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Job Description:

Budget Title: Staff Associate (SL-4)

Salary: $65,000 - $67,500

The Community Liaison for the Department of Human Development (HDEV) at Binghamton University will take primary responsibility for supporting Human Development courses with a community-engaged learning component, particularly the undergraduate capstone practicum, HDEV 475: Practicum in Human Development.

Responsibilities include:

• Field Site Development
  • Support the field education component of all Human Development courses with a service-learning component to facilitate field education alignment with class objectives and Human Development learning goals.
  • Field Site Coordinator: Work with the Human Development Chair to assess and select practicum sites; promote and maintain collaborative partnerships between field education sites and the BU Department of Human Development; facilitate and help to procure Memoranda of Understanding for sites as needed.
  • Maintain a directory of field education sites including appropriate site contact person/supervisor; application, screening, and training requirements; and BU/Agency legal agreements, such as Memoranda of Understanding, governing student field education.
  • Attend and make students aware of relevant campus events focused on internships and/or career opportunities, e.g., CCE Community Opportunity Fair and CCPA community connections.
  • Organize annual community partners breakfast/student internship interviewing opportunity in the Fall semester.
• HDEV475 Practicum Community Based Experience Process & Evaluations
  • Work with the department chair and HDEV faculty to coordinate course evaluation for the assessment process.
  • Meet with students participating in field placements and their site supervisors, as appropriate, to address challenges and successes, discuss areas of growth, and to ensure that their experience supports the learning objectives of the course.
  • Determine eligibility requirements and the application process for the HDEV475 practicum using guidelines as a template.
  • For the HDEV475 undergraduate practicum, review all practicum proposals to ensure they satisfy the requirements in the practicum guidelines, approve satisfactory proposal submissions, and forward them to the HDEV academic advisor for final approval and course registration. Assist students needing to (re)align their proposals with department guidelines to ensure acceptance.
  • Conduct orientation sessions for human development students eligible to enroll in the HDEV475 practicum, cover practicum policies and requirements, and student supervision and performance evaluation issues. This orientation must be held in the semester before the students enrolling in the practicum.
  • Review midterm Practicum Evaluations and advise students appropriately on ongoing conduct and performance. Counsel students to assure completion of required hours in a timely manner, collect, and record final "verification of hours" from site supervisors at semester close.

Additional Departmental Responsibilities:

• Work with HDEV Advising and department chair to maintain a spreadsheet that tracks HDEV student's progress through the required sequence of courses, i.e., HDEV200, HDEV300, HDEV400, HDEV475. Work with the department chair and HDEV Advising to review the worksheet at the end of each semester to ensure students can complete the HDEV degree in four years.
• Work with HDEV Advising and department chair to create an alumni outreach list.
• Maintain and update HDEV website.
• Work as support for HDEV Advising and Department Chair on special projects as needed.

Requirements:

• Master's degree (or higher)

Preferred:

• Experience working in community outreach
• Experience working in a support role
• Experience making presentations to large groups (45+)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, and/or Google Suite
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work independently

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E-Verify employer.

Additional Information:

Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.

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For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit:
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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

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Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.

Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=202793

Deadline for Internal Applicants:

Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.

Please submit:

1. Resume,
2. Cover letter, and
3. Contact information for three professional references

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