Field Education Coordinator Job Kamloops area,BC Canada,Education / Teaching

School of Social Work and Human Service (SSWHS) Field Education Coordinator (FEC)

The TRU School of Social Work and Human Service is seeking a full‑time tenure‑track instructional support faculty member to facilitate and deliver the field education components of the Bachelor of Social Work degree and the Human Service Diploma programs. The successful candidate will act as a liaison between the TRU School of Social Work and Human Service and surrounding government and social service agencies as well as Indigenous agencies and community partners.

Strong candidates will have outstanding interpersonal skills, demonstrated leadership, and many years of practice and leadership experience in social work settings. In addition, we seek an individual who is well‑connected to social service providers in and beyond the BC Interior. This unique position involves working closely with faculty mentors, students, agency social workers, and social service providers in the Interior region and across Canada.

This position will have leadership responsibilities associated with the redesign and delivery of field education in the School of Social Work and Human Service’s campus‑based Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Human Service Diploma (HUMS) programs as well as the HUMS Open Learning program. This appointment is as instructional support faculty, and teaching occurs through the intentional alignment of students’ learning needs with the services and learning opportunities provided by placement agencies, through the facilitation of student orientations, and through the coordination and delivery of training, education, and appreciation events for agency supervisors and community partners.

The successful candidate will build on existing relationships with agency partners as well as redevelop the field education components of the current programs. The successful candidate will be required to attend all program and department meetings and to engage in other services to the School of Social Work and Human Service, TRU, and the broader community.

The SSWHS Field Education Coordinator (FEC) is responsible for the overall functioning of the field practicum experience in consultation with the Program Coordinators and Department Chair. Implicit with this substantial responsibility is the FEC’s appropriate accountability for and authority to carry out functions including, but not limited to the following:

Planning:
To plan for, recruit, screen, and develop quality community social work and human service placement opportunities by liaising and developing relationships with social service providers.

Placement:
To develop placement procedures and organize human service and social work placements that meet the specific and varied learning needs of Year 1 — HUMS, Year 2 — HUMS, Year 3 — BSW, and Year 4 — BSW. To ensure that all Year 3 — BSW and Year 4 — BSW placements are delivered in accordance with the CASWE‑ACFTS Educational Policies and Accreditation Standards.

Education and Professional Development:
To facilitate and lead field educational events for faculty liaisons, agency supervisors, and SSWHS students. This includes the coordination and delivery of student field orientation sessions that include faculty liaisons as well as the facilitation of an annual education, training, and appreciation event for agency supervisors and community partners. It also includes initial training and education for new agency supervisors as well as refresher training for ongoing agency supervisors in the policies and practices of SSWHS Field Education and the expectations and expected student learning opportunities within each agency placement.

This may include connection of agency supervisors with the CASWE‑ACFTS self‑paced Field Education Course.

Problem Solving:
To assist faculty liaisons, agency supervisors, and SSWHS students in resolving problems that may arise during the practicum placement experience. This includes facilitating a review of early placement terminations and documenting and storing the outcomes of such a review in accordance with SSWHS policies and procedures.

Evaluation:
To regularly evaluate and report on progress and…