Field Experiences Specialist
Montana State University Billings is a preferred employer in the region-WE WANT YOU!
The following are reasons why you should join our team:
The following are reasons why you should join our team:
- Work-life balance
- Holidays-10 paid holidays per year and 1 Floating Holiday
- Vacation- 15 days per year (New Employees to 10 years; after 10 years the accrual rate increases)
- Sick Leave – Earned at an accrual rate of .0416125 for each hour in pay status.
- Employee and Dependent Tuition Waiver
- Opportunities to engage in professional development opportunities
- Committed to employee wellness and access to a robust Employee Assistance Program
- Medical Benefits that are robust and affordable
- Visit MUS Benefits to learn more about our benefit package including
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Life Insurance and Long Term Disability are incorporated into our benefits.
- Learn more about our retirement benefits at MUS Retirement.
- Opportunities for career growth and a variety of career paths
- Campus vibrancy- coffee shops, FREE attendance to MSUB concerts, athletic events, and lectures, access to recreation center, library, etc.
- Beautiful campus environment that features our MSUB Mile walking path
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Process student applications for Practicum Placements.
• Coordinate with appropriate school districts to place students in appropriate clinical experiences. • Assignment of supervisors to students in clinical experiences
• Supervision of students in clinical experience
• Design and facilitate training and support for faculty, university supervisors, and cooperating teachers in accordance with the PEPPS standards and COE instructional framework.
• Recruit and supervise university supervisors and recruit cooperating teachers
• Develop and implement practicum and student teaching seminars in coordination with faculty of record.
• Work in collaboration with all academic departments, including those in other colleges, to maintain essential communication and alignment to specific field experiences within each major.
• Coordinate with faculty, advisors, field supervisors, and students to address difficulties and conflicts that arise within field experiences.
• Create and maintain the student teaching handbook.
• Oversee and coordinate field placements for undergraduate and graduate programs, including elementary, secondary, reading, special education, and school counseling.
• Coordinate with the Licensure Specialist regarding criminal background reports determining eligibility for placements.
• Develop and maintain Memorandums of Understanding with school districts.
• Coordinate with the director of Montana’s Teacher Residency Program for placements.
• Coordinate with other Field Experience Coordinators for all placements in our region.
• Collaborate with accreditation lead on curating and disseminating key assessments.
• Manage and curate program key assessments in the appointed online data system (e.g., Experienceable Learning Cloud)
• Stay up to date on all the requirements of the multiple pathways to teacher licensure in coordination with the Licensure Specialist and the accreditation faculty member.
• Attends and relays information from state OPI, national NASDTEC meetings and the Montana Council of the Deans Meetings.
QUALITIES:
• Attention to detail.
• Organization skills.
• Skills using Microsoft (word, excel, outlook) and other data management systems.
• Ability to maintain the storage of confidential information and data sets.
• Ability to give feedback on performance to students working in field experiences.
• Ability to effectively communicate and problem solve with students, faculty, and staff.
• Skills using computers and technology for data storage and analysis systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders including faculty, higher education administration (department chair/dean), K-12 administration and staff, K-12 teachers and school counselors.
Education Required:
Bachelor’s degree in education or related field.
Experience Required:
• Worked in a P-12 setting as a teacher or administrator for at least 3 years.
• Working independently with minimal supervision.
• Communicating verbally, technologically, and in the written word.
• Using appropriate computer programs (specifically Excel, Word, Outlook, and other MSUB systems).
• Maintaining and storing confidential information.
• Developing and maintaining professional relationships with students, faculty and staff, teachers, and school districts at large.
• Coordinating resources and directing teams to achieve program goals.
Education Preferred:
Master’s degree in education or related field.
Experience Preferred:
• Has supervised teacher candidates in the field.
• Experience working in high education.
• In depth knowledge of COE/CLASS/CHPS program requirements.
Applicants will be reviewed and interviewed on an ongoing basis after the screening date. The screening date begins 10 calendar days after a position is posted on the employment website.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
