Field Placement and Compliance Specialist

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $41K - $44K

💻 Compliance

🗓️ January 11th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring a Field Placement and Compliance Specialist. This role manages the placement of teacher candidates into practicum and student teaching settings, ensures compliance documentation is current, supports certification program participants, and handles data management and reporting tasks to assist program coordinators and administrative stakeholders.

Highlights

Serves as liaison with public and private school administrators to secure practicum and student teaching placements for teacher candidates.
Liaises with teacher education programs to obtain placement recommendations and track compliance for practicums and student teaching.
Performs data entry and management in Professional Education Services databases, Banner, and generates reports for accreditation and program review.
Maintains confidentiality of compliance documents and updates related websites and forms for accuracy.
Collaborates with Professional Education Services staff to support all students and promote success.
Requires a bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) or equivalent experience, plus at least two years of relevant experience in educational or higher education settings.
Must demonstrate strong verbal and written communication, organizational, interpersonal, and computer skills with adaptability to new software.
Proposed salary range is $40,814 - $43,888 annually.
Position is full-time, exempt, and not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Supports state and federal reporting requirements and internal program review within Missouri State University's College of Education Professional Education Services.