CHDCM Director, Fieldwork and Certification

The Director of Fieldwork and Certification oversees two essential components of the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) at both the undergraduate and graduate levels: field based experiences and certification. The Director is part of the College's Office of Student Success, which is an organizational extension of the Office of the Dean. In summary, the Director is responsible for the leadership and administration of internships, practicum, and academic clinical field experiences, including coordinating all activities related to the day-to-day operations, strategic initiatives, and evolving site-based partner liaising. The Director manages the collection of student data to ensure adherence to state requirements for certification through the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE), New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, and accreditation requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee and coordinate undergraduate and graduate student internships, practicum, and academic clinical field experiences, utilizing the CHDCM’s placement management software to track the ongoing collection of assessment data to ensure quality educational experience for all students in adherence to state and national program standards. Participate in data analysis needed for accreditation and continuous program improvement.
• Provide leadership for communicating current certification requirements to students and faculty. Serve as administrator for the CHDCM's software systems, and make recommendations, grounded in the fulfillment of all requirements, related to student nominations for certification and/or licensure.
• Serve as the liaison with campus partners (e.g. Office of the Provost, Business Affairs, General Counsel, Compliance) to ensure the timely processing of contracts and agreements for internship sites for all programs. Manage the agreement archive, monitoring agreement renewals, working with faculty and external partners to ensure adequate and appropriate field site locations.
• In conjunction with relevant advisory groups, develop and retain partnerships and relationships with school districts, clinical environments, administrators, cooperating teachers, and external sites in order to secure best practice placements for students, and to support accreditation requirements. In conjunction with the Associate Deans of College Effectiveness and Student Success, manage advisory group membership, set agendas and chair meetings each semester, including data review discussions.
• Provide fieldwork-related orientation sessions for students, faculty, and school partners each semester to ensure accurate information dissemination for all involved. Develop, implement, review and update policies and clinical handbook and webpages for guidance to cooperating teachers, clinical supervisors and students for all areas related to field placements across the range of the College's undergraduate and graduate academic portfolio. This includes evaluation instruments, placement policies, compliance with NJ DOE and NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, as well as national accreditation requirements, timesheet information and all other aspects of placements.
• Manage and supervise several Graduate Assistants in the fulfillment of appropriate tasks associated with fieldwork and certification; Oversee varied office initiatives including annual awards and recognition dinner for students, faculty and program communications, and participation in the Office of the Dean's activities.

About the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media:

Launched in Summer 2023, Seton Hall’s College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) embodies the University’s commitment to pedagogical innovation, intellectual ferment, and community engagement. Uniting scholars and students from four dynamic departments — Communication, Media, and the Arts; Education Leadership, Management, and Policy; Educational Studies; and Professional Psychology and Family Therapy — the College is the new home of cutting-edge, transdisciplinary inquiry into the stickiest problems of our time.

The faculty, staff, and students of the College seek to improve the human condition by collaborating across distinct fields that uniquely complement one another—the arts, communication, education, leadership and mental health. Expression underpins all facets of the College’s portfolio — media as a form of education and artistic expression; teaching and learning as modes of creative expression; expression and expressibility as critical to counseling and therapeutic treatment; and self-expression as a vehicle of social agency. With enrollment at approximately 1,550 total students, both graduate and undergraduate, CHDCM is the second largest college at Seton Hall University, with approximately 70 full time faculty and 125 adjunct faculty.

For more information about the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, and Seton Hall University, please visit our website, https://www.shu.edu/human-development-culture-media/

About Seton Hall University:

Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New Jersey, 14 miles from New York City. It is the oldest Catholic diocesan institution of higher education in the United States and is home to about 6,300 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students. A vibrant and culturally diverse community, Seton Hall pursues academic excellence and ethical development in a collaborative environment and prepares its students to be servant leaders in their professional and community lives. Seton Hall University is an Equal Opportunity employer. It honors diverse perspectives and respects the religious commitments of all its faculty. In turn, its faculty respect Catholic beliefs and values, engage the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, and support the University’s mission as a Catholic institution of higher education.

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree – Field of study: Field applicable to CHDCM academic portfolio
• 1-3 years of leadership and/or supervisory experience in PreK-12 and/or postsecondary educational environments strongly preferred. Required familiarity and comfort leading and collaborating with diverse populations of stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree – Field of study: Field applicable to CHDCM academic portfolio