Serves as the office specialist for the College of Education and Human Services Office of Educator Preparation Proprams (OEPP), coordinates development and monitoring of the teacher education data management system, supports assessment, data collection and accreditation for the Educator Preparation Programs (EPP).
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or GED.
Four years of qualifying experience or a combination of education and experience that equates to four years.
Experience with Microsoft Word.
Customer service experience.
Spreadsheet and/or database experience.
Organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to project a positive attitude.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with accurate results.
Ability to compose, proofread and edit correspondence.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of specific software programs and/or mainframe/systems skills (i.e., Excel, Access, Watermark).
Experience with SAP.
Experience in an academic setting, data analysis.
Duties & Responsibilities
Coordinates the educator preparation data management system, (including Student Learning and Licensure (SL&L) by Watermark, Go React by Echo360, Qualtrics, etc.), for all educator preparation programs across the university, in coordination with the director of educator preparation or their designee, to ensure all accreditation requirements are met.
Carries out the development of folios within the data management system for designated courses and teacher candidate admission which includes rubric building, assignment structure, evaluation structure, and the enrollment of users (i.e., teacher candidates, cooperating teachers, university coordinators, faculty, and staff).
Communicates with program leaders to ensure all assignments are completed and evaluated within the data management system.
Provides customer service and support to teacher candidates, cooperating teachers, university coordinators, faculty, and staff on the use of the data management system.
Develops and disseminates necessary training guides to support teacher candidates, cooperating teachers, university coordinators, faculty, and/or staff as needed.
Monitors, creates, and/or deactivates teacher candidate licenses for active and non-active users within the data management system, as needed.
Supports demographic coding for teacher candidates within the data management system in collaboration with the office’s other Administrative Office Assistant III.
Coordinates and completes assessment reports that support accreditation and provides support in the development of the annual data pack for all educator preparation programs.
Performs data manipulation, information searches, and retrievals using knowledge of technical databases (e.g., SAP or Data Warehouse).
Exercises initiative and independent critical problem-solving skills in the execution of duties and responsibilities.
Collaborates with members of the team to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness of office procedures, utilizing regular reviews to inform updates.
Serves as the main administrative support to the Educator Preparation Programs coordinator for teacher education admissions, including coding of new admits and planning admission events.
Serves as a recording secretary for Educator Preparation Programs committees as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Exercised
None.
Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
This position will remain open until filled. The university reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified. For best consideration, please submit application materials on or before August 6th, 2026.
Employee Group
Administrative Office Assistant
Pay Range
Minimum Starting Rate: $18.10 per hour
Division
Academic Affairs
Department
Educator Preparation Programs/EHS
Employment Status
Full-Time
Weekly Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Location
Mount Pleasant, MI
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
