Position description

POSITION: Field Work Consultant, Academic Year (9 month), 100% time.

OVERVIEW: Responsible for the operation and implementation of practicum education experiences for students that focus on the delivery of the Council on Social Work Education competencies for master's level students. Includes the development of educational programs for students and collaboration and coordination with public and private agencies in Los Angeles, and surrounding counties with a special focus on public mental health. Candidate will be expected to teach courses and to support the recruitment of students for stipend programs as well as participate in university and department service.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Consults with practicum agency field instructors and/or preceptors to develop internship sites for students.
• Identifies, develops, and provides training, seminars and other practicum work support that focus on the delivery of the competencies specific to stipend training programs, for practicum instructors, preceptors, and students to enhance the field work placement experience.
• Works and collaborates with the Principal Investigator, Director of Practicum Education, State funding sources, and other Practicum Education Faculty to plan and implement educational experiences and activities for the practicum education with special attention to state-funded public mental health training programs.
• Works and collaborates with other Project Coordinators, instructional and practicum faculty in the development and teaching of specialized seminars and training opportunities specific to their assigned stipend program.
• Facilitates and functions as practicum faculty in assigned practicum seminar.
• Interprets school policies and requirements; monitors and evaluates students' progress; advises assigned students; evaluates practicum instructors and agency's performance; mediates problems and/or disputes.
• Assists in the development of student orientations, practicum education coursework, and practicum instructor trainings.
• Contributes to relevant written materials as needed, e.g. field manual, learning agreements, school policies that impact the field education curriculum and support the internships.
• Monitors and evaluates liability, malpractice, and risk management issues for students and agencies. Provide due process, input, and feedback for agencies, field instructors, and students.
• Supports the job search procedures and requirements and employment monitoring systems for stipend program students.
• Participates in departmental committees, curriculum development and special projects, as assigned.
• Teaches in the MSW program.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Incumbent must possess a Master's Degree in Social Work
• Demonstrated success in agency-based social work practice with diverse populations
• Incumbent must have excellent communication skills - written and oral
• Minimum of two years of experience in public mental health. Ten years of post-MSW experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience of students in the role of practicum instructor is strongly preferred
• Experience teaching at the university-level is preferred but not required

SALARY: See Table 15 for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $89,000-$119,000.

CLOSING DATE: August 21, 2026

APPLICATIONS: Applications must be submitted online at Recruit and may be addressed to:
Susan Lares-Nakaoka, PhD Director of Practicum Education
University of California, Los Angeles
Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs
Department of Social Welfare
3250 Public Affairs Building
Box 951656
Los Angeles, CA 90095-165

Qualifications

Basic qualifications
• Incumbent must possess a Master's Degree in Social Work
• Demonstrated success in agency-based social work practice with diverse populations
• Minimum of two years of experience in public mental health

Preferred qualifications
• Ten years of post-MSW experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience of students in the role of practicum instructor is strongly preferred
• Experience teaching at the university-level is preferred but not required

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
• UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.
  
  The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:
  
  Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles
  Expand our reach as a global university
  Enhance our research and creative activities
  Elevate how we teach
  Become a more effective institution
  
  Prompt for candidates for recruitment:
  
  Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

References will be solicited at a later step when finalists are selected.
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11252

Help contact: [email protected]

Job location

Los Angeles, CA