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Provides coordination for fieldwork, admissions and Â鶹´«Ã½ services for the School of Social Work.

• Establishes and maintains fieldwork placement sites that meet accreditation criteria for Social Work Â鶹´«Ã½s. Builds and maintains relationships with health and human services provides, agencies and organizations.
• Coordinates field education applications from Â鶹´«Ã½s. Secures and assigns field placements for Â鶹´«Ã½s in a timely manner. Manages software applications and databases to monitor each Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s fieldwork placement from application to fieldwork completion.
• Advises Â鶹´«Ã½s on department academic curricular requirements.
• Troubleshoots concerns and issues of fieldwork stakeholders. Coordinates with other field coordinators, the director of field education and the field committee to update, maintain and implement policies consistent with best practices in the School of Social Work and accreditation standards.
• May teach fieldwork seminars to integrate curriculum with fieldwork experience.
• Hires, trains, evaluates and supervises field organizations and instructors. Trains Â鶹´«Ã½s in fieldwork standards. Trains fieldwork instructors and University social work faculty on fieldwork instructors.

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

• Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited institution.

• Two years' relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2024-08-26