Practicum Liaison

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The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is a premier educational institution that prides itself on academic excellence, research, and community engagement and is actively seeking a Practicum Liaison to join our team! UCCS offers a diverse and inclusive learning environment that fosters innovation, growth, and the holistic development of its students.

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Salary/Pay Range: Ranges may vary. Starting the Spring 2025 semester, the starting salary will be $800.00 for the semester. Starting the 2025-2026 semester, the appointment will start at $3,000.00, but subject to change.

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Because this appointment is temporary, you will not be eligible to receive all of the benefits normally provided to members of the university staff under the standard University of Colorado benefits programs. You are not eligible to receive paid vacation leave, medical, or retirement benefits. However, you are eligible to accrue sick leave and you will accrue 0.034 hours of sick leave per hour worked.

Summary

The Practicum Liaisons supervise students who do not have a social worker at their placement. This is part of the accreditation standards for all social work programs. Each student must have some social work supervision related to their placement. The practicum liaisons help orient students to the social work profession as well as answer social work-related questions. The liaisons also focus on social work ethics during their meetings with their students. The liaisons do not help with specific client issues as that is provided by the task supervisor at the placement.

Since we have several agencies in the area that do not have social workers on staff this role is important to support students in their placement. This role is also essential to the maintaining of accreditation standards.

The liaison contacts the Practicum Education Director with any issues related to student performance in their placement. They also help do end of the semester site visits with students and their task supervisors. The liaison is trained and supported by the practicum education director.

Essential Functions

The duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• • Participate in Orientation for field instructors and students entering the field.

  • Monitor students through their job descriptions, learning plans, and completion of the assignments.

  • Foster positive relationships between UCCS and field sites.

  • Participate in staffing meetings/updates about students placed in field.

  • Provide support to Field Instructors.

  • Coordinate with Students and Field Instructors to conduct field visits. Provide documentation of visits.

  • Submit field visit summary to the appropriate Field Director, so the information can be placed in the student's file.

  • If a problem arises, document the problem and work with the student and Field Instructor to resolve the problem. Keep appropriate Field Director apprised of progress. The Field Liaison will work with the appropriate Field Director to create a corrective action plan for the student.

  • Evaluate student's performance at field practicum to help Field Instructor determine students' final grades. This evaluation should come from field visits and the evaluations.

  • Ensure students are entering their time and are up to date on hours. If a student is behind in hours, inform the appropriate Field Director of the hour shortage.

  • At the end of the semester, submit the field evaluation with signatures.

* Masters in social work

* Post-MSW practice experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the established essential functions and meet the physical and environment demands described satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability, physical and environmental conditions required of the employee on the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, physical and environmental demands.

Applicants with disabilities: If you have a mental or physical impairment, which limits one of your major life activities (e.g. walking, hearing, seeing, speaking, breathing, or learning) and require special accommodations for testing or interviewing, it is your responsibility to notify the office scheduling the interview or test at least 3 working days before the interview or test date. If you need special accommodations at the work site, you must notify the appointing authority or Human Resources.