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rStudent Teaching Placement Coordinator

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rLocation: Professional Education Progs

rRegular/Temporary: Regular

rJob ID: 607887

rFull/Part Time: Full-Time

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r Workplace Culture

NAU aims to be the nation\'s preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.

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Special Information

• This position is posted as a Student Teaching Placement Coordinator, which is a working title. The NAU system title for this position is Academic Program Coordinator, Intermediate.
• This position is a hybrid position which allows the incumbent to complete their work at both an NAU site, campus, or facility and at a non-centralized site with or without accommodation.

Job Description

Are you interested in working with NAU Student Teachers through placement support? Would you like a chance to work with school districts across Arizona, and future teachers studying at NAU? The NAU Professional Education Programs (PEP) offers 20 undergraduate and graduate teacher preparation programs located across four colleges. PEP manages student teaching placements and ensures candidates meet requirements and expectations for the student teaching experience.

The Student Teaching Placement Coordinator organizes student placements for NAU at campuses across the state. The successful candidate will work independently to manage relationships with placement liaisons from approximately 90 Arizona school districts. The selected individual will organize placement services, communicate regularly with district liaisons, and ensure student teachers are placed within a fitting school setting. This position requires record management and database management experience and requires the ability to maintain professional relationships with nearly 600 individual school representatives (i.e. teachers, placement liaisons, and principals). It is expected that the successful candidate will assist in the organization of the annual PEP Career Fair, will maintain a significant workload, be a collegial member of the PEP team and be able to function independently.

Placement Coordination - 50%

• Secures placements for 600+ NAU student teachers each semester.
• Tracks and disseminates student placement request forms to state-wide placement liaisons.
• Updates and maintains the student teaching placement spreadsheet.
• Updates the PEP Director and other Program Staff with placement concerns or issues as they arise.
• Ensures accurate placements for student teachers and schools where students are placed.
• May assist with placement issues involving teachers or students in re-placement situations.

Programmatic Record Keeping & Data Management - 20%

• Manages the PEP Data Management System database. Adds entries for student teacher placements.
• Maintains and updates database to ensure accurate placement records for student teachers.
• Responsible for gathering required forms to verify placements meet teacher licensure requirements for the degree program.
• Manages record tracking for student placements at the PEP office. Ensuring records are organized efficiently and accurately for review.

Communication & Outreach - 20%

• Remains in constant communication with 90 Arizona school districts, including up to 600 school liaisons, principals and teachers to facilitate placements across the state.
• Ensures plac ments are accepted and schools are kept updated on program updates.
• Communicates regularly with student teachers on programmatic logistics and updates, via phone, email and in person communication.
• Acts as the liaison between school districts, student teachers and PEP leadership.

Event Assistance - 5%

• Collaborates with PEP administrative personnel and event office staff on organizing annual PEP Career Fair.
• Orchestrates vendors and school district attendees.
• Advises student teachers on Career Fair logistics.
• Provides support to district vendors before and after event, as needed.

Other - 5%

• Assist with other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s Degree in relevant field.
• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience.
• A combination of related education, experience and training may be used as an equivalent to the above educational Minimum Requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master\'s degree in related field.
• Experience in a K-12 school setting.
• Familiarity with Arizona K-12 schools.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

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