Education - Field Supervisor

Position Overview

School of Education Field Supervisor for Elementary, Secondary, Specialty Endorsement areas (e.g. PE, SPED, ESOL, Reading Intervention), and School Counseling.

School of Teacher Education

Associate Dean of Teacher Education

Adjunct

Founded in 1895, Bushnell University provides a holistic Christian education, fostering wisdom, faith, and service in its students. In joining the faculty, you will be part of an academic community that seeks to cultivate your development as a Christian teacher and scholar, making a difference in the lives of your students and in your discipline.

The successful candidate must show commitment and have experience as an excellent teacher or school counselor. The supervisor will mentor, coach, and evaluate teacher candidates who are engaged in practicums held within PK-12 schools. The supervisor will serve as a liaison between the university and cooperating teacher/mentor counselor and candidate, ensuring that requirements of respective clinical experiences are successfully communicated, completed, and submitted.

Bushnell Field Supervisors will also participate in informational meetings on campus 3–4 times annually.

• Provide a solid role model of wisdom, faith, and service.
• Visit each student’s site frequently and provide feedback to students.
• Establish and maintain communication with students, cooperating teachers/mentor counselors, and school administrators.
• Attend all Field Supervisor informational meetings.
• Provide resources and guidance to teacher candidates in the areas of curriculum development, instructional strategies, assessment techniques, classroom management, and professional disposition. Similarly, supervisors of school counseling candidates will provide support, resources, and guidance toward demonstrating proficiency in competencies associated with the profession.
• Complete field observations and mid‑term and final evaluations for each candidate.
• Follow the current field experience packet as it pertains to candidate's and supervisor’s roles and responsibilities.
• Fulfill any other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Candidate must hold a current teaching license or have recently held a teaching license with TSPC, with endorsements in the area(s) in which they are supervising (e.g. Reading, SPED, PE, ESOL, elementary multi‑subject, secondary single subject, school counseling).
• Candidate must be actively engaged in a Christian congregation and able to identify with and support the Theological Context for Bushnell University Community Life statement.
• Candidate must possess the ability to utilize Windows‑based software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and experience utilizing e‑mail for organizational communications.

• Bushnell University employees must have a maturing Christian Faith and live in compliance with the duties and expectations as detailed in the Employee Handbook.
• The position requires a strong commitment to multiculturalism and diversity.
• The position requires working in a non‑smoking, drug‑free environment.
• The employee must adhere to FERPA guidelines and student confidentiality at all times.
• All employees of Bushnell University are “mandatory reporters” under Oregon law.
• Listening skills and the ability to speak and write clearly are essential to this position. Must possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• The employee must have high personal motivation, with great attention to detail and accuracy.
• This person must project a positive, vibrant and professional attitude in assisting people.
• This person must have high ethics of honesty and confidentiality, with a genuine and gracious presence pertaining to the students, faculty, staff and business of the department and the University.
• This position may require lifting up to 25 lbs, as well as bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• This position description is subject to change at any time.

Bushnell University employees are expected to abide by the Theological Context for Bushnell…