Coordinator of Clinical and Field Experience & School Partnerships

School and Community Partnerships

• Develop, maintain, and strengthen mutually beneficial partnerships with P-12 schools, districts, and community organizations to support the Division's educator preparation programs.
• Represent the University at local, regional, and state meetings related to clinical practice, accreditation, and educator preparation.
• Collaborate with school administrators and community partners to identify placement opportunities and support hiring pipelines for candidates.
• Facilitate and maintain partnership agreements, memoranda of understanding (MOUs), and placement contracts with partner schools and districts.
• Visit partner schools regularly to maintain relationships and monitor placement quality.
• Collaborate with community-based programs like Big Shoulders, the Archdiocese of Chicago Archdiocese, and other educational/community agencies.

Clinical and Field Experience Leadership

• Coordinate and oversee all field experiences, clinical practice placements, practicums, residencies, and student teaching assignments across educator preparation programs.
• Ensure clinical experiences provide appropriate depth, breadth, diversity, duration, and coherence to support candidate growth and impact on P-12 student learning.
• Recruit, assign, supervise, support, and evaluate university supervisors/coordinators and mentor/cooperating teachers.
• Design and implement policies, procedures, handbooks, orientation sessions, and evaluation processes related to clinical practice and field experiences.
• Maintain regular communication with candidates, mentor teachers, supervisors, and school administrators throughout placement experiences.
• Develop remediation plans and resolve placement or performance concerns as needed.
• Organize student teaching orientations, informational sessions, and recognition/celebration events.
• Collaborate with faculty and school partners to review assessment data and continuously improve clinical preparation programs.
• Recommend improvements to field and clinical experience requirements, policices, and processes.
• Maintain databases and records related to field experiences, mentor teacher credentials, placements, evaluations, and program outcomes.
• Facilitate orientations (standalone or through courses) each semester to provide candidates with instruction and support on criminal background checks, VIRTUS training, and expectations for SXU students in the field.
• Meet with and/or communicate regularly with all Education Division candidates to facilitate application requirements and processes for teacher education programs.
• Facilitate Chicago Public School registration and background check processes for all candidates applying to a teacher education program.
• Coordinate with Accurate Biometrics to conduct fingerprinting on campus for all candidates applying for a teacher education program.
• Maintain representation/membership in relevant professional organizations and groups (e.g., Chicago Area Directors of Student Teaching [CADST]).

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of the Alternative Licensure residency candidates.
• Recruit partner schools interested in hiring residency and alternative licensure candidates.
• Coordinate residency placements and share employment opportunities with residency candidates.
• Collaborate with faculty, university coordinators, and residency site personnel to monitor candidate progress and provide ongoing support during residency experiences.
• Review and maintain candidate assessment tools aligned with professional teaching standards and frameworks.

• Implement performance-based assessments and evaluation measures across field and clinical experiences.
• Collect, analyze, and share program data with faculty and school partners to support continuous improvement efforts.
• Collaborate on accreditation reports, program reviews, audits, and institutional assessment initiatives.
• Design and distribute assessment instruments for clinical educators, candidates, supervisors, and partner schools.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of university supervisors, mentor teachers, and partnership experiences.

• Oversee and coordinate the work of other professional staff positions in the Education Division.
• Serve on Division leadership teams and committees as assigned.
• Conduct hiring, training, scheduling, supervision, and performance evaluations for direct reports.
• Assist in the development and implementation of new educator preparation programs and initiatives.
• Support, as needed, work required for the Illinois State Board of Education and Title II Annual Reporting.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director of the Education Division.

• Master's degree in Education or related field required.
• Teaching license and PK12 teaching and/or administrative experience.
• Minimum of three years of experience in higher education, educational leadership, teacher preparation, or educational administration.
• Demonstrated knowledge of educator licensure requirements, accreditation standards, and clinical supervision practices.
• Strong organizational, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Experience working with diverse school communities and stakeholders.

• Description of Hours: Full Time: 12 months

• Start Date: 6/22/2026

We inspire success by working together to provide meaningful, personalized service in a spirit of excellence. SXU seeks candidates that deliver value-added services in a responsive, collaborative, effective, and respectful manner.

The University is committed to diversity and encourages applications from individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Saint Xavier University affirms its position as a Catholic institution, inspired by the heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, and asserts its rights to employ persons who subscribe to the mission, vision and core values of the University.

Saint Xavier University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes all decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotions and all other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status or other factors protected by law. Hiring decisions will be based on the bona fide occupational qualifications of each applicant.