Placement Officer

Located in the heart of the Niagara Region - just minutes from one of the world’s most well-known tourism destinations - Niagara College offers more than 130 innovative programs between our campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake. Since opening its doors in 1967, Niagara College has grown to become a leader in education and training and one of the most enterprising colleges in Canada.

Applications are invited for the position of Placement Officer in the School of Community Services, located at the Welland Campus. The starting hourly rate is $33.38/hr (Pay Band H - $33.38/hr to $38.75/hr) for a 35 hour work week. Additional hours may be required as necessary.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, School of Community Services, the Placement Officer in collaboration with the Associate Dean, sets up, organizes, implements, and monitors the field placement process for the Early Childhood Education (ECE) program. They act as a resource for students, placement agencies, and faculty, to support the completion of the field experience portion of this program. They work collaboratively with related college departments and community partners to achieve this goal. This position requires organizing, implementing, and monitoring the overall field placement experience; maintaining student files and miscellaneous correspondence for the program as it relates to placement.

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Acting as an ECE team member and the primary contact for students, faculty, and field placement agencies
- Distributing and collecting documentation with respect to placement (placement request forms, certification forms, checklists)
- Contacting agencies, matching students with placement agencies, coordinating interviews, sending documentation (placement packages) to agencies
- Tracking placement documentation, including evaluations, for the program; keeping up to date student placement files; updating student requirements, assignments, and evaluation forms
- Facilitating placement preparation learning experience for students; assisting students in determining career path and possibilities in the field
- Supporting resume-building and interviewing preparation
- Compiling, preparing, maintaining, and updating a database of placement agencies, as well as setting up new sites as host placements.
- Visiting each student on-site during their placement experience
- Discussing performance of the student with the student and the supervisor
- Seeking out new opportunities for students within and beyond the Niagara Peninsula
- Participating in program recruitment and promotional events.

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum two (2) year diploma in Early Childhood Education
- Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE)
- A minimum of five (5) years work experience as an established Early Childhood Educator who has a vast knowledge and a variety of experiences working with children ages 0-12, families and students
- Ability to build, foster, and maintain professional relationships with students, staff and community partners
- Skilled at recognizing the unique needs of host agencies/providers
- High level of organizational, problem-solving and attention to detail
- Professional attitude with a focus on quality service, confidentiality, ethical behaviours
- Excellent recording/tracking skills

We also provide a balance of on-campus and remote work through our recently introduced Remote Work Policy. As a place-based organization all positions will involve some degree of on campus work.

While we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

If requested, accommodations will be made to support applicants with disabilities during the recruitment and selection process.