Coordinator of Clinical and Field & School Partnerships

Coordinator of Clinical and Field Experience & School Partnerships

Saint Xavier University in Chicago, IL

• Type:
  Full-Time
• Salary: $60,000 - $70,000 per year
• Category:
  Teacher Education
• Job Number: 01504
• Department:
  Education
• Opening Date: 06/08/2026

• 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.

• 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, policies, 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…