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Position title:Practica Director and Workforce Program Coordinator

Salary range:The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position:The current base salary range for this position is $62,236-$118,408. "Off-scale" salaries, which yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Percent time:100%

Anticipated start:As soon as April 2025. Exact start date negotiable.

Position duration:Through June 30, 2026. An annual renewal is based on budget and performance.

Application Window

Open date:February 6, 2025

Next review date:

Friday, Feb 21, 2025, at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date:Saturday, Mar 8, 2025, at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

::: section Located within the world's finest public university and one of the most diverse regions in the nation, the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare strives to transform the systems that perpetuate poverty and social disadvantage. Berkeley Social Welfare develops effective multi-level scholars and practitioners committed to solving complex social problems; produces, disseminates and utilizes research to improve social-service delivery and policy through critical thinking and evidence-based knowledge; and prepares the next generation of social workers, researchers and teachers dedicated to serving the most vulnerable members of our society.

The Practica Director and Workforce Program Coordinator provides leadership and administration for practica and practica-related programs, a subset of the Masters in Social Work curriculum. This position ensures that the Practica Education curriculum is designed and delivered according to mandated accreditation standards, Academic Senate regulations, and educational requirements leading to eligibility for professional licensure as a social worker in the state of California.

Program responsibilities include:

Supervision

• Supervises Practica Faculty (aka Unit 18 Field Consultants) (3 FTE), including task supervision, annual evaluations of duties specific to field consultant roles, serves as a member of personnel committees for continuing and merit reviews;
• Supervision of practica and program administrative support staff (1 FTE);
• Provides recommendations for hiring of new employees, promotions in alignment with applicable policies, salary actions, terminations, and performance management.
• Provides recommendations for job descriptions, conducts recruitment, onboards and trains employees, determines work assignments in coordination with academic leadership, manages workflow, provides opportunities for training and development.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the group.
• Conducts performance appraisals and takes disciplinary actions.
• Backfills gaps in coverage of direct reports as needed.

Training

• Provides orientation, field instructor training, and continuing dialog with field education settings and field instructors;
• Supports the professional development of their direct reports and assures alignment between programmatic conditions, direct reports, and the instructional mission of the program overall;

Curricular Responsibilities

• Actively collaborates with faculty to recommend and implement policies, criteria, and procedures for efficient and effective delivery of the field practicum;
• Evaluates student learning and fiel setting effectiveness, at a programmatic level, congruent with Council on Social Work competencies;

Program Responsibilities

• Escalates trends in field practica and proposes potential programmatic response;
• Supports the preparation of practica related portions of major academic reviews as needed, including CSWE accreditation (every 8 years) and Academic Program Review (per APR Guide, including development of timelines, drafting sections as appropriate, collects supplementary data as needed).

Drafts and recommends to relevant School constituents general policies and procedures integrating the stipend programs (for example, Title IV-E) within the school, focusing on:

• Student recruitment, screening and selection or nomination, and tracking;
• Requesting the distribution of awards and stipends;
• Job placements and retention support;
• Recommendations for curriculum development and enhancement;
• Reports on and ensures program competency coverage;
• Student support and advisement about program requirements;
• Ensures development and implementation of an integrative field seminar related to practice as specified by the stipend program (for example, in public child welfare) (optional).

Collaborates with the Deans Office to ensure fiscal and programmatic accountability of the stipend program(s), including, but not limited to:

• Student selection priorities;
• Creates external award selection committee with qualifying agency partners;
• Orients and educates relevant constituencies about the priorities of the stipend programs;
• Nominates appropriate students and oversee student selection policies/processes;
• Evaluates stipend program curriculum;
• Monitors program contract for compliance, including assessment of program outcomes.

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