minimum five years teaching &/or administrative experience
• Experience in urban & underserved schools preferred

Position Type Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay Range:

$900 per student

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—including 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto, and Vancouver. Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.