Field Instructor​/Lecturer in Social Work - CWTAP Spokane and Cheney

Job Summary

The Eastern Washington University School of Social Work – Child Welfare Training & Advancement Program (CWTAP) is recruiting a full‑time Lecturer for the summer quarter of 2026 (starting 6/16/2026). The position includes a nine‑month academic year appointment and a three‑month summer appointment; it is renewable annually based on performance, need, and grant funding.

• Recruit DCYF child welfare employees as applicants for MSW programs and perform general recruiting of non‑DCYF students for CWTAP.
• Develop IV‑E field placements throughout Regions 1 & 2 and beyond and recruit the best possible Agency Field Instructors to work with students in field.
• Maintain a positive presence in, and relationships with, DCYF offices within Regions 1 & 2 and beyond.
• Provide qualified supervision for students located in DCYF child welfare offices throughout Regions 1 & 2 and beyond.
• Ensure non‑employee students serve only Title IV‑E eligible clients and document assigned Title IV‑E cases according to policy.
• Provide practicum advising for BASW and MSW CWTAP students.
• Teach practicum seminar to IV‑E students, helping students make conceptual linkages between classroom and practicum experiences.
• Teach specialized public child welfare course, including regularly revising and updating curriculum.
• Work with Agency Field Instructors to evaluate and grade student competency‑based performance in field and seminar.
• Participate in trainings offered by EWU Office of Field and adhere to all EWU Office of Field policies and procedures.
• Work in collaboration with the School of Social Work faculty and staff, including off‑site personnel (part‑time programs).
• Coordinate and attend quarterly CWTAP Advisory Committee, DCYF Management Team, and CWTAP student meetings.
• Attend all policy and practice‑related trainings offered by DCYF’s child welfare program.
• Participate in other CWTAP specific meetings and events, including planning and delivering the annual student conference.
• Prepare students for hire by DCYF’s child welfare program during the last two quarters of their program.
• Promote recruitment of students for job openings within DCYF nearing and upon graduation from BASW and MSW programs.
• Maintain consistent communication with the CWTAP Director, and immediately inform the Director of any challenges.

• Master of Social Work (MSW) degree.
• Minimum of three (3) years of professional post‑MSW practice experience in public child welfare, preferably with Washington’s DCYF child welfare program.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively; strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience and history of culturally competent practice with a variety of communities.
• Ability to travel, valid Washington State driver’s license, and reliable transportation. Position requires frequent travel throughout Washington, sometimes requiring overnight stays; overnight travel is reimbursed at the current per diem rate.
• Ability to complete and pass a background check.
• Demonstrated ability to apply a responsive and flexible approach that supports the needs of students, faculty, staff, and the public, including universal access.

• Experience as a public child welfare supervisor.
• Experience as an Agency Field Instructor (AFI).
• Experience as a Faculty Field Instructor (FFI).
• Experience developing curriculum.
• One (1) or more years of teaching experience.

• Flexibility
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Time Management
• Attention to Detail

The schedule varies from quarter to quarter to fulfill the position’s responsibilities and as the teaching schedule varies. Some weekends and evenings are required.

Salary is $75,131 to $81,000 for the nine‑month academic year (mid‑September to mid‑June). The summer appointment (three months) pays $25,044 to $27,000, based on the starting salary. The university offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life, and disability insurance and retirement. Fringe benefits include tuition waiver for employees and eligible family members, discounted EWU sports tickets, free transportation via STA buses, and access to campus workout facilities (minimum fee).

EWU does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, age, marital status, families with children, protected veteran or military status, HIV or hepatitis C, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, as provided for and to the extent required by state and federal laws.