Placement Coordinator Responsibilities

6 Placement Coordinator Responsibilities

This role is important in preparing for the placement experience, acting as a liaison between students, college procedures, and work placement hosts.

Provide placement details, identify timelines for academic and non-academic requirements, formulate a consistent communication strategy, utilizing, maintaining, and informing students of communication channels.
Organize, attend, and participate in all placement meetings.
Create a schedule of availability for students to connect with placement coordinator including open office hours.
Maintain accurate, complete, and secure records involving each student placement and share with required reporting mechanisms.
Communicate regularly with students and work placement hosts.
Contribute to the timely completion of placement paperwork to support placement activities.
Approve placement opportunities, connect with work placement host to assess the appropriateness of the placement opportunity.
Respond to student questions/concerns prior, during, and after placement experience.
Create and maintain a list of students participating in placement activities, share with program team as it involves academic attendance and performance.
Participate in community outreach to assist with establishing novel placement opportunities for students.
Establish and maintain communication with the faculty of Office Admin Health Services. It is strongly suggested this happens with a placement plan summary at program startup meetings at the beginning of Fall and Winter semesters.