BSW Program Director - Bloomington Campus

Indiana University Foundation; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in social work education is seeking a BSW Program Director to lead and coordinate the BSW program at a flagship university campus. This role involves collaborative leadership, administrative support, and teaching responsibilities, ensuring a quality educational experience for students. The ideal candidate will engage with various stakeholders to enhance student recruitment and support while maintaining compliance with academic standards. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a diverse and inclusive academic environment and to shape the future of social work education across multiple campuses.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership roles within academic settings.
• Strong administrative skills to manage program operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and administrative coordination for the BSW program.
• Teach courses and participate in service activities.

Skills

Leadership

Administrative Coordination

Teaching

Collaboration

Student Advisement

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Doctorate in Social Work or related field

Job description

The Indiana University School of Social Work (IUSSW) anticipates hiring a BSW Program Director on the IU Bloomington campus. The BSW Program Director is a twelve month, non-tenure track faculty appointment. The BSW Program Director provides collaborative leadership and administrative coordination for the BSW program at IUB, including recruitment, advisement, and support of BSW students matriculating on the IUB campus, and recruitment and support of associate faculty for the BSW program. The Program Director will also have teaching responsibilities and will participate in service activities such as the IUSSW BSW curriculum committee and other relevant school, campus, university, or community committees or groups as required.

The BSW Program Director reports directly to the IUB Campus Director to administer the program on the Bloomington campus and to address needs that arise in the specific campus and community context. This individual will be expected to collaborate and consult with the Senior BSW Program Director at IUI to ensure consistency in policies, curriculum, and student support between the program at IUB and on our other IUSSW campuses. The person in this role will also work collaboratively with the IUSSW Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the IUSSW system-wide program directors/coordinators including the Directors of Admissions, Career Services, Field Education, and Recruitment to ensure compliance with all processes and procedures of the IUSSW.

The Indiana University School of Social Work (IUSSW), founded in 1911, is a university-wide system school with CSWE-accredited MSW and BSW Programs since 1923 and 1975 respectively, reaffirmed in 2021. School headquarters are located at Indiana University - Indianapolis with programs on eight IU campuses. The School is a founding member of the University’s health sciences Interprofessional Practice and Education Center, creating opportunities for students and faculty. IU provides faculty opportunities for competitive funding to support timely and innovative research, such as the Racial Justice Research Fund for which five of our faculty received awards. The School’s annual enrollment totals approximately 1,800 students across programs (PhD, MSW, BSW) and campuses. With current leadership under Dean Kalea Benner, the School encompasses eight campuses plus an online MSW program and a Center for Social Health and Well-Being to advance impact, with our explicit commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) serving as a central guiding pillar.

IU Bloomington Campus: IU Bloomington is the University’s flagship residential campus. Founded in 1820, IU Bloomington is located an hour south of Indianapolis and is credited as one of the country’s most beautiful college campuses. IU Bloomington is a member of the Association of American Universities and is a research-intensive campus of Indiana University. With over 34,000 undergraduate students and more than 11,000 students in graduate and professional programs, the campus has 17 colleges and schools comprising over 550 degree-granting academic programs. The campus is increasing its health science academic programs. Social Work and three other health science disciplines co-located into a new Regional Academic Health Center, aiming to support the preparation of students to provide interprofessional team-based care. The campus also partners with the IUB Center for Rural Engagement and the Indiana Institute for Disability and Community.

As the state’s premier urban research institution, IU Indianapolis is committed to being a welcoming campus community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We seek candidates whose work contributes to equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for our learners, staff, and faculty.