Placement Coordinator Early Childhood Education
Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Placement Coordinator Early Childhood Education Are you a qualified ECE teacher with organisational skills and leadership potential?
The Early Childhood Team at UCOL Te Pukenga has an exciting opportunity available!
We are looking for a full-time permanent Placement Coordinator Early Childhood Education and Care on the Manawatu campus. This role would suit a passionate individual keen to support students enrolled in all of our Early Childhood Education and Care Programmes on the Manawatu, Whanganui and Horowhenua Campuses.
As a member of UCOL's Early Childhood Team you will have the ability to inspire others to pursue and achieve their goals by offering them quality practicum placements and guidance. You will engage, support and motivate the students to achieve their qualification, the first step to achieving their ambition.
The successful applicant will be responsible for:
Ensuring appropriate systems are in place to guarantee quality learning is available for all professional experience placements
Facilitating the delivery of the professional experience placement components
Maintaining appropriate academic and practicum placement records and CA checks to meet faculty, teaching council and Children’s Act 2014 requirements and ensure high quality standards
Proactively develops and maintains strong stakeholder relationships within industry
Undertaking assessment within a Practical Environment
Qualifications and skills we are looking for:
Current Teachers Registration
Experience teaching in an early childhood setting and/or tertiary teaching experience in the area of Early Childhood is desired
Team player
Solution focused and process driven
Proven relationship management skills
Ability to adjust communications style to different audiences
High level negotiation skills and proven ability to reach agreement
Sound judgment and decision making amongst competing demands
Ability to link long-range visions and strategies to current activity
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
NZ Full driver's licence
UCOL Te Pūkenga is a government-funded Institute of Technology, with four campuses in Manawatu, Whanganui, Wairarapa and Horowhenua. It meets the needs of local communities and industry by providing tertiary level training to over 6,000 students each year through a wide range of programmes from entry level certificates and foundation courses to diplomas, degrees and opportunities in post graduate study.
At UCOL we embrace diversity, talent and performance, and provide our staff with an extensive range of opportunities to develop intellectually, professionally and personally.
Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and may be required to undergo pre-employment checks; which may include completing New Zealand Police Vetting as part of The Children's Act 2014.
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