BSW Field Education Director

BSW Field Education Director - School of Nursing and Health ProfessionsSalary 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 committed to providing equal employment opportunity in the workplace without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, and all other categories governed by the laws of the United States and the District of Columbia. Trinity does not engage in discrimination on the basis of any personal characteristics defined by law as prohibited classifications.