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Location : Berea
Job Type: Full-Time
Division: Provost
Department: Education Studies
Opening Date: 06/29/2026
FLSA: Exempt
Salary Grade: 7
Labor Supervisor?: Yes
Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position.
Description:
The Specialist plays an important role within the Teacher Education Program in the Education Studies Department and assists in institution-wide assessment activities directed by the Office of Academic Affairs. Within the Education Studies Department, this position oversees the activities related to coordinating program assessments and gathering evidence to maintain compliance with accreditation standards. The Specialist works closely with the Department Chair and Faculty and Staff Support Coordinator and is responsible for the quality assurance system that monitors the success of students, alumni, and the overall program, and is used to inform continuous improvement efforts. The specialist is expected to write reports on these activities, which are reviewed and approved by the Education Studies Chair.
Candidates with appropriate qualifications may have opportunities to teach or provide clinical support based on departmental needs.
Following long-standing tradition and practice at Berea College, this position includes responsibility for supervising, mentoring, and developing students in the College's integrated Work College Program. This supports student learning, career readiness, and the program's learning goals and outcomes. The Work College Program provides developmental framework that guides student learning while creating a structured mentorship opportunity, with role-specific training that equips faculty and staff mentors to support student development. Faculty and staff mentors play an essential part in helping students connect their work-learning service experiences with broader academic, professional, and personal development. For faculty, this aligns with Berea's tenure and promotion criteria.
Your Key Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manage the quality assurance system for the Teacher Education Program. - 40%
  • Coordinate processes for maintaining the quality assurance system, which includes collecting key assessment data from the three program checkpoints (application to the program, application to student teaching, and program exit) as well as collecting additional evidence from students, alumni, P-12 partners, stakeholder committees, and program faculty to meet accreditation standards.
  • Manage assessment software and provide technical assistance to program faculty, students and school partners.
  • Review and revise key program assessments to ensure validity and reliability.
  • Coordinate sharing and review of data for program planning and continuous improvement with various stakeholder groups.
  • Working closely with faculty and Department Chair, design and coordinate CAEP/Accreditation Area for Improvement (AFI) work.
• Organize the units accreditation processes in preparation for schedule site visits to maintain accreditation with state and national organizations. - 40%
  • Submit all required reports for state and national accreditation organizations after Department Chair approval.
  • Facilitate department efforts to prepare all stakeholders for accreditation activities.
  • Draft, manage, and submit state reports related to evolving standards and learning outcomes, including SPA program review after Department Chair approval.
  • Stay abreast of any updates/changes to required state learning/teaching standards by attending EPSB meetings, CAEP/Alternative Assessment Agencies conferences, and other institutes recommended by the Department Chair.
• Teaching/Clinical Support - 20%
  • Write and prepare annual reports to various agencies (EPSB, Title II, CAEP, etc. )
  • Coordinate registration for required examinations.
  • Transport students to testing centers in Lexington, Kentucky as necessary.
  • Serve as the liaison between the EDS Department and key stakeholder groups to coordinate continuous improvement efforts related to assessment and accreditation.
  • Prepare documents for, present at, and attend, Berea College Teacher Preparation Accountability Committee (TPAC) meetings.
  • Collaborate with P-12 partners to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between their schools and the Teacher Education Program.
  • Assist with institution-wide assessment and accreditation activities as assigned by the Director of Academic Assessment.

Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty, and students.
What You'll Bring:
Education required to ensure success in this position:

• Bachelor's Degree in Education or Assessment related field required
• Master's Degree in Education or Assessment related field preferred

Experience required to ensure success in this position:

• 3 years of experience in accreditation and continuous improvement in a higher education setting required
• Experience teaching, supervising teacher candidates, or working within an educator preparation programs.
• Ability to help design and implement a wide range of assessment strategies that include the consideration of validity and reliability issues.

Special skills, knowledge and abilities:

• Knowledge at the state and national levels of educator preparation practices, candidate assessment, and continuous improvement processes necessary to support accreditation reporting, program evaluation, and collaboration with faculty, students, alumni, P-12 partners, and other stakeholders.
• Strong ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and report data, both qualitative and quantitative in nature.
• Ability to learn, use and teach various forms of educational technologies and software for use in accreditation and assessment.
• An understanding of accreditation for educator preparation programs at the state and national levels.
• Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to work collegially and collaboratively in a team setting.
• Strong organizational skills and capacity to set priorities.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
• Computer competency including Microsoft Office products (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Adobe Acrobat), survey administration systems (Qualtrics), online reporting systems and databases, and assessment software.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and protect the private nature of files and conversations.
• Ability to prioritize and work independently without direct supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

License, certification, or registration necessary:

• Valid Driver's license
• Required background checks

Physical requirements:

• Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds
• Ability to travel independently by car and/or plane
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 20 lbs.

Environmental conditions:

• Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff and faculty
• Occasional travel required for meetings, conferences, etc.

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:

• Standard office equipment: computer, fax, phone, etc.
• Vehicle - college vans/cars

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea's students excel in the College's supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits:
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of twenty-four hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
To learn more details, visit our benefits page at
Our Unique Culture:
Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of
Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College's inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea
Labor Supervision:
In support of Berea College's great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link