Field Placement Specialist

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Canada Mohawk College Full time

**Field Placement Specialist** Status**:Full Time

**Hours**: Monday - Friday, 35 hours/week

**Home Campus**: IAHS

**Payband**: I

**Rate of Pay**:$36.19

**Posting Date**:June 26th, 2023

**Closing Date**: July 3rd, 2023 at 7:00 pm EST

We support and encourage the contributions of our diverse employees. We are committed to nurturing an equitable, diverse and inclusive (EDI) environment for everyone who learns and works at Mohawk College. We believe the rich diversity among our students and the communities we serve should be reflected within our workforce. As educators we believe it is important to act and show leadership in advancing the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in our community.

Mohawk College is currently recruiting for our next

**Field Placement Specialist**

The incumbent is responsible for the facilitation and coordination of the field placement process for the Allied Health department. Collaborating closely with the academic programs and community partners, the incumbent oversees the alignment of the field placement experience with the academic program to ensure the applied learning opportunity enhances and is directly relevant to the student’s classroom learning. The FPS continuously oversees students to promote their success in placement and the acquisition of vocational and essential employability skills. Equally as vital, the FPS must establish and maintain relationships with community stakeholders that ensure the continuance of existing field placement opportunities and elicit new field placement opportunities.

The incumbent makes students aware of the Pre-placement requirements by developing and delivering field placement preparation courses, in-class workshops, assignments, case studies and collaborates with program staff to determine placement eligibility. The FPS is responsible for sourcing, assessing, and procuring placement opportunities for students. The incumbent organizes the overall field placement process, field placement interviews, agency expectations, and student essential employability skills, and is the principal point of contact for students, preceptors, and agencies. With a high level of critical thinking, the FPS identifies, responds to, investigates, and determines course of action for a diverse number of inquiries and issues from students, staff, faculty, other departments, and placement agencies. The FPS provides ongoing support and resources to students that promote student success and retention.

The FPS is responsible for sourcing and communicating accurate program standards through the development and maintenance of manuals, forms, and testing materials, as well as online resources, and agency and student meetings. The FPS functions as a principal resource for students, faculty and agencies to consult with and provide direction regarding field placement related college policies and procedures.

**Responsibilities**:
**Student Preparation and Development**
- Organize, facilitate and oversee the overall field placement process.
- Communicate with support staff external partners and students to meet the needs of the placement.
- Advise students on placement requirements and outcomes.
- Inform students on the College’s placement protocol, policies, and procedures. Report and track student’s completion of required pre-placement documentation.
- Coach students.
- Present knowledge transfer by supporting preplacement course requirements
- Review and confirm accurate completion of placement documents.
- Document, compile, and analyze data to support sound decision making regarding student progression.
- Develop, revise and update program manuals and placement documents while meeting expected timelines and deadlines. Post announcements, program documents/forms.
- Collaborate with Field Placement coordinator and/or faculty in program areas to determine suitability of new placement opportunities based on needs and/or issues of the students.
- Oversee students in field placement settings.
- Promote student retention by providing outreach, advising, coaching, and guiding towards the utility of available College and external supports and resources.
- Document and summarize student’s performance, determine the need for intervention and develop and implement student success agreements.
- Maintain confidentiality of student information and documents.
- Respond to health and safety related concerns.

**External Community Partnership**
- Develop and maintain significant, productive relationships at all levels with community partners/placement agency which elicit future placement and employment opportunities for students.
- Engage and initiate strategic networking initiatives to cultivate and maintain a network of contacts in the wider community to enhance field placement opportunities.
- Partner with local agencies and organizations to build awareness of the profession and to stay current with trends, training, and to provide opportunities to network.
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