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Field Director of Social Work
Full-Time Exempt Staff
Palo Alto, CA, US
Job Title: Field Director of Social Work
Department: Social Work Program
Reports To: Program Director
Location: Palo Alto, California or Remote
Compensation: $115,000 - $135,000
Plus medical, dental and vision benefits, 403(b) retirement plan,
flexible spending account, and paid time off.
Palo Alto University (PAU), a private, non-profit university, founded in 1975 and located in the heart of Northern California’s Silicon Valley, is a community grounded in values of social justice, dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging issues in the fields of psychology and counseling that meet the needs of today’s diverse society. The students at PAU reflect the diversity of the region, are engaged in their education, and committed to improving the lives of others. Hiring, supporting, and retaining faculty and staff who reflect the diversity of our students is one example of inclusive excellence at PAU and is essential in preparing our students to serve our many communities. PAU offers undergraduate and graduate programs with online, hybrid, and residential options. PAU is seeking faculty who can make a significant impact in their fields and prepare future leaders who make a difference in the lives of individuals and communities. These are important milestones in PAU's efforts to create a legacy of confident, competent, and compassionate professionals who are at the forefront of psychology and counseling and who move ahead in life by moving lives ahead.
Position Description:Palo Alto University invites applications for a Field Director in our proposed Master of Social Work (MSW) program. The proposed MSW program will provide a specialization in Culturally Informed Behavioral Health, with emphasis on clinical practice with adults in the public behavioral health system and with children and youth in school and community settings, as well as leadership and management in publicly funded behavioral health services.
The selected candidate will be required to demonstrate knowledge and skills applicable for implementing the MSW program’s field education component, including developing field placements, field education policies, field and other curriculum, and supporting the accreditation process with the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The selected candidate will also be required to demonstrate professional and teaching experiences that contribute to the specialization area, including professional experiences in the publicly funded behavioral health system and teaching experiences related to clinical social work and field education.
Additionally, the selected candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to enhance the program’s goal to graduate students who are competent and culturally sensitive behavioral health practitioners who provide care to underserved populations in urban and rural regions of California.
The candidate’s expertise should also include an understanding of the concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities. Such an understanding promotes PAU’s goals to elevate academic and clinical training standards, integrity, and reputation in an environment that values inclusive excellence as well as recruitment and retention of a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and academic leaders in an equitable, inclusive, and positive workplace.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:Administrative
Teaching and Advising
Service and Engagement
Scholarly Engagement
and meeting together with the social work team on a regular basis, working on campus several days per month, teaching in-person 4-5 days per quarter, and traveling to field sites occasionally.
Required qualifications:PAU is committed to providing an educational environment that supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive population. In your cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepared you to be in an environment that holds equity and inclusion core to its mission and values. The expected start date for this position is July 15, 2024. Interested candidates should submit:
Required:
Optional:
The position is open until filled. All applications received by June 14, 2024 will receive full consideration. Please direct questions to Rose Wong, PhD,
LCSW, MSW Program Director (rosewong@paloaltou.edu).
Full Time
$98k-125k (estimate)
06/08/2024
06/26/2024
paloaltou.edu
PALO ALTO, CA
25 - 50
1975
ALLEN CALVIN
$10M - $50M
Colleges & Universities
Founded in 1975 as the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto University (PAU) is a non-profit and accredited institution dedicated to improving lives through education and research anchored in psychology, clinical training and practice in a diversity of cultures, and service to communities around the world.