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About the Department
The Affiliate Faculty member is appointed as Internship Coordinator at Eastern University to serve as a strategic link between Eastern University’s academic curriculum and professional social work practice. Reporting to the MSW Internship Director and serving on the Internship Team, this role is responsible for identifying and vetting high-quality placement sites that meet rigorous CSWE accreditation standards. As a mentor and advocate, the Internship Coordinator guides MSW students through every stage of the placement lifecycle, from initial advising to successful agency matching. This position requires an organized professional dedicated to fostering community partnerships and cultivating the professional and ethical development of future social workers. Eastern University is known for its emphasis on faith, reason, and justice. The Department of Social Work fully embraces and embodies this mission.
Position Duties
Placement Development and Agency Relations Site Vetting: Evaluate potential internship sites to ensure they provide supervision and opportunities for students to demonstrate core social work competencies. Strategic Partnerships: Act as the face of the MSW program to community agencies, fostering long-term collaborative relationships. Contract Management: Oversee the initiation and execution of formal affiliation agreements and placement confirmation documentation. Student Placement and Advisement Mentorship: Advise students on internship policies, helping them align their personal learning goals with professional opportunities. The Matching Process: Review student applications and facilitate the "interview-to-match" process by supporting student-initiated outreach to potential internship partners and provide administrative review of proposed placements to ensure a mutually beneficial fit for the student and the host organization. Compliance: Maintain rigorous oversight to ensure all placements meet University and CSWE regulatory requirements. Program Administration Data Management: Maintain an accurate, up-to-date database of agency partners and student placements. Reporting: Track and report on placement metrics (e.g., pending placements, placements needing external supervision. etc.) to program leadership. Collaboration: Contribute to departmental meetings and specialized internship committees to improve program outcomes. Automation: Support in automation processes to better support students interacting with the Internship Team. Meetings: Participate in Internship Team Meetings as scheduled. Facilitate Internship Orientations. MSW Supervision & Professional Development Provide Supplemental Supervision: Deliver weekly individual or group supervision to students placed at sites without an on-site MSW (off-site supervision model), ensuring they integrate social work values and competencies into their practice. Competency Assessment: Evaluate student progress toward the CSWE Social Work Competencies and sign off on midterm and final field evaluations. Ethics & Identity: Guide students in navigating complex ethical dilemmas and developing a professional social work identity through process recordings and reflective practice. Interview Students- Admissions Conduct professional interviews for MSW program applicants to assess their readiness, emotional intelligence, and alignment with social work values. This task is to be assigned and completed during high volume admissions seasons. Assist with Information Sessions and other student recruitment and retention activities. Participate in assigned Information Sessions in collaboration with the Enrollment Team. Participate in events organized and hosted by the Center on Career Development. Teach Courses Teaches at least one section of the internship course. Maintain compliance with CSWE accreditation standards. Uphold the vision of the Social Work Department.
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Placement Development and Agency Relations Site Vetting: Evaluate potential internship sites to ensure they provide supervision and opportunities for students to demonstrate core social work competencies. Strategic Partnerships: Act as the face of the MSW program to community agencies, fostering long-term collaborative relationships. Contract Management: Oversee the initiation and execution of formal affiliation agreements and placement confirmation documentation.
Site Vetting: Evaluate potential internship sites to ensure they provide supervision and opportunities for students to demonstrate core social work competencies.
Strategic Partnerships: Act as the face of the MSW program to community agencies, fostering long-term collaborative relationships.
Contract Management: Oversee the initiation and execution of formal affiliation agreements and placement confirmation documentation.
Student Placement and Advisement Mentorship: Advise students on internship policies, helping them align their personal learning goals with professional opportunities. The Matching Process: Review student applications and facilitate the "interview-to-match" process by supporting student-initiated outreach to potential internship partners and provide administrative review of proposed placements to ensure a mutually beneficial fit for the student and the host organization. Compliance: Maintain rigorous oversight to ensure all placements meet University and CSWE regulatory requirements.
Mentorship: Advise students on internship policies, helping them align their personal learning goals with professional opportunities.
The Matching Process: Review student applications and facilitate the "interview-to-match" process by supporting student-initiated outreach to potential internship partners and provide administrative review of proposed placements to ensure a mutually beneficial fit for the student and the host organization.
Compliance: Maintain rigorous oversight to ensure all placements meet University and CSWE regulatory requirements.
Program Administration Data Management: Maintain an accurate, up-to-date database of agency partners and student placements. Reporting: Track and report on placement metrics (e.g., pending placements, placements needing external supervision. etc.) to program leadership. Collaboration: Contribute to departmental meetings and specialized internship committees to improve program outcomes. Automation: Support in automation processes to better support students interacting with the Internship Team. Meetings: Participate in Internship Team Meetings as scheduled. Facilitate Internship Orientations.
Data Management: Maintain an accurate, up-to-date database of agency partners and student placements.
Reporting: Track and report on placement metrics (e.g., pending placements, placements needing external supervision. etc.) to program leadership.
Collaboration: Contribute to departmental meetings and specialized internship committees to improve program outcomes.
Automation: Support in automation processes to better support students interacting with the Internship Team.
Meetings: Participate in Internship Team Meetings as scheduled. Facilitate Internship Orientations.
MSW Supervision & Professional Development Provide Supplemental Supervision: Deliver weekly individual or group supervision to students placed at sites without an on-site MSW (off-site supervision model), ensuring they integrate social work values and competencies into their practice. Competency Assessment: Evaluate student progress toward the CSWE Social Work Competencies and sign off on midterm and final field evaluations. Ethics & Identity: Guide students in navigating complex ethical dilemmas and developing a professional social work identity through process recordings and reflective practice.
Provide Supplemental Supervision: Deliver weekly individual or group supervision to students placed at sites without an on-site MSW (off-site supervision model), ensuring they integrate social work values and competencies into their practice.
Competency Assessment: Evaluate student progress toward the CSWE Social Work Competencies and sign off on midterm and final field evaluations.
Ethics & Identity: Guide students in navigating complex ethical dilemmas and developing a professional social work identity through process recordings and reflective practice.
Interview Students- Admissions Conduct professional interviews for MSW program applicants to assess their readiness, emotional intelligence, and alignment with social work values. This task is to be assigned and completed during high volume admissions seasons.
Conduct professional interviews for MSW program applicants to assess their readiness, emotional intelligence, and alignment with social work values. This task is to be assigned and completed during high volume admissions seasons.
Assist with Information Sessions and other student recruitment and retention activities. Participate in assigned Information Sessions in collaboration with the Enrollment Team. Participate in events organized and hosted by the Center on Career Development.
Participate in assigned Information Sessions in collaboration with the Enrollment Team.
Participate in events organized and hosted by the Center on Career Development.
Teach Courses Teaches at least one section of the internship course.
Teaches at least one section of the internship course.
Maintain compliance with CSWE accreditation standards.
Uphold the vision of the Social Work Department.
Minimum Qualifications
MSW from a CSWE accredited program Minimum of two years post-MSW practice experience. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Commitment to collaboration and shared decision-making. Ability to work collaboratively and independently across organizational units and with a diverse faculty/staff team and student body. Ability to investigate and analyze information, engages in critical thinking and problem solving, as well as maintains confidentiality of information. Detail oriented Proficient skill with Microsoft office suite, social media, Google Suites, and other project management software. Proficient skill and use of automation and AI Embodiment of the values of caring and compassion, justice and integrity, competence and accountability. Commitment to treat each member of the Eastern community with fairness, dignity, and respect seeking a spirit of unity, harmony, and belonging as we join together to achieve our common mission. Theological alignment with the doctrinal statement of the University; sincere and enthusiastic affirmation of the University’s mission, vision and core values; and a commitment to integrating Christian faith into teaching and professional work.
MSW from a CSWE accredited program
Minimum of two years post-MSW practice experience.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Commitment to collaboration and shared decision-making.
Ability to work collaboratively and independently across organizational units and with a diverse faculty/staff team and student body.
Ability to investigate and analyze information, engages in critical thinking and problem solving, as well as maintains confidentiality of information.
Detail oriented
Proficient skill with Microsoft office suite, social media, Google Suites, and other project management software.
Proficient skill and use of automation and AI
Embodiment of the values of caring and compassion, justice and integrity, competence and accountability.
Commitment to treat each member of the Eastern community with fairness, dignity, and respect seeking a spirit of unity, harmony, and belonging as we join together to achieve our common mission.
Theological alignment with the doctrinal statement of the University; sincere and enthusiastic affirmation of the University’s mission, vision and core values; and a commitment to integrating Christian faith into teaching and professional work.
Benefits
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time faculty and staff including healthcare coverage, retirement plan contributions, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, tuition remission and tuition exchange participation as well as an extensive holiday, summer hours and paid time off leave schedule. Part-time Regular staff who are scheduled 30-36 hours per week over the course of a year, receive a full benefit package based on their part-time scheduled hours. Healthcare coverage is based on the ACA medical coverage guidelines. Affiliate faculty receive a benefit package as outlined with their covenant. Adjunct faculty may be eligible for medical coverage under the ACA after an annual one year lookback review. Part-time staff who are scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week schedule are eligible for employer contribution towards the retirement plan after one year of employment. Eligibility rules apply. Adjunct faculty may make employee deferral contributions towards the retirement plan. Part-Time Graduate Assistant Coaches are eligible for participation in the Tuition Remission Coaches Program. Temporary, Contractors and Seasonal Employees: Individuals in this status are scheduled on an as-needed-basis and are not eligible for participation in the University’s benefits programs. Detailed information regarding our benefits program and eligibility is provided once hired or you can contact Human Resources with any questions.
About Eastern University
Higher Education823 employeesFounded 1925
Christian nonprofit university serving undergraduate, graduate, professional, and seminary students through on-campus and online programs.
