Senior Specialist, Field Placement and Education (Criminology)

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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

N/A

Job Family:

Career and Employment

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service – Department:

Field Placement and Education

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted:

décembre 20, 2024

Applications must be received BEFORE:

janvier 12, 2025

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 11

Salary Range:

$87 272,00 – $110 239,00

About the Faculty of Social Sciences

The FSS comprises nine departments, schools and institutes, which offer undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs in both English and French. With its 10,000 students, 260 full-time professors, and wide array of programs and research centres, the Faculty of Social Sciences plays a key role at the heart of the University of Ottawa. Its graduate students are supervised by excellent researchers and undertake cutting-edge research in the Faculty’s masters and Ph.D. programs. Along with its complement of about 100 administrative employees, the faculty is proud to provide a collaborative working environment that inspires new ideas, encourages creative ingenuity, and promotes excellence.

Position purpose

Coordinate all internship activities (including teaching integration seminars), practical training and administrative activities to provide a first-class learning program and ensure student retention and success in the Department of Criminology.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Plan and organize administrative and academic activities related to the practicum program and propose modifications to improve practical training and ensure that practical training is linked to the entire Extended Specialization program and the Applied Master’s in Criminology. 
• Design and teach theory courses related to practical training (credit courses) to ensure analysis of professional practices, reflection on personalized learning objectives and analysis of the links between theory and practice (two 1st and 2nd cycle courses).
• Prepare and offer information sessions, group meetings with students and supervisors, follow-up meetings and recognition activities to enhance and maintain relations with host organizations. 
• Manage all stages of the internship preparation, matching and completion process to ensure the successful placement of all students enrolled in the Extended Specialization and Applied Master of Criminology programs.
• Identify, select and evaluate internships to promote strategic coherence and academic relevance, and ensure quality according to Criminology Department criteria.
• Train and coach supervisors and community representatives to support and coach them in their supervisory role to ensure the achievement of practical training objectives as defined by the Department of Criminology.
• Provide training and support to students to facilitate reflection on personalized learning objectives related to practical training, development of the practicum agreement, risk management in the practicum environment and relevant evaluation measures. 
• Design and implement communication and promotional strategies to inform students about the internship program. 
• Share information about the internship program with professors and collaborate with them to promote strong links between practical training and theoretical teachings.

What you will bring:

• Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of criminology usually acquired through graduate studies and several years of experience in the field.
• In-depth knowledge of community, institutional and public organizations working in the field of criminal justice.
• Experience in strategic planning to manage all stages of short- and medium-term internships.
• Experience in designing and teaching university courses.
• Ability to analyze and identify students’ needs in order to help them formulate their practical training project.
• Ability to supervise the work of students on an individual and group basis. 
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to speak in public, prepare and deliver presentations for a variety of audiences. 
• Experience in writing in both official languages
• Experience in using various software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, Power Point, e-mail and the Internet.
• Excellent bilingualism – French and English (oral and written)

Key Competencies at uOttawa:

Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.

Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.

Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.

Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

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