Assistant Director, Field Education

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $67,350 to $84,200; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Field Education, the Assistant Director, Field Education is responsible for student placement development and agency recruitment. S/he manages and advises students in agency placements. S/he supervises assigned adjunct faculty who are student advisors. S/he provides a variety of administrative tasks to assist in the development and operations of the Field Placement Department. S/he assists the Assistant Dean, Field Education in the organization, development, and implementation of the Placement Management Process.

SSW student body consists of 650 MSW students. Field Education Department is comprised of the Assistant Dean, Field Education, six Assistant Director, Field Education, and Field Education Program Assistant.

Essential Functions include:

Domestic and International Placement Management:

• Recruits agencies for placements
• Identify potential agencies
• Telephone contact to agencies
• Complete a site visit
• Complete agency evaluation paperwork
• Input new agencies into Placement Data File
• Support and monitor agencies
• Collects and files advisor reports and placement meeting reports
• Participates in Placement Management Meetings
• Assists the field team in the placement of students
• Participate in Placement Forum (orientation meeting) for Clinical Students
• Review student applications
• Interview assigned students
• Write up Placement Interview Summary
• Participate in weekly Placement Meetings
• Communicate with agencies to set up student interviews
• Follow up on student/agency interviews to confirm placement
• Submit appropriate paperwork to establish placement assignment

Domestic and International Student Advising:

• Provides course and field advising to 15 students
• Contacts students and agencies in September
• Collects Learning Contracts in October
• Meets with students monthly and as needed
• Visits Agencies at least once each semester and additional times as needed
• Reviews student performance each semester and submit grades
• Attends monthly Faculty Advisor meetings
• Participates in managing student problems as needed
• Submits Student Professional Reports at the end of Spring Semester

Supervision of Student Advisors:

• Orients and train advisors
• Provides support and consultation on a needed basis
• Monitors performance of Student Advisors
• Provides consultation to Student Advisors on placement problems
• Participates in Placement Management Meetings when appropriate

Management of Summer Block Placement Program:

• Organizes the Summer Block placements and field seminar
• Participates in Student Orientation
• Participates in Summer Field Seminars
• Serves as the Student Advisor to 8 to 15 students

Special Projects:

• Performs special projects as assigned by the Assistant Dean, Field Education

Resource and Referral:

• Provide program coverage one day/week to respond to student and agency request for help and information

Some local domestic and international travel required.

Please include a cover letter with your application.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work degree required
• At least three years of professional experience required
• Strong organizational and communications skills required
• Experience with issues related to placement of students in agencies required
• Proficiency with MS Office suite required
• Familiarity with databases (Apex preferred) required
• Ability to follow-through on tasks independently required
• Ability to function as part of a team required
• Some supervisory experience preferred

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.