Assistant Director, Field Education

Boston College; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston College is seeking an Assistant Director of Field Education to manage domestic and international student placements and agency recruitment. The role supports field placements, supervises adjunct faculty, and helps implement placement management processes for the MSW program.

The position requires a Master of Social Work, at least three years of experience, and strong organizational and communication skills, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work degree required.
• At least three years of professional experience required.
• Strong organizational and communications skills required.
• Experience with issues related to placement of students in agencies required.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite required.
• Familiarity with databases (Apex preferred) required.
• Ability to follow-through on tasks independently required.
• Ability to function as part of a team required.
• Some supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Recruit agencies for placements and identify potential agencies.
• Telephone contact to agencies and site visits.
• Complete agency evaluations and paperwork.
• Input new agencies into placement data file and support/monitor agencies.
• Coordinate placement meetings and student interviews.
• Advise and supervise student advisors and manage placements.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Master of Social Work

Tools

MS Office

Apex databases

Job description

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $67,350 to $84,200; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Field Education, the Assistant Director, FieldEducation is responsible for studentplacement development and agency recruitment. S/he manages and advises students in agencyplacements. S/he supervises assignedadjunct faculty who are student advisors. S/he provides a variety ofadministrative tasks to assist in the development and operations of the FieldPlacement Department. S/he assists the Assistant Dean, Field Education in the organization, development, and implementation of the Placement ManagementProcess.

SSWstudent body consists of 650 MSW students. Field Education Department is comprised of the Assistant Dean, Field Education, six Assistant Director, Field Education,and Field Education Program Assistant.

Essential Functions: Domestic and International Placement Management

• Recruits agencies forplacements
• Identify potential agencies
• Telephone contact to agencies
• Complete a site visit
• Complete agency evaluationpaperwork
• Input new agencies intoPlacement Data File
• Support and monitor agencies
• Collects and files advisorreports and placement meeting reports
• Participates in PlacementManagement Meetings
• Assists the field team in theplacement of students
• Participate in Placement Forum(orientation meeting) for Clinical Students
• Review student applications
• Interview assigned students
• Write up Placement InterviewSummary
• Participate in weeklyPlacement Meetings
• Communicate with agencies toset up student interviews
• Follow up on student/agencyinterviews to confirm placement
• Submit appropriate paperworkto establish placement assignment

Essential Functions: Domestic and International Student Advising

• Provides course and fieldadvising to 15 students
• Contacts students and agenciesin September
• Collects Learning Contracts inOctober
• Meets with students monthlyand as needed
• Visits Agencies at least onceeach semester and additional times as needed
• Reviews student performanceeach semester and submit grades
• Attends monthly FacultyAdvisor meetings
• Participates in managingstudent problems as needed
• Submits Student ProfessionalReports at the end of Spring Semester

Supervision of Student Advisors

• Orients and train advisors
• Provides support and consultationon a needed basis
• Monitors performance ofStudent Advisors
• Provides consultation toStudent Advisors on placement problems
• Participates in PlacementManagement Meetings when appropriate

Management of Summer Block Placement Program

• Organizes theSummer Block placements and field seminar
• Participates inStudent Orientation
• Participates in Summer FieldSeminars
• Serves as the Student Advisorto 8 to 15 students

Special Projects

• Performs special projects asassigned by the Assistant Dean, Field Education

Resource and Referral

• Provide program coverage oneday/week to respond to student and agency request for help and information

Somelocal domestic and international travel required.

Pleaseinclude a cover letter with your application.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work degree required
• At least three years of professional experience required
• Strong organizational and communications skills required
• Experience with issues related to placement of students in agencies required
• Proficiency with MS Office suite required
• Familiarity with databases (Apex preferred) required
• Ability to follow-through on tasks independently required
• Ability to function as part of a team required
• Some supervisory experience preferred

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored403bRetirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sickand Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.