Job Details

Associate Director - MSW Field Education
Go to our website »

Position Number: 5806517
Location: Orem, UT
Position Type: Liberal Arts - Social Work

Associate Director - MSW Field Education

Salary: $53,888.00 - $69,833.00 Annually
Job Type: FT Exempt Salaried Staff
Job Number: FY2503613
Closing: 12/2/2024 11:59 PM Mountain
Location: 800 W University Parkway, Orem
Division: VP Academic Affairs

Position Announcement

The UVU Master of Social Work program is seeking a passionate and experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join our efforts in training the next generation of Utah social workers! In the role of Associate Director- MSW Field Education, you will work closely with the MSW Field Education Director to manage field placements for MSW students, ensuring they gain both generalist and specialized practice experience across various system levels. You will train and supervise Field Placement Supervisors, strengthen community partnerships, assess community needs and trends, oversee student safety protocols, and ensure compliance with accreditation standards. Additionally, you will mentor students in professional social work practice, fostering ethical, competency based, integrity-driven approaches.

Utah Valley University offers a robust benefits package to support the well-being, financial security, and professional growth of employees and their families. Key benefits include:

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with low premiums
Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and options for Flexible Spending and Dependent Care accounts
Incentivized wellness program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employer-provided life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage
401(a) retirement plan with a 14.2% employer contribution, fully vested from day one
Tuition remission for up to 18 undergraduate credits per semester for employees and eligible dependents
Generous leave, including sick, vacation (staff only), personal leave, 13 paid holidays, and paid parental/maternity leave

The Associate Director - MSW Field Education works closely with the MSW Field Education Director to administer the field education component of the MSW program. The Associate Director is responsible for a portfolio of MSW students and field placements and ensures that students have generalist and specialized practice opportunities to demonstrate the nine Council on Social Work Education competencies across all system levels (individual, families, groups, organizations, and communities). The Associate Director trains and supervises Field Placement Supervisors, monitors the supervision of students, implements student safety protocols in field placements, and ensures compliance with Council on Social Work Education Accreditation requirements. The Associate Director mentors students in the fundamental dimensions of professional social work, including thinking, performing, and practicing social work intentionally, ethically, and with integrity, and exemplifies expert social work practice including models and theories of client engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation of practice as well as the social work profession's ethical principles and standards. The Associate Director is assigned selected Field Practicum courses and Field Seminar courses to assist with their roles and responsibilities.

Summary of Responsibilities

Mentor students in integrating theoretical and conceptual social work curriculum taught in the classroom into practice in the field setting through facilitating selected sections of the MSW Field Seminar course. Independently manage field education during the summer semester.
Evaluate, regulate, and supervise field setting and field instructor effectiveness through field site visits to ensure compliance with Council on Social Work Education accreditation requirements.
Assess and ensure students attain proficiency in Council on Social Work Education prescribed competencies across all systems levels (individual, family, groups, organizations, and communities) through observation, student reflections and assignments, interviews, and surveys of students and field instructors.
Manage documentation of compliance with all UVU and MSW program policies including Master Internship Agreement (in coordination with UVU Contracts officer), Agency Accreditation Compliance Agreement, Student Practicum Application, Field Placement Agreement, Timesheets, and Supervision documentation.
Acts as a liaison between social work practitioners in the community and the MSW program director including assessing trends in social work practice within the community to recommend curriculum changes.
Plans, coordinates, and executes MSW field education events including Field Instructor Conference (orients and trains new Field Instructors) and MSW Field Placement event (matches field agencies and students).

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a CSWE accredited program.

Preferred Qualifications
Clinical social work practice experience

Licenses or Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

Social work models and theories of client engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation of practice.
NASW Code of Ethics.
Council on Social Work Education accreditation standards relevant for field education.
MSW curriculum.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
Data Management
Professional social work practice
Conflict resolution

Abilities

Ability to learn computer software and applications relevant to position, particularly MS Office Suite.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with field agency personnel, students, and faculty
Ability to work proactively and cooperatively with MSW Field Education Director

EEO Statement:

UVU employment decisions are made on the basis of an applicant's qualifications and ability to perform the job without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or other bases protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/uvu/jobs/4730086/associate-director-msw-field-education

jeid-8d0392c157963d48a8e6cea585ff55d5