Instructor & Field Work Coordinator

University of Louisiana at Monroe’s Social Work Program invites applications for a full-time Instructor to serve as  Field Work Coordinator. This position includes field coordinating, course instruction, committee assignments, scholarly work, and other university identified duties.

The Instructor and Field Work Coordinator in the Social Work Program is responsible for facilitating the selection of field agency placement sites, screening students for the field placement, and for conferring with field instructors. The Field Work Coordinator is also responsible for conducting or arranging workshops and seminars for Site Field Instructors. Seminars and workshops are designed to enhance the teaching contribution, assist in the integration of class and field, and assist in using tools for the evaluation of the student's performance. The administration of this signature portion of social work education is administratively the responsibility of the Field Work Coordinator of the Social Work Program. Specifically, the Field Work Coordinators duties are to:

· Administer the Social Work Field Education Program

· Use CSWE criteria as a guide, select placement sites and Field Instructors who are to assist students with their learning process.

· Review policies, objectives, and procedures for Field Placement

· Monitor the placement of students

· Maintain cooperative partnerships with community practitioners

· Be a proactive liaison between the Social Work Program and agency-based Field Instructors

· Be familiar with and adhere to the NASW Code of Ethics

· Review memberships and convene a Field Advisory Council

· Facilitate an integrative field seminar for students involved in field education

· Assign students' final grade for the Field Education course.

· Develop and asses all placement assignments

· Screen students for and assign placement to field agencies

· Teach core courses in social work program.

· Maintain office hours and provide advisement to students of the program.

• MSW from a CSWE-accredited School or College of Social Work 
• Four years post-graduate social work and social work practice experience
• Strong identification with the mission and core values and knowledge of competencies of social work.
• Commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion.
• Social worker license (LCSW or LMSW)

• Experience as a field instructor or field liaison 
• Supervisory experience with students or staff 
• Local or regional knowledge of community agencies
• Experience with teaching or providing training in an online or face to face venue 
• Experience working with racially and ethnically diverse communities
• Ph.D. preferred

Salary : $43,000