Field Supervisor for Office of Field Experience - Non-Tenure Track Vacancy Pool

Position Title Field Supervisor for Office of Field Experience - Non-Tenure Track Vacancy Pool About the University Western Washington University, with over 16,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western is the highest-ranking public, master's-granting university in the Pacific Northwest, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings. About the Department The Woodring College and the Office of Field Experience Department support Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

The Office of Field Experience (OFE) coordinates and provides oversight for the student teaching experiences for all Woodring College of Education teacher education programs and the assignment, training, and supervision of all NTT UICs. Under the leadership of its Dean, the faculty, staff and students of Woodring College of Education are pursuing a shared vision to foster "community relationships and a culture of learning that advance knowledge, honor diversities, and promote social justice." The College is committed to cultivating student competence through extensive field experiences with exemplary practicing professionals, and to integrating diversity issues in all curriculum and field experiences. To learn more about the Office of Field Experiences, visit the website at: https://wce.wwu.edu/ofe/office-field-experiences and for more information about the Woodring College of Education, visit the website: https://wce.wwu.edu/

About the Position

The Woodring College of Education offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate teacher certification programs in Bellingham, Bremerton, and Everett. The Office of Field Experience (OFE) oversees all student teaching placements and supervision and maintains an active vacancy pool for qualified Non-Tenure Track University Intern Coordinators (NTT UIC) to supervise the student teaching candidates. The NTT UIC positions are temporary, part-time and based upon the needs of the unit for supervision.

Position Responsibilities: NTT UICs supervise teacher education candidates and collaborate with school personnel in the evaluation, support, and mentoring of each candidate.

NTT UICs must meet all OFE requirements including a minimum number of hours of observation, mentoring, collaboration, completion of internship evaluations, and submission of all required documents and evaluations to OFE. Training is provided.

Job Location: Primarily Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, and Kitsap counties; possible need in other counties within the State of Washington.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus graduate credits
• Experience in the appropriate educational field (teaching and/or administrative)
• Evidence of accomplished pre K-12 teaching
• Successful experience working with diverse populations
• Formal or informal mentoring/coaching training received or provided, with demonstrated ability to provide such training

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of successful intern supervision experience
• Successful experience working with adult learners

Conditions of Employment All employees must comply with our Immunization policies, including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to HR@wwu.edu if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary

Compensation is calculated at 0.8 credits per student.  Starting pay is $1,027 ‐ $1,055 per credit, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

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Bargaining Unit

 United Faculty of Western Washington

Application Instructions

A cover letter and curriculum vitae are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.

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