COORDINATOR OF FIELD EXPERIENCE I
Classification:
PAT
Function of Job:
Under administrative supervision of responsible staff or faculty member, to administer and coordinate all aspects of a program with specific responsibility for developing and administering the supervised field experience for students or volunteers.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:- Work with concerned staff to develop program and establish educational objectives.
- Establish and arrange field experiences for students or volunteers, including contacts with local business, industry, government and non-profit agencies as required.
- If placing students with outside employers, be responsible for:
- Evaluating available positions as to their value as learning experiences;
- Advising students of availability and selecting/ referring them to employers;
- Evaluating employers' participation, students' activities, and assigning grades; and,
- Working closely with employers to identify program needs.
- Provide career and academic advisement to students or field volunteers.
- Recruit students, field volunteers, regional coordinators and/or employers, as applicable, for field experience program.
- Supervise, train, orient, evaluate and coordinate efforts of students, field volunteers, regional coordinators and other assigned staff, as applicable.
- Participate in field work and collect, compile, record and analyze observations and data, as required.
- Coordinate and direct related workshops.
- Prepare and maintain necessary procedures, records, reports and other documentation.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree and two years of related experience.
- Administrative and supervisory skills.
- Advanced degree in field to be specified by hiring Department.
- One year of professional experience in teaching or career development work.
- Some knowledge of the computer.
Effective Date: 10/10/84
***NOTE: Revised - Original approved 5/21/75 as "Career Option Coordinator," 7/22/80 as "Assistant Coordinator - Field Experience;" 7/5/82 and 8/15/84 as "Coordinator Field Experience." ***