Elementary Pre-Service Field Experience Supervisor

NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
Job Description

 

Job Title: Elementary Pre-Service Field Experience Supervisor

Classification: Exempt   

Reports To: Program Lead, Education Department

North Central University Mission Statement:
North Central University is a dynamic Christian learning community educating students for lives of service throughout society, the marketplace, and the church. In keeping with its Pentecostal heritage and mission, NCU models and expects excellence in both academic practice and Christian faith.

Position Purpose :
The purpose of the Elementary Clinical & Student Teaching Supervisor position is to support, mentor, and evaluate pre-service teachers as they develop their instructional practice in elementary classroom settings. Supervisors serve as an important connection between North Central University, pre-service teachers, cooperating teachers, and partner schools.
Clinical and student teaching placements may range from approximately eight-day clinical experiences to sixteen-week student teaching placements, depending on program and licensure requirements. Supervisors provide ongoing feedback, conduct observations, review lesson plans and instructional materials, evaluate teacher candidate performance, and support candidates as they apply coursework and professional standards within authentic classroom settings.
The supervisor also collaborates closely with cooperating teachers and partner school personnel to promote clear communication, consistent expectations, and a positive clinical experience for both the teacher candidate and the partner school community.
Essential Responsibilities

• Supervise assigned elementary pre-service teachers completing clinical experiences and/or student teaching placements.
• Conduct required classroom observations at assigned partner school sites.
• Review lesson plans, instructional materials, assessments, and other documentation submitted by teacher candidates.
• Provide timely, specific, and constructive feedback to help pre-service teachers strengthen instructional planning, delivery, classroom management, assessment, and professional practice dispositions.
• Complete required observation forms, evaluations, rubrics, and other program documentation.
• Meet with teacher candidates before and/or following observations to discuss strengths, areas for continued development, and professional goals.
• Communicate regularly with cooperating teachers regarding candidate progress, expectations, strengths, and areas of concern.
• Collaborate with cooperating teachers and Education faculty when additional support, intervention, or clarification is needed.
• Serve as a liaison between North Central University and partner school sites.
• Support teacher candidates in connecting educational theory, professional standards, and university coursework to classroom practice.
• Encourage candidates to demonstrate professionalism, reflective practice, responsiveness to feedback, and continued professional growth.
• Communicate concerns regarding candidate performance or professionalism to the appropriate Education faculty or program leadership in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when working with teacher candidates, cooperating teachers, students, families, and partner schools.
• Participate in supervisor orientation, training, meetings, or calibration activities as requested by the Education department.
• Support the mission and Christian identity of North Central University through professional relationships and interactions with candidates and partner schools.
• Travel to assigned school sites as necessary to complete observations and supervision responsibilities. Mileage associated with required supervision visits is reimbursed according to university policy.

Job Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, Education, or a closely related field required.
• Current or previous elementary teaching license required.
• Minimum of three years of successful teaching experience in an elementary classroom required.
• Master’s degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Teaching and Learning, or a related field preferred.
• Previous experience mentoring, coaching, supervising, or supporting pre-service teachers, student teachers, or early-career educators preferred.
• Familiarity with teacher preparation, clinical experiences, student teaching, and educator professional standards preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of effective elementary instructional practices, lesson planning, assessment, classroom management, and student engagement.
• Ability to evaluate lesson plans and classroom instruction using established program expectations, professional standards, and evaluation tools.
• Ability to provide clear, constructive, encouraging, and actionable feedback to developing educators.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build collaborative relationships with pre-service teachers, cooperating teachers, university faculty, and partner school personnel.
• Ability to balance the roles of mentor, coach, evaluator, and university representative.
• Demonstrated professionalism, reliability, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate concerns professionally and collaborate with university faculty when additional candidate support is needed.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding teacher candidates, K–12 students, cooperating teachers, and partner schools.
• Committed to biblical integration and supporting

 

Working Conditions and Frequency

Equipment and Tools

• Regular use of a personal computer (PC), learning management system (LMS), telephone, and email

Environmental Conditions

• Exposure to repetitive motion of the fingers, hands, and wrists on a daily basis
• Position is located in an urban, Christ-centered environment
• Work is performed in classroom and/or virtual learning settings, with a variable schedule based on course offerings