Job Description

The Boston College School of Social Work (BCSSW) is inviting applications for Part-Time Field Advisor positions on an open and rolling basis.

As one of the nation’s top schools of social work, BCSSW is dedicated to providing an evidence-based, skills-focused education for clinical and macro social workers. BCSSW prepares social work professionals to practice transformative, evidence-based interventions to improve the most vulnerable lives, focusing on training leaders to advance equity, justice, and inclusion in diverse communities across the globe. The MSW Program offers courses in fields-of-practice that include Afrocentric Social Work, Children, Youth & Families, Global Practice, Health, Latinx Communities, and Mental Health.

The Field Advisor is an essential role in the Boston College School of Social Work Field Education Department. All BCSSW Students are assigned a Field Advisor as instructor of record to monitor and support student success. The Field Advisor serves as a liaison between the school, student, and the affiliated agency to operationalize requirements for the field education course. The Advisor meets with students, individually and/or in a group, regularly to monitor, evaluate and provide guidance to students in both course work and field placement. Students are responsible for attending all scheduled meetings with their Advisor. Students are encouraged to schedule meetings for advising as needed and to check in regularly in person, by virtual meetings, by phone, and email. The Advisor is responsible for responding to problems in the field placement presented by the student or the field agency and will make additional visits to the field placement as needed to address any concerns and to ensure that the student's educational needs are being met. The schedule of advisor responsibilities is outlined below:

Essential Functions:

Curriculum Instruction and Assessment

• Weekly availability for Student contact, either by phone, virtual meeting, email or in person; responsive to students as needed for urgent matters
• Determine that weekly individual supervision is occurring
• Review how the learning contract is developing and advise students on changes to the contract
• Determine that the Student has adequate cases and project assignments
• Answer any questions on Field Education requirements
• Complete Site Visits
• Hold 6 First Year Experience Seminars
• Review and approve student learning contracts
• Conduct 1 site visit minimum each semester- mid fall, mid spring; more if needed if concerns arise and placement needs additional support
• Responsive to all parties as needed for urgent matters
• Review students’ written assignments for Field Ed Portfolio; some are submitted directly to Advisor; others to supervisor with overview by Advisor before grading period
• Review final year students’ paperwork submitted for the Competency Assessment Portfolio
• Collect student performance evaluations and submit written report of each student’s progress and performance at the end of the academic cycle
• Conduct 5 seminars for First Year students over the academic year; seminar content provided by Field admin; location can be at students’ placement sites, Boston College or other location convenient to you and students
• Attend monthly advisor meetings at Boston College,
• Attend Academic Standards Review Committee Meetings (ASRC) if appropriate
• Office space, phone extension and computer access available at BC in McGuinn Hall

Paid as part-time faculty: FTE 14 students at $7,840 per semester – $560.00 per student if less than full workload

Training and Continuing Education

• Maintain appropriate and relevant credentials for practice area
• Complete Boston College Human Resources Training
• Complete Boston College School of Social Work professional development seminars

Reporting Relationship:
Reports to Assistant Dean, Field Education

Supervisory Responsibility:
No Supervisory Responsibility

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work degree from an accredited institution required; licensing related to practice area preferred but not required.
• Applicants with experience supervising students and personnel will be considered.
• All Field Advisors are required to have a minimum of five years of practice experience post-MSW.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants should apply online via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/179863

Applicants should provide a cover letter indicating their areas of practice expertise, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information (including phone numbers) of at least three references.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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

Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. The university is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.