Field Education Program Manager
About The Position
Palo Alto University (PAU) invites applications for a Field Education Program Manager in our Master of Social Work (MSW) program. The role, under the coordination and supervision of the Field Education Director, provides administrative leadership and support for the Field Program. The selected candidate will be required to demonstrate knowledge and skills for providing administrative assistance for developing field placements (i.e., internships), obtaining and maintaining accreditation with CSWE and CTC, and operating an MSW field education program. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and committed to supporting graduate social work education.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with colleagues and customers/clients/students both face-to-face and connecting online through email, video conferencing, and chat.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's or master's degree in social work or social welfare, psychology, counseling, health sciences, human services, public health, or a related field.
- Minimum of one year of experience in an administrative assistant role (highly preferred).
- Professional experience in higher education.
- Administrative or client services experience in public or not-for-profit behavioral health or human services agencies or community or school settings.
- We also particularly welcome applications from individuals who are from populations historically underrepresented in higher education or who have experience working with diverse populations.
Responsibilities
- Maintain entry and tracking of records, including those of students, alumni, agency partners, and other stakeholders.
- Support outreach efforts to identify and recruit new agency partnerships and field education sites.
- Assist with processing partnership and field education agreements with external agencies and maintaining a database of agency contacts and partnerships.
- Track student compliance and progress with field education requirements.
- Assist in planning and implementation of outreach events and presentations for field activities.
- Manage calendars, schedule appointments, and coordinate meetings, including preparing agendas, taking meeting minutes, and follow-up on action items.
- Support the writing, editing, and formatting of accreditation and assessment reports in relation to field education.
- Provide general administrative support including answering inquiries, maintaining records, editing and formatting documents and databases.
- Composes correspondence, memos, newsletters, brochures, etc., independently or from direction by the Field Director.
- Other duties as assigned by the Field Director
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan
- flexible spending account
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
