Co-Director of Field Education, BSW Program | North Carolina A&T State University - Military Veterans

Description: This position will manage the Bachelor of Social Work ( BSW ) Field Education programa joint program between North Carolina A & T State University and the University of North Carolina Greensboro. The NCAT Co-Director of Field Education will work collaboratively with the UNCG Co-Director of Field Education and BSW faculty. The Co-Director of Field Education, BSW Program, is responsible for leading and managing all educational and administrative functions of the field education program in compliance with CSWE accreditation standards, including coordinating BSW program field education placements, and any extended summer BSW placements; developing, securing, and retaining undergraduate level social work field education placements; managing university and agency internship agreements required for student internships; field education program, and participating in all aspects of the CSWE accreditation process regarding the BSW field education program. Other responsibilities include recruiting Field Advisory Committee members and collaborating with the Field Advisory Committee, providing orientation and training to students, field instructors, and faculty liaisons; recruiting, mentoring, and supporting faculty liaisons; managing the processes and procedures for professional liability insurance and for field related grievances; using, maintaining, and ensuring student, field instructor, and field faculty access to the BSW field education database; updating field education policies and procedures, the BSW field education manual, and other field education documents; representing the BSW program at regional meetings with local Field Education Directors; managing student prerequisites for BSW field placements; planning and assigning student placements; assigning faculty and students to field courses; monitoring BSW field placement sites to ensure quality placements for BSW students; troubleshooting field education and placement challenges; co-chairing BSW field education faculty meetings; and organizing and implementing the BSW Agency Fair. In addition to the educational and administrative responsibilities in the BSW Field Education Program, the Field Education Director will teach two courses per semester in the BSW program, serve as an undergraduate student academic advisor, and engage in service to the BSW program, the department, the college, the university, and the profession. This is a twelve-month position. Primary Function of Organizational Unit: N.C. A&T is a public, land-grant, doctoral research institution and has been the largest historically Black university in the country for the past decade. With an enrollment of 14,311 students in Fall 2024, the university offers 59 undergraduate degree programs, 36 master's programs, and 12 doctoral programs. It is America's top producer of Black graduates in Engineering and Agricultural Science bachelor's programs, as well as a top five producer in numerous additional disciplines, including Liberal Arts and Communications/Journalism. It also ranks no. 3 in master's degrees awarded to Black graduates in Engineering Technologies and Related Fields, no. 4 in master's degrees in Engineering, and no. 11 best business school for women in the nation. Nationally recognized for its leadership and excellence in STEM education and research, N.C. A&T is classified as