Admin Asst II, Field Experience Coord.

This position is central to the MA Department of Elementary and

Secondary Education (DESE) regulatory compliance and educator

preparation practicum placement for the BSU College of Education and

Health Sciences. The Administrative Assistant II, Field Experience

Coordinator will place ~ 330 teacher candidates in over 50 school

districts and agencies for their licensing practicum each academic year

and will work directly with teacher candidates and faculty supervisors

in terms of candidate practicum performance. The Field Experience

Coordinator facilitates the practicum placement process from student

application and review for eligibility to working with PDS network and

partner schools and agencies to establish full and half semester

practicum placements in compliance with DESE program approval

field-based experience regulations. The Field Experience Coordinator

will communicate with CEHS faculty and staff and PreK-12 district

partners to ensure field experiences meet MA DESE licensure requirements

and they are responsible for reporting functions relating to BSU

educator licensure programs, US DOE, and MA DESE program approval. Work

closely with the Registrar's Office to oversee student teacher

registration process and communicate requirements to teacher candidates.

Facilitate teacher candidate criminal offender record inquiries (CORI)

and SAFIS fingerprinting process for field placement sites. Work

cooperatively and collegially with students, program faculty, practicum

liaisons, CEHS staff, and PreK-12 schools to organize and implement

procedures for candidate field placement, practicum assessment, and

documentation. Maintain and update electronic applications for the

Professional Education Program, teacher candidate practicum, and program

completer survey. Work with Licensure Officer to design and moderate

spring and fall semester practicum orientation for teacher candidates,

program supervisors, and practicum liaisons. Coordinate MA Mandated

Reporter information sessions for teacher candidates. Maintain

established PreK-12 partnerships and cultivate new partnerships for

practicum placement. $2,405.69 Bi-Weekly (Grade 17, Step 1) TOUR OF

DUTY: 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (with Saturday and Sunday

as days off) (Subject to Change) This position is located on campus and

may be eligible for a hybrid schedule in accordance with BSU remote work

policy. This is a non-essential position. This is a Full-time, 12 month,

AFSCME unit position and is subject to the terms of that union

agreement. REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have at least

• three years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience in

office management, office administration, business administration or

business management, the major duties of which included one or more of

the following functions: purchasing, personnel management, budgeting,

accounting, records management, work simplification, grants management,

contract administration or program management, or (B) any equivalent

Combination Of The Required Experience And The Substitutions Listed below: I. An Associate's or higher degree with a major in business

administration, business management or public administration may be

substituted for a maximum of two years of the required experience. II.

An Associate's or higher degree with a major other than in business

administration, business management or public administration may be

substituted for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

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