Field Practice Coordinator
Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD
Full-time
Management
Posted on April 21, 2024
Salisbury University, a member of the University System of Maryland, is a regionally accredited four-year comprehensive institution offering 62 distinct graduate and undergraduate programs. Located on the historic Eastern Shore, SU's beautiful campus is some 30 miles from the Atlantic beaches and 2.5 hours from Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Job Summary
As a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited institution, SU’s School of Social Work (SSW) requires a year-long (2 semester) field placement for BASW students and 2 year-long (2 semesters each) field placements for MSW students. A subset of students also complete field placement hours in the summer and winter terms. With the creation of the online MSW program in 2016, enrollment increased sharply, and we now serve students in eight states and Washington, DC. In addition, when BASW and MSW students in our UMGC/SU partnership program are transferred “stateside,” we continue to serve them in whatever state they land. Currently, this means that we have students in 15 states in addition to Maryland.
For the Fall 2023 semester, the SSW had 367 graduate and undergraduate students in field placements. Of these, 123 (33%) attended classes on the SU campus (and typically had field sites on or near the Lower Eastern Shore). The remaining students were placed either near one of our regional program locations (21% in Cecil County, Chesapeake County, Hagerstown, or Southern Maryland); in Europe (12%); or in one of the 14 states/regions with students served by our online MSW or UMGC stateside transfer program options (30%).
This one-to-one position replacement request is for a Field Practice Coordinator to work with the final group of students above (online MSW and UMGC stateside transfer). We currently have 109 such students in placements across 14 states/regions. The individual in this position is responsible for (1) identifying, securing, monitoring, and maintaining relationships with field practice sites for the SSW’s online MSW program option; (2) identifying, securing, monitoring, and maintaining relationships with field practice sites for the SSW’s UMGC-Europe/SU partnership program option who are transferring to the United States; and (3) providing external supervision for 10-15 MSW students.
Authority and Accountability
The position reports to the School of Social Work Director. There are no direct reports to the position. The position has no budgetary responsibility nor authority.
Required/Minimum Qualifications
The items listed below are representative of the education, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics required for this position. Please include minimum level of education, degrees required (if any), relevant work experience, credentials, licenses, certifications, special skills, and physical requirements.
Please list any desired education, knowledge, abilities, skills, or competencies. These are considered preferred qualities but are not required.
Diversity and inclusion are core values of Salisbury University. We strive to create a truly diverse and inclusive environment where the richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives of our community is harnessed to create value for our institution, today and in the future. To this end, the University recruits exceptional and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across Maryland, the United States, and around the world, supporting all members of the University community as they work together to achieve institutional goals and vision. To learn more about the University’s commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive campus, please visit www.salisbury.edu/equity/
Job Summary
As a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited institution, SU’s School of Social Work (SSW) requires a year-long (2 semester) field placement for BASW students and 2 year-long (2 semesters each) field placements for MSW students. A subset of students also complete field placement hours in the summer and winter terms. With the creation of the online MSW program in 2016, enrollment increased sharply, and we now serve students in eight states and Washington, DC. In addition, when BASW and MSW students in our UMGC/SU partnership program are transferred “stateside,” we continue to serve them in whatever state they land. Currently, this means that we have students in 15 states in addition to Maryland.
For the Fall 2023 semester, the SSW had 367 graduate and undergraduate students in field placements. Of these, 123 (33%) attended classes on the SU campus (and typically had field sites on or near the Lower Eastern Shore). The remaining students were placed either near one of our regional program locations (21% in Cecil County, Chesapeake County, Hagerstown, or Southern Maryland); in Europe (12%); or in one of the 14 states/regions with students served by our online MSW or UMGC stateside transfer program options (30%).
This one-to-one position replacement request is for a Field Practice Coordinator to work with the final group of students above (online MSW and UMGC stateside transfer). We currently have 109 such students in placements across 14 states/regions. The individual in this position is responsible for (1) identifying, securing, monitoring, and maintaining relationships with field practice sites for the SSW’s online MSW program option; (2) identifying, securing, monitoring, and maintaining relationships with field practice sites for the SSW’s UMGC-Europe/SU partnership program option who are transferring to the United States; and (3) providing external supervision for 10-15 MSW students.
Authority and Accountability
The position reports to the School of Social Work Director. There are no direct reports to the position. The position has no budgetary responsibility nor authority.
Required/Minimum Qualifications
The items listed below are representative of the education, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics required for this position. Please include minimum level of education, degrees required (if any), relevant work experience, credentials, licenses, certifications, special skills, and physical requirements.
- Must hold a Master of Social Work degree (or equivalent graduate Social Work degree)
- Must have two years of social work practice experience following conferral of the MSW degree
- Must hold a license to practice social work
Please list any desired education, knowledge, abilities, skills, or competencies. These are considered preferred qualities but are not required.
- Experience providing clinical supervision
Diversity and inclusion are core values of Salisbury University. We strive to create a truly diverse and inclusive environment where the richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives of our community is harnessed to create value for our institution, today and in the future. To this end, the University recruits exceptional and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across Maryland, the United States, and around the world, supporting all members of the University community as they work together to achieve institutional goals and vision. To learn more about the University’s commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive campus, please visit www.salisbury.edu/equity/
