Practice Education Specialist, Site-Based Learning in Social Work

Capella University

107d • $95,000 - $98,000

About The Position

The Practice Education Specialist NHS reporting to the Academic Program Director SONHS supports the School of Nursing and Health Sciences programs' site-based learning needs and provides effective leadership for site-based learning, experiential learning, conducting site vetting and administration, and/or clinical training experiences to ensure the intended educational outcomes are met. Practice Education Specialist NHS will serve as a manager overseeing data collection, quality improvement activities, governance, operations tasks, and collaboration with internal and external partners.

Requirements

• Two years of social work practice experience at the MSW/Graduate level required.
• A minimum of two years of teaching experience at the graduate level, preferred.
• Two years of leadership experience in Social Work Graduate Education or practitioner setting, preferred.
• Demonstrated contribution to the discipline, including publishing, committee involvement, or professional association involvement preferred.
• Significant experience managing and working with remote teams and a matrix environment preferred.
• MSW from a CSWE accredited Social Work program, required.
• A doctorate from a regionally accredited institution in social work or closely related fields, including Human Services, Psychology, Counseling, and Education, required.
• Must hold a minimum Social Work graduate-level licensure or higher and obtain graduate-level licensure in the State of Minnesota upon hire (including passing the ASWB exam with their current graduate-level license).

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality educational experiences for learners and faculty, focusing on SBL quality and achievement of outcomes.
• Engage in the ongoing review of the program, accreditation SBL Outcomes, and learner performance data; identify improvement opportunities based on regular data review.
• Prepare and submit analytics reports on a schedule determined by accreditation requirements and/or the school, summarizing findings and recommendations and tracking the impact of implemented changes.
• Conduct learner site-based vetting, approvals, and administration.
• Approve and Manage affiliation requests.
• Manage affiliation database and ensure accreditors' mandates are met.
• Serve as liaison with multiple internal cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate with the SBL team, Academic Leadership Team, Program directors, Licensure Team, School Curriculum Committee, Advisory Councils, Honor Society Liaison (if relevant), and other committees as assigned.
• Resolve multi-faceted types of problems encountered involving courses, faculty, regulatory, or administrative issues.
• Maintain communications with preceptors/site supervisors, including, but not limited to, site vetting, orientations, and evaluations.
• Maintain communications with learners, including, but not limited to, site-based learning issues, audits, and evaluations.
• Develop and provide SBL faculty and learner orientations/training as defined by school and/or specialized accreditation and as needed.
• Build and lead collaborative relationships with accrediting bodies to meet accreditation and other professional standards.
• Contribute to specialized accreditation processes, self-study development, develop and maintain relevant learner manuals and accreditation SBL standards and outcomes assessments.
• Ensure SBL processes are designed per accreditation standards and followed by all involved.
• Conduct audits of SBL processes to ensure continuous quality improvement and learner success.
• Teach or mentor as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans.
• Well-being incentives.
• Parental leave.
• Paid time off.
• Certain paid holidays.
• Tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA).
• 401(k) retirement benefit.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Tuition assistance.
• Entertainment and retail discounts.
• Overtime pay for non-exempt employees, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees