Department:

Field Education-JM

Location:

Belknap Campus

Time Type:

Part time

Worker Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Job Req ID:

R108314

Minimum Requirements:

Eight (8) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Position Description:

The University of Louisville's Kent School of Social Work is seeking to hire a Part-Time Temporary - Academic Support Specialist III.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Process student applications for practicum including; advising students on practicum opportunities, navigating students through the referral, interviewing, and placement confirmation process

• Secure required documentation from students, practicum instructors and task supervisors and community organizations

• Maintain accurate and current information about placement sites and assigned students listed in the practicum tracking software program including entering regularly contacts, documenting process and updating data as needed

• Attend weekly individual supervision and team meetings

• Complete other duties as assigned 

• Requires occasional travel between University buildings

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work

• Have at least two years’ experience as a practicum instructor or practicum liaison, preferably with Kent School students 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Publisher.

Competencies

• Interpersonal - ability to engage others and build positive working relationships

• Service Excellence - responsive to constituents, provides relevant information in a timely manner

• Flexibility - ability to change direction as needed to accommodate changing contexts

• Teamwork - ability to negotiate roles and tasks with others to meet goals and objectives, provide assistance as needed, communicate effectively with immediate team and external agencies/practicum instructor team members

• Work Ethic -  responsible with university time and resources, puts forth best efforts always, can multi-task in focusing both on details and large pictures

• Critical Thinking - ability to think through issues and identify potential solutions

• Documentation- ability to clearly document needed information within time frames

Please submit a resume or Curriculum vitae

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.