Assistant Professor & Field Coordinator
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The Bachelor of Social Work program at Saint Joseph's College of Maine seeks an Assistant Professor and Field Coordinator to teach and manage student field placements at the undergraduate level in the BSW online and on-campus programs. This is an in-person position. Duties include:

Teaching and Field Placement Coordination

Teaching will comprise 15 credit hours (at least 12 credits/2 courses must be on-campus; 3 credits can be online); Advise BSW students.

Field placement coordination will comprise 25% of the role and teaching will comprise 75% ofthe role.

Field Placement Work: Develop and maintain community relationships to create internships for social work students

Meet with current agency representatives and secure affiliation agreements as needed;

Confirm what type of internships the agency can provide (one semester or one year);

Meet with new agencies and establish new internships;

Work with students to secure community-based internships within the required timeframe.

Visit agencies while students are placed in internship to review their progress.

Ensure alignment between Student Field Handbook and host organization intern policies and expectations.

Communicate with supervisor at host agency. Address concerns and questions related to student performance at internship and coordinate with students' advisors as needed.

Curriculum and Course preparation

Develop courses as needed;

Update, repair, and/or revise online courses as needed;

Assist with developing and offering CEUs;

Work with Director to engage in outreach to enhance enrollments

Provide service to the major, the department, and the college. Minimum expectations include

Assist the Director in the preparation of accreditation reaffirmation documents;

Assist the Director in the collection of program outcomes and other relevant data (as needed) in the online and on-campus programs;

Keep student and field supervisor handbooks updated;

Represent Social Work program on faculty committees as needed;

Chair advisory council;

Advise social work society or Phi Alpha Honor society;

Attend faculty senate and department meetings as scheduled.

Engage in research and scholarship in areas of expertise

Minimum requirements:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCW) with an MSW from a CSWE accredited school; 5 years post graduate experience;

Familiarity with the landscape of Maine and New England social work practice

Strong community networking and organizational skills

Strong verbal and written communication;

Strong desire to work as a team;

Solid computer skills including social media, Excel and Learning Management Systems such as Brightspace, Blackboard, Canvas

Teaching experience with willingness to share recent professional examples;

Collegial and hard working;

Valid Driver's License.

About Saint Joseph's College of MaineApplicants must be willing to support the mission and core values of Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic college. We offer to our 2000 on-campus and online students a unique mix of undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree programs with a strong liberal arts foundation. Our beautiful 474-acre Sebago Lake campus in Standish, Maine is located 30 minutes northwest of Portland, ME, and 2 hours North of Boston, MA. Fielding 21 intercollegiate varsity teams, the College also boasts a competitive Division III athletics program. Additionally, the College provides certificates and undergraduate and advanced degrees for thousands more working adults who reside throughout the United States and in more than 20 other countries through an online learning program. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu. Saint Joseph's is nationally recognized for its successful integration of community service in its classroom learning and its sustainability performance. In 2015, the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College's focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions on campus and within local, regional, and global communities.In 2022, the College earned STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in recognition of its campus-wide sustainability achievements. This program is the most widely recognized in the world for reporting comprehensive information related to a college's sustainability accomplishments.Saint Joseph's College of Maine embraces justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion as important cornerstones for academic excellence, student success, institutional and community resilience, and as vital expressions of our Catholic identity, Mercy Charism, and Core Values. We commit ourselves to nurturing highly competent and deeply compassionate leaders ready to serve in a vulnerable world. Recognizing the dignity of all persons, we seek to address instances of injustice both within and outside our College community from a stance of informed advocacy. In this way we fulfill our core value of community, which calls on us to demonstrate a spirit of connectedness with one another through expressions of hospitality, courtesy, inclusivity, and collaboration. Saint Joseph's College is the community that grows community, preparing whole people to a whole world. Learn more here.Review of applications will begin immediately. Please complete our online application by clicking on Apply Now. Include your resume and cover letter, and read and sign the Pre-Employment Statement. Offers are contingent upon successfully passing a background check.Saint Joseph's College is an EEO employer and applications from members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. We consider all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture, Afro hairstyles, and protective hairstyles), color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, genetic information, military status, sex or gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disabilities, familial status, protected whistleblower activity, previous assertion of workers' compensation claim, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.Specific questions may be emailed to: ...@sjcme.edu or call 207-###-####.Mission StatementSaint Joseph's College of Maine, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and animated by the vision of Catherine McAuley, is a Catholic college in the liberal arts tradition distinguished by its welcoming community. We foster an on-going dialogue between faith and reason so as to prepare our learners to live meaningful lives that improve the world around them.Vision StatementIn fulfillment of its mission, Saint Joseph's College of Maine will be a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community that forms individuals who practice humility, justice, and compassion, as Jesus did, in solidarity with the marginalized.