Practicum Education Specialist

The University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks a senior leader to oversee clinical education operations, placement strategy, compliance governance, and stakeholder relationships across programs. You will serve as the SME for clinical systems and processes, guiding contract coordination and mentoring junior coordinators to ensure quality and efficiency.

You will partner with contracts/legal teams, supervising staff and standardizing procedures while contributing to handbooks and continuous

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work (CSWE-accredited) with 2 years' social work experience or 8 years' equivalent.
• Two years of post-graduate social work experience with adolescents or adults.
• One year of supervisory experience in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Oversees clinical education operations, placement strategy, compliance governance, and stakeholder relationships across programs.
• Directs complex scheduling, resolves escalated placement issues, and ensures equitable distribution of opportunities.
• Manages end-to-end clinical clearance, documentation, and audit readiness to meet standards.
• Serves as SME for clinical placement systems; maintains data integrity and delivers operational reporting.
• Partners with contracts/legal teams to identify needs, execute agreements, and mitigate risk.
• Trains and mentors Clinical Experience Coordinators; standardizes procedures and creates training materials.
• Collaborates with faculty, preceptors, and agency leads to improve workflows and programs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

MSW (CSWE-accredited)

Job description

Purpose of Position

Provides senior-level leadership for clinical education operations, overseeing complex clinical placement strategy, compliance governance, and stakeholder relationships across undergraduate and graduate programs. Serves as the subject-matter expert for clinical systems and processes, resolves escalated issues, guides contract/affiliation coordination, and mentors junior coordinators to ensure quality, efficiency, and consistency in clinical experiences.

Essential Functions

• Leads high-value relationships with hospitals, clinics, and community agencies; stewards clinical capacity planning across sites and programs; aligns placements with program needs and agency requirements.
• Directs complex or high-volume matching and scheduling; exercises independent judgment to resolve escalated placement issues and ensure equitable distribution of opportunities.
• Oversees end-to-end clinical clearance, documentation, and audit readiness; establishes checkpoints and quality controls to meet agency, program, and institutional standards.
• Serves as the functional owner/SME for clinical placement and management systems; maintains data integrity, coordinates enhancements, troubleshoots, and delivers operational reporting.
• Partners with contracts/legal teams to identify agreement needs, facilitate execution, and support risk mitigation for clinical placements.
• Trains and mentors Clinical Experience Coordinator I/II staff; standardizes procedures, creates training materials, and serves as backup to lead or program managers.
• Serves as senior liaison to faculty, preceptors, and agency leads; contributes to handbooks, workflows, and continuous improvement initiatives across the clinical enterprise.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program with two (2) years of experience as a social worker or eight (8) years of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of post-graduate experience in social work with adolescents or adults.
• One (1) year of supervisory experience in higher education.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to critically think and problem solve

Work Schedule

• Monday through Friday; 8:00am through 5:00pm
• Hybrid work environment (remote & in-office)

Benefits Information

Position is benefit eligible: Yes

We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to our employees at the University.

https://www.uta.edu/hr/employee-benefits