Field Placement, Internship, and Certification Coordinator

Messiah University • Mechanicsburg, PA

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About The Position

This position provides coordination of undergraduate and graduate student field placement/internship experiences in public and private schools for the Teacher Education Program and the Graduate Programs in Education and School Counseling. This includes cultivating relationships with educational agencies, securing placements for students in the TEP, Graduate-level School Counseling, and the Graduate Program in Education, and communicating with faculty and students from multiple departments about field placements/internships. In addition, the position includes managing the Teacher Education Program data collection and reporting systems, advising students on issues related to certification, and supervising a work study student. Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.

Requirements

• Coordination of undergraduate and graduate student field placement/internship experiences.
• Cultivating relationships with educational agencies.
• Securing placements for students.
• Communicating with faculty and students.
• Managing data collection and reporting systems.
• Advising students on certification issues.
• Supervising a work study student.
• Articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter as persons of faith and in their profession.
• Speak to how they will contribute to the advancement of the university's vision through teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.

Responsibilities

• Coordination of undergraduate and graduate student field placement/internship experiences in public and private schools for the Teacher Education Program and the Graduate Programs in Education and School Counseling.
• Cultivating relationships with educational agencies.
• Securing placements for students in the TEP, Graduate-level School Counseling, and the Graduate Program in Education.
• Communicating with faculty and students from multiple departments about field placements/internships.
• Managing the Teacher Education Program data collection and reporting systems.
• Advising students on issues related to certification.
• Supervising a work study student.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed