Title: Program Manager, Licensure

Department Org: Student Services - 101780

Employee Classification: U1 - Unclassified PSA FT

Bargaining Unit: Professional Staff Association

Primary Location: MC AC

Shift:  1

Start Time:     End Time:  

Posted Salary: Salary commensurate based on experience

Float: False

Rotate: False

On Call: False

Travel: False

Weekend/Holiday: False

Job Description:

This role is a full-time professional staff position that will manage all aspects of licensure in the College Arts, Social Sciences, and of Education at both the graduate and undergraduate level. This position is responsible for reviewing, approving, reporting, and monitoring licensure, endorsement, permits, and other credentials related to Education. This person will be knowledgeable about requirements and will support Education in efforts to follow State, accreditation, and other guidelines. This position works with the dean, associate dean, accreditation and assessment coordinator, field experience coordinator, chairs, and faculty to ensure licensure processes, programs, and reporting are consistent with State and other requirements.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

- Provides leadership for approving and tracking all State and other external licensure or credentials. This includes reviewing, approving, reporting, and monitoring Ohio Educator Licenses, Ohio Administrator License, Ohio Endorsements, and other credentials that require university review and approval. Assesses out of state licensure requests.
- Collaborates with the Field Experience Office to ensure students have appropriate prerequisites prior to being placed in PK-12 school settings for field, practicum, and internship experiences. This includes reviewing, approving, reporting, and monitoring the status of pre-service teacher permits and admission to professional education (upper division). Provides guidance for students and field experience office regarding upper division, permit, and licensure processes. Serves as back-up for the School Relations and Field Experience Manager.
- Manages information for graduate-level initial licensure, advanced licensure (e.g. principal licensure), and endorsement students, including inquiries, applications, admissions, and initial registrations. Serves as the first approver for admission to graduate-level programs associated with licensure or endorsement.
- Collaborates with the Accreditation and Assessment Manager to provide reports as needed for assessment and accreditation related to State required exams, licensure requirements, and program and licensure completions.
- Provides direction to students, faculty, and administration regarding current, updated, and proposed licensure and endorsement regulations including notifying faculty of needed program updates and maintaining accurate information in documents and online. Coordinates with faculty to ensure that program completers are eligible for the credential. Collaborates with faculty, administration, and partner institutions to support curricular mapping for pathways into Education programs.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of internal and external requirements for all Education related credentials. This includes current, updated, and proposed licensure regulations such as required testing, grades band regulations, etc. as well as program requirements related to licensing. Maintains approved access to State and other licensure related systems such as external exam completion reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/experience/licensing:

• Bachelor’s degree is required. Master’s degree is preferred. A background in education, licensure, higher education and/or communications is desirable.
• Two years of professional experience in education or related university work experience is preferred.
• Experience working with guidelines and approval systems and university faculty is desirable.

Communication and other skills:
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required, including presentation skills.
• Exceptional computer skills with experience in Microsoft Office is required. Considerable working knowledge of or experience with data systems is preferred.
• Excellent problem solving, organizational and analytical skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Conditions of Employment:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The University of Toledo is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Toledo does not discriminate in employment, educational programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, disability, familial status, or political affiliation. 

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