Child Welfare Program Student Support Coordinator - MSUAASF Range B (AA26150)
About The Position
Minnesota State Mankato's Department of Social Work's Child Welfare Stipend Program (CWP) began in Spring 2005 with the BSSW Program and expanded to include the MSW program in FY13 through a direct contract with Mn DHS. In 2014, the BSSW program moved to direct departmental responsibility for all contractual obligations, including tracking graduates for up to three years post-graduation. The CWP aims to prepare BSSW and MSW graduates to work in public or tribal child welfare agencies across Minnesota by providing financial support to students each semester. The MSW and BSSW CWP tracks and supports students. The Child Welfare Program Student Support Coordinator is a twelve-month, full-time position responsible for implementing the federal and state-funded MSW and BSSW Title IV-E Child Welfare Program Training contract awarded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Requirements
- Social Work masters degree from an accredited social work program
- Licensed or license-eligible as LGSW or higher
- Ability to travel, including overnight travel
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse working and learning environment
- Demonstrated teaching experience
- Knowledge of undergraduate and graduate social work education
- Ability to interpret and implement departmental, institutional, state, and federal laws and policies related to education and human service data privacy laws, social work education, and child welfare professional practice
- Specific interest in and/or experience with children and families, preferably in rural communities
- Able to develop and maintain professional relationships with students, staff, faculty and professionals of diverse backgrounds with strong interpersonal and cross cultural oral and communication skills
- Experience with grants, contracts, and/or budgets
- Skill in word processing, spreadsheets and database software, and reports/graphs
- Experience in working in collaborative programs, initiatives or teams
- Able to handle multiple projects with strong multitasking skills
Responsibilities
- budget and report management including coordinating the annual Child Welfare Stipend Program contract proposals, renewal processes and annual program reports and evaluations
- maintain a data management program and related reports
- coordinate the Child Welfare Program's marketing and web-based/social media activities; support for recruitment and retention of child welfare stipend recipients, provide support to and monitor student stipend recipients in the completion of all in-program and post-graduation related activities and documents
- Monitors student's academic progress and post-graduation employment payback progress through Department of Social Works' student management database
- provide support for and coordination of child and family related training and programs on campus and in the community
Benefits
- 11 paid Holidays
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500)
- a Pension Plan
- 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options
- pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts
- employer paid life insurance
- short and long term disability
- professional development
- a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
