Director of Clinical Practice

Title: Director of Clinical Practice

Division: Provost's Office

Department: Pott College of Science, Engineering, & Education

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Range: Annual Salary

EEO Job Group: 1.2 C2

Position Summary

The Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education at the University of Southern Indiana invites applications for a full-time, 10-month position as Director of Clinical Practice. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. The start date for this position may be as early as April 1, 2025, but no later than August 1, 2025. Prior to August 1, 2025, there is an option to begin the position with a 12-month appointment, which will revert to a 10-month appointment beginning August 1, 2025.

The successful candidate will implement and evaluate well-designed and sequenced practical experiences for all teacher candidates in collaboration with the Director of Clinical Internships, Director of Doctoral Programs in Education, Director of Master and Certificate Programs in Education, faculty, and P12 partner schools/corporations. The director is specifically responsible for the coordination and organization of clinical practice of all teacher candidates at the University of Southern Indiana for initial and advanced programs.

Duties/Responsibilities 

• Initiate mutually beneficial partnerships with schools, school corporations, and other educational agencies to establish appropriate settings for clinical practice. Maintain positive relationships with partnership personnel and follow preferred protocol for communication with key contacts. Maintain an electronic file of each partner’s preferred protocol for co-selecting placements for clinical practice.
• In conjunction with the Office of Risk Management and the Director of Clinical Internships, create and update Clinical Education Agreements.
• Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Internships and USI faculty to design innovative and creative clinical practice options such as virtual experiences.
• With the Director of Clinical Internships, revise and promulgate USI’s Clinical Practice Handbook and Clinical Internship Handbook for initial and advanced programs.
• With the Director of Clinical Internships, oversee the creation and maintenance of the Office of Clinical Experiences webpage.
• Conduct FERPA training for teacher candidates and group meetings during exploration phase courses.
• Meet with each Exploration course that includes a clinical practice to explain the requirements of the clinical practice: Examples: Timesheet, Clinical Practice Handbook, Hours, Professionalism, etc.
• Maintain and update the USI Professional Disposition Inventory.
• Meet with teacher candidates during exploration phase courses to explain the Disposition policy and Disposition Alert Form process.
• Serve as a liaison between the university and the community partners to place teacher candidates in appropriate clinical practice settings; communicate placement information to course instructors.
• Record clinical practice placement information in the appropriate university database.
• Plan and conduct meeting for university clinical educators as needed.
• Meet with classes that include clinical practice experiences as needed.
• Respond to questions and concerns from teacher candidates, site-based clinical educators, and university-based clinical educators.
• In collaboration with the Director of Clinical Internships, facilitate the Co-Teaching Training for cooperating teachers and clinical interns.
• Facilitate evaluation of clinical practice experiences and clinical educators for the purpose of program improvement.
• Assist in accreditation and program approval processes when information or data related to clinical experiences is required.
• Serve on department, college, and university committees related to clinical experiences.
• Work with the Clinical Experience Review Committee to resolve appeals and other unique clinical experience issues.
• Administer the federally funded America Reads program.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Master’s Degree in Education or related field
• Minimum of three (3) years substantive experience with demonstrated knowledge of organizational structures (of universities and school corporations or similar entities), demonstrated relationship accountability and mastery of specific areas of law or regulation. Ideally, experience will be in Teacher Education or other educational administrative setting.
• Effective oral and written communication skills appropriate to both internal and external constituents. Written style appropriate for informational and problem resolution applications. Oral style suitable for all levels from students and instructors to School Corporation and State of Indiana Department of Education staff.
• Demonstrated, strong relationship-building, poise, and persuasive skills to ensure continued cooperation of educators meeting USI needs by participating in clinical experience and clinical internship programs.
• Excellent organizational and detail skills combined with ability to function effectively under high volume demands and with time sensitive processes affecting graduation and licensure.
• Good judgment for distinguishing minor from major problems in placement, creating effective resolution for minor issues and making appropriate referrals for major issues.
• Knowledge of computers, word processing, spreadsheet, and electronic mail software.
• Strong proofreading capability for both documents and internal and external system processing.
• Ability to work independently with high degree of initiative.

About USI  

The University of Southern Indiana is a public higher education institution located on a beautiful 1,400-acre campus in Evansville, IN. We offer employees exceptional benefits! Benefits for this position include:

• Affordable medical, dental, vision, life and short term and long-term disability insurance plans.
• Retirement plan where the University makes the total contribution equivalent to 11% of annual salary.
• Full tuition fee waiver for employees/75% for spouses and dependent children.
• Vacation and sick time
• Holiday pay
• Free access to Recreation, Fitness & Wellness Center.
• Access to on-campus University Health Center and Dental Hygiene Clinic.

For more information about the benefits that USI offers, please visit www.usi.edu/hr/benefits.

About the Department

For additional information about the Department, please see: https://www.usi.edu/science/teacher-education 

Application Process

Click “Apply Now!” near the top right of this page to complete an application and upload application materials to the attention of the Search Committee Chair. Application materials should include:

• Letter of application
• Current curriculum vitae
• Unofficial transcripts

Search Committee Chair:

If you have questions about the open position, please contact Dr. Tori Colson, search committee chair, at tshoulders@usi.edu.

Best Consideration Date:

For best consideration, please submit materials before January 3, 2024.

Pre-Employment Screening

A background check will be required for employment in this position.

Authorization to Work in the United States

USI typically will not sponsor an employment-related visa for this position.

Interview Accommodations

Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please contact the manager of Employment at mcweinzapf@usi.edu or (812) 464-1840. Contacting the manager of Employment is intended for use in seeking disability-related accommodations only. For general applicant inquiries, contact Human Resources at HumanRes@usi.edu or (812) 464-1815.

EEO Statement

The University of Southern Indiana is an EEO/AA employer. All individuals including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.