POSITION IDENTIFICATION
TITLE Field Placement and Compliance Specialist
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 2448
GRADE 42
CLASSIFICATION Exempt
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Director, Professional Education Services
GENERAL FUNCTION
The primary job duties of the Field Placement and Compliance Specialist are assisting
with the placement of teacher candidates into practicum and student teaching settings
with school districts, ensuring compliance documents for placement are current and
valid, providing program support to teacher certification program participants in
the schools participants in the schools, providing support for supervisory staff,
data entry and data management related to the Professional Education Services database,
compliances, and Banner, and producing reports for stakeholders such as the Professional
Education Services office, program coordinators, dean and associate deans, and for
state and federal reporting.
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Education: A bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred. An equivalent
combination of years of experience and education may be considered for substitution
of educational requirements.
Experience: At least two years of experience in a Birth – Grade 12 School setting,
higher education setting, or other relevant experience is required.
Skills: Demonstrated communication skills, both verbal and written, are required.
High attention to detail and organizational skills are is required. Excellent interpersonal
skills, in particular the ability to work with students, staff, faculty, and administrators
is required. Computer literacy and adaptability to new software, programs, etc. is
required the ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with
those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Serves as liaison between the Professional Educational Services office and public
and private school administrators both in Missouri and out-of-state by making and
nurturing contacts with administrators in both elementary and secondary schools to
secure placements for practicum and student teaching experiences for teacher candidates.
2. Serves as liaison between the Professional Educational Services office and teacher
education programs by securing recommendations for student teaching placement from
program coordinators and tracking compliances for practicums and student teaching.
3. Completes data entry and data management duties related to the Professional Education
Services database, compliances, and Banner and creates reports to support state and
federal accreditation and internal program review.
4. Maintains confidentiality when collecting, monitoring, and reporting compliance
documents.
5. Updates website, electronic forms, and other documentation to assure current and
accurate information distribution. Remains competent and current in computer literacy
and adaptability to new software, programs, etc.
6. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and
development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
7. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing
professional relationships with colleagues, attending professional development courses,
and attending training and/or courses as required by the Director, Professional Education
Services.
8. Collaborates with all Professional education Services staff to provide services
to all students and promote student success.
9. Assists the Director, Professional Education Services with other duties as required.
SUPERVISION
The Field Placement and Compliance Specialist is supervised by the Director, Professional
Education Services.
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
MAY 2023
JOB FAMILY 4
Factor 1: Professional Knowledge, Skill, and Technical Mastery
Level 3.0 - 1500 Points: Entry-level knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, and methods of an administrative, managerial, technical, or professional specialty. Knowledge permits employee to carry out basic recurring tasks and routine portions of assignments or to carry out less demanding professional elements of assignments in professional or technical areas including accounting or auditing, financial management, business administration, human resources, law, engineering, science, or medicine, while gaining familiarity with the University's policies and goals, business practices, and/or accounting systems. This level of knowledge permits the employee to schedule and carry out the steps of a limited operation or project, or to complete stages of a multi-phase project. Alternatively, knowledge at this level might also permit the employee to carry out recurring tasks and routine assignments requiring moderate experience in specific areas within higher education. Knowledge at this level is typically acquired through a combination of formal education and/or training and experience that includes a requirement for a college degree in a specific technical or professional specialty. Knowledge requirements may also include a limited amount of related work experience. Alternatively, equivalent knowledge requirements at this level include a non-technical or general Bachelor's degree requirement with a moderate level of additional related work experience or a non-specific Master's degree requirement with some related work experience.
Factor 2: Supervisory Responsibility
Level 1.0 - 50 Points: Typically, little, if any, supervision of others is required. The job may require irregular but occasional responsibility to direct the work of student workers and/or temporary or part-time workers. The nature of supervision is largely confined to assigning tasks to others and does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities. The amount of time spent on directing the work of others is normally a small portion of total work time.
Factor 3: Interactions with Others
Level 4.0 - 500 Points: Interactions with others are somewhat unstructured. The purpose may be to influence or motivate others, to obtain information, or to control situations and resolve problems. Interactions may be with individuals or groups of co-workers, students, or the general public, may be moderately unstructured, and may involve persons who hold differing goals and objectives. Individuals at this level often act as a liaison between groups with a focus on solving particular unstructured problems. Interactions at this level require considerable interpersonal skill and the ability to resolve conflict.
Factor 4: Job Controls and Guidelines
Level 2.0 - 250 Points: The employee carries out a group of procedures using the general methods and desired results indicated by the supervisor. Typically, standard operating procedures, handbooks, and/or reference manuals exist for most procedures, but the employee must select from the most appropriate of several guidelines and make minor adjustments to methods. Unforeseen situations are normally referred to others for resolution. Assignments are related in function and objective, but processes, procedures, or software varies from one assignment to another. Based on the assignment, the employee uses diverse, but conventional, methods, techniques, or approaches. Employees in jobs at this level may perform work that is moderately complex, but normally performed within a fairly narrow and specific functional area.
Factor 5: Managerial Responsibility
Level 2.0 - 400 Points: Work involves services including collecting, processing, and disseminating information and providing advice to others. Work activities may be complex and likely affect the accuracy, reliability, or acceptability of further processes or services to the extent that others rely on the advice given in order to make decisions. Work activities typically affect the efficiency of the department but have relatively minor effects on operations within the cost center. Individuals in jobs at this level are often responsible for actively documenting, monitoring, and controlling expenditures. Incumbents may recommend minor expenditures, but have no substantive authority over budgets.
