BSW Field Education Director – School of Nursing and Health Professions
Salary Range: 88k to 90k (Salary determination is based on experience).
Trinity Washington University, a comprehensive university in the Nation’s capital, offering a broad range of educational programs that prepare students across the lifespan for the intellectual, ethical and spiritual dimensions of contemporary work, civic and family life invites applications for a full-time position in the Social Work program within the School of Nursing and Health Professions.
Position Information: The BSW Field Education Director works with multiple clinical and community sites to coordinate fieldwork placements and clinical experiences. The position is full-time with core faculty responsibilities and administrative duties. The BSW Field Education Director must be a graduate from a CSWE-master’s level program (MSW) with strong communication, marketing, recruitment, and administrative skills.
Educational Requirements and Qualifications:
- MSW degree from a CSWE-accredited program, with considerable years post-MSW experience (generally five (5) + years), or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Extensive experience in knowledge of field education in academic settings.
- Ability to engage and work with diverse stakeholders in the department, college, university, and larger community.
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively with a diverse student population.
- A professional social work identity with accompanying values and ethics.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of CSWE Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards.
- Demonstrated advanced administrative, leadership, management, and supervisory knowledge and skills.
- Organizational, time management, and detail-oriented abilities.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
- Documented expertise in area of social work clinical practice.
- Possess academic and experiential qualifications to meet the needs of the BSW Program.
- Demonstrate current knowledge of social work best practice in clinical, community, and emerging practice areas.
- Show documented expertise in one’s area of teaching responsibility.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development.
- Commitment to the Trinity mission of equity and social justice.
- All other academic and experiential qualifications and background that meet the mission of the program.
Responsibilities:
- Teach in the Social Work Program.
- Release time to meet the needs of the BSW field education program.
- Plans, develops, delivers, and assesses fieldwork experiences for students in the BSW Program.
- Provide leadership and direction regarding CSWE field education standards.
- Advise students.
- Establishes and maintains communication and relationships with on-site field educators.
- Initiates and maintains currency of field education contracts with hospitals, clinics, schools, and emerging practice sites.
- Documents student learning outcome assessment data related to field education experiences.
- Conducts field education site visits.
- Collaborates with field educators and faculty to establish field education parameters.
- Communicates field education objectives to students and field educators.
- Complete scholarly activities to support the programs’ scholarship agenda.
- Complete annual professional development plan in accordance with the requirements of Trinity and CSWE.
- Attend and participate in faculty meetings.
- Interprofessional and intraprofessional collaboration to support student learning.
- Other duties of similar nature and character to those mentioned above.
Trinity offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to full-time employees to include Health, Dental & Vision insurance, Employer Paid Life and Disability benefits, 403(b) Retirement plan with employer match up to 6%, Paid Family Leave, Trinity Center Membership Free to all employees to include full size pool, walking track, weight & Cardio equipment, Free campus parking, Free Shuttle bus between campus & Brookland Metro station and more.
Trinity Washington University is dedicated to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its students, faculty, and staff. Trinity is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages all qualified individuals to apply.
