Field Placement Senior Coordinator 128960

Job no: 495459
Position type: Staff Full-time
Location: Pensacola - Main Campus
Division/Equivalent: Academic Affairs Division
School/Unit: Dept of Social Work
Categories: Staff, Social Work

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Position Number: 128960
Position Title (Classification Title):  Senior Coordinator 128960
Working Title:  Field Placement Sr. Coordinator, Pos. 128960
Job Summary: This position serves as the field placement coordinator for the Department of Social Work. The position requires the coordinator to arrange field education experiences for all undergraduate and graduate social work students. The coordinator is responsible for recruiting placement sites, developing university affiliation agreements with agencies, interviewing students, completing written documentation of the student's field education experience, developing field documents, and providing training for field instructors.
Department Department of Social Work
FLSA: Exempt
Minimum Qualifications: Masters degree in an appropriate area of specialization with one year of relevant experience or a Bachelors degree in an appropriate area of specialization with three years of relevant experience.
Position Qualifications: Masters in Social Work from an accredited program. Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Ability to work effectively with culturally diverse student populations. Work collaboratively in teams with colleagues.
Preferred Qualifications Previous experience as a field director with responsibility for Bachelor in Social Work and Masters in Social Work placement. Familiarity with CSWE accreditation Capacity to foster university/community partnerships.
Essential Functions / Job Duties:
  • 60% - Recruiting Practicum Agencies- This requires meeting with agency staff, establishing affiliation agreements in cooperation with the university attorneys, meeting individually with students, and training our faculty seminar professors. - (Essential)
  • 10% - Planning and Implementing Field Instructor Training- This involves planning two orientation sessions each year for training field instructors, planning one annual supervisory training session for licensed social workers and mental health counselors resulting in state certification as “Clinical Supervisors”. The field coordination plans and delivers the content of these training initiatives - (Essential)
  • 10% - Developing and Maintaining Appropriate Records-This position is responsible for compiling academic performance in the field education programs on each student including background checks, and malpractice insurance. The coordinator also maintains statistical documents related to field education which are included in our accreditation documents. - (Essential)
  • 10% - Communication With Field Agencies- This involves regular contact with all 100+ of our field education sites including site visits in the event of student problems. - (Essential)
  • 5% - Supervising Field Liaisons (field education seminar professors who meet weekly with all students in small groups)- This involves orientation sessions at the beginning of each semester and meeting with the seminar professors to work out field education problems as they develop. - (Essential)
  • 5% - Service and Teaching are Expected The field coordinator is required to do some minimal classroom teaching and by the nature of the total position completes significant service. - (Essential)
Physical Demands:
  • Physical Requirements: No unusual physical requirement. Requires no heavy lifting and nearly all work is performed in a comfortable indoor facility.
  • Impact of Deadlines: Routine deadlines. Usually sufficient lead time. Variance in work volume, seasonal, and predictable. Priorities can be anticipated. Some interruptions are present. Involves occasional exposure to demands/pressures from persons other than immediate sup.
  • Standing: Daily
  • Walking: Daily
  • Sitting: Daily
  • Reaching with hands and arms: Frequently
  • Climbing or balancing: Frequently
  • Stooping: Frequently
  • Use of hands to handle objects: Daily
  • Lifting up to 10lbs: Occasionally
  • Lifting up to 25lbs: Never
  • Lifting over 25lbs: Never
  • Talking as express or exchange of ideas verbally: Daily
  • Hearing as perceive sound by ear: Daily
  • Vision as distinguish colors & depth: Daily
Special Requirements or Considerations of the Job:

This position requires a criminal background screen.

This position requires fingerprinting
Number of Vacancies 1
Work Hours 8:00 - 5:00
FTE 1
Salary Range $60,000
Pay Basis Annually
Preferred Response Date: April 12, 2024
Special Instructions to Applicants: Candidates must apply online through the University of West Florida website: https://careers.uwf.edu. Applicants are required to attach a resume, cover letter and contact information for three references. An opportunity to upload these documents will be provided during the application process. For assistance, please contact Human Resources at 850-474-2694 or email jobs@uwf.edu.
Finalists for the position will be contacted requesting contact information for a minimum of two professional references, of which, one must be a current or previous supervisor.

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