Field Experience Coordinator in Social Work

Covista

6d•$20 - $27•Hybrid

About The Position

The Field Experience Operations Coordinator is a full-time team member and will focus on coordinating student field experience progress and development. The coordinator will report to the academic program and field education coordinator and work closely with field experience operations and academic coordinators, the field experience directors and faculty, Walden’s Office of Applied Learning Agreements (OALA) student success advising, and field experience site supervisors. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of coordinators and be centrally involved in supporting students in preparing and applying for their field experience across the counseling programs.

Requirements

Masters Degree in social work from a CSWE accredited university required.
2+ years Post MSW practice experience Required.
Ability to manage high volume activities with strong attention to detail.
Commitment to the goals of diversity and social change.
Ability to work with non-traditional students.
Ability to assume a leading role in coordinating administrative aspects of the field experience.
Ability to provide guidance and support in field experience operations.
Ability to assume a significant role in addressing student questions and concerns about preparing and applying for field experience.
Ability to participate in residencies, national faculty meetings and other work-related travel.

Nice To Haves

Experience with student support in a university setting Preferred.
Experience working with providing academic counseling and advising Preferred.
Experience with Learning Management Systems Preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as main point of contact for a cohort of students regarding all matters related to field experience, including but not limited to field experience requirements, site search support resources, application process and requirements, registration, and issues that arise during field experience.
Collect and review agency field instructor documents to help ensure that the field instructor meets the criteria for supervision.
Coordinate with team members in the School’s Office of Field Experience to assist all graduate students who require field experience.
Work with field site contacts to establish affiliation agreements with each field site. Initiate contact with field site regarding affiliation agreement and work in partnership with university contract administrators and serve as a liaison between university and outside field sites.
Coordinate completion of site onboarding requirements with students and field sites, as needed.
Assist Field Experience staff and faculty in resolving student problems arising out of field experience.
Track and maintain field experience resources, policies and procedures, student field experience files, field experience applications, site, and site supervisor information across a variety of platforms.
Develop and maintain field experience communications to students, faculty, site supervisors, and other parts of the university.
Assist in training and mentoring new team members.
Partner with field experience staff members on projects and initiatives that drive the field experience mission, improve service levels and student satisfaction, and accomplish field experience objectives.