Gate and Field Coordinator for School of Education

This position is located on campus in Lynchburg, VA. The Gate and Field Coordinator will oversee and manage the Gate and Field placement process for online or residential gate and field placements for initial, add-on and advanced licensure requirements. This includes reviewing gate applications, building and maintaining relationships with external school systems, reviewing and requesting external field placements for online programs, and managing placement data. The Gate and Field Coordinator will also assist students via email and phone with their questions about the gate and field placement process. The Gate and Field Coordinator will communicate with other offices within School of Education and university departments to ensure consistent communication and support for students

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and process practicum, student teaching, and internship placement requests for external field placements for online programs

• Address and resolve practicum, student teaching, and internship placement problems

• Send and confirm placement requests for practicums, student teaching, and internships

• Manage practicum, student teaching, and internship placement data for students

• Review and process initial licensure gate applications

• Manage gate courses

• Answer student emails and phone calls regarding gate courses and applications

• Communicate with external school systems via emails and phone calls

• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS

Education and Experience

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field

• Administrative experience

• Strong organizational skills

Preferred

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, Outlook

• Ability to work with a team

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Willingness to embrace collaboration and assist team members

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

• Superior interpersonal, customer service, presentation, and communication skills required

Problem-Solving

• Creative, innovative, and problem-solving skills required

Physical and Sensory Abilities

• Frequently required to sit for extended periods to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard

• Regularly required to hear and speak in order to communicate orally in an effective manner

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the building

• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business

• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment

• The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled office setting. It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate.

Target Hire Date

2025-07-07

Time Type

Full time

Location

Lynchburg - In Office

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.