Assistant Professor / BSW Field Coordinator

About Us

Albany State University is a fully accredited senior unit of the University System of Georgia. Employees receive benefits provided by the University System of Georgia, including, but not limited to, medical and major medical insurance, group life insurance, participation in the Georgia Teachers' Retirement System, Optional Retirement Plan (Faculty and exempt employees only), Social Security and Tuition Assistance Program after six months of employment.

Location

Our West Campus is located at 2400 Gillionville Road, Albany, GA 31707. Our East Campus is located at 504 College Drive, Albany, GA 31705. The Human Resources office for both campuses is located on the West Campus in Building K, Suite 111.

Job Summary

The Assistant Professor / BSW Field Coordinator is responsible for the administration of the BSW program, assuring adherence to all CSWE accreditation standards. The Assistant Professor / BSW Field Coordinator exercises responsibility for the administration of the field experience program, ensuring planned cooperation and coordination between the BSW program and the agencies selected for the field placement of undergraduate social work students.

Responsibilities

The Assistant Professor / BSW Field Coordinator coordinates the undergraduate field program, ensuring adherence to all CSWE accreditation standards. The Assistant Professor / BSW Field Coordinator teaches SOWK 4470: Field Integrative Seminar (3 credits) and SOWK 4472: Field Instruction (12 credits) each semester. The individual exercises responsibility for the administration of the field experience program, ensuring planned coordination between the Department of Social Work and the agencies providing field education to BSW students. The Assistant Professor / BSW Field Coordinator assumes the leadership in annually preparing theBSW Field Manual, along with its field policies, procedures, and objectives; creating and maintaining qualified undergraduate field placements; selecting and training selected field instructors, delivering orientation and training programming; evaluating student learning in the field; maintaining statistical data in order to evaluate student and program outcomes; meeting with the Department’s Field Advisory Committee to regularly review and enhance field operations; and provide the faculty with information on emerging trends in social work practice. The Assistant Professor / BSW Field Coordinator participates in departmental activities through committees and may participate in a variety of other professional activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Database management of student and agency information
• Conduct student interviews to make appropriate matches to field practicum agencies
• Recruit, develop and maintain high-quality field placements that support the educational mission of the BSW program
• Serve as a member of the Department’s Administrative Team, consisting of the BSW Program Director, the BSW Field Coordinator, the MSW Program Director and the MSW Field Coordinator
• Work with faculty members to strengthen and refine the field curriculum, in alignment with CSWE accreditation standards
• Provide support and direction to the BSW field faculty acting as field liaisons
• Other duties, as assigned

Required Qualifications

Must possess a Master of Social Work degree from a CSWE-accredited program.

No less than four years of social work practice experience.

One to two years of experience working with data bases and survey tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Possession of the Master of Social Work (LMSW) and/or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensures highly desirable.

Proposed Salary

Salary range from $41,000 to $53,000

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Knowledge

• thorough knowledge of CSWE accreditation standards and their application to undergraduate field programming

• Knowledge of computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, and database capabilities

• a knowledge of field program management software used for field placement, student progress tracking, document management, and workflow automation
• familiarity with generalist social work settings in Southwest Georgia, the State, and the region
• Knowledge of Title IV-E policies and procedures as they relate to undergraduate field internships in the State of Georgia

Skills

• An established record of community engagement skills

• Strong administrative, leadership, management, and supervisory skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, and proactive conflict resolution skills

• A professional social work identity with accompanying values and ethics, with a particular commitment to, and skill in, encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusion

Abilities

• The ability to deliver high-quality field programming
• Excellent networking and professional communication skills
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with faculty, staff, and students, as well as people from culturally diverse backgrounds

• Ability to engage and successfully work with stakeholders in the department, the college, the university, social service agencies, and the larger community
• Demonstrated ability to work within ambiguous situations and successfully apply novel solutions
• Physical ability to travel to provide supervision and oversight of undergraduate field practicum placements
• Demonstrated ability to serve a varied population with a knowledge of the intersectionality of various domains, applying an equity lens to this position, including social, economic, and environmental justice, as required by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

Contact Information

For more information or questions about a job posting, please contact the Office of Human Recourses at (229) 500-2026, or by email at hrasu@asurams.edu. For technical support, please call OneUSG Connect Support at (877) 251.2644, or by email at sscsupport@ssc.usg.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Albany State University is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity and affirmative action institution. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Albany State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. For questions or more detailed information regarding this policy please contact the Albany State University Office of Human Resources at (229) 500-2026. Individuals requiring disability related accommodations for participation in any event or to obtain print materials in an alternative format, please contact the Disability Resource Center at 229-500-3442.