HRSA Grant Project Coordinator - #T10152

Western Carolina University continues to rank high on Forbes 'Best Employers' lists each year. Including:
* 2025 - Ranked 1st in the top 100 employers in North Carolina in Forbes 'America's Best Employers by State' list.
* 2024 - Ranking in the top 8.5% on Forbes 'America's Best Midsize Employers' list, WCU was ranked 34 out of the top 400 employers across all industries.
* 2023 - Ranked in the top 20% on Forbes 'America's Best Midsize Employers' list, WCU was ranked 97 out of the top 500 employers across all industries.
* 2022 - Ranked 14th in the top 100 employers in North Carolina in Forbes 'America's Best Employers by State' list.
Western Carolina University is the UNC system's westernmost campus and has been consistently ranked as one of the top 15 public regional institutions in the South.
Employees of WCU are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other resources, policies and programs to ensure a happy and healthy work/life balance. Benefit eligible employees have access to dental, vision and health insurance plans - eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available.
Eligible employees have access to tuition waivers for up to three courses per academic year; employee may enroll at any of the constituent UNC System campuses. Also offered are free group exercise classes multiple times per week, a discounted membership to the campus recreation center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays and 24 hours of paid community service leave each year. Leave earning employees (staff and 12-month faculty) who work at least half of the working days of their first month of employment will begin accruing vacation and sick leave immediately. Paid parental leave after 12 months of continuous service.
WCU offers an abundance of training and development programs, certifications, workshops and conferences - many of which are offered free of charge.

The primary location of this position is on-site in Cullowhee, NC. This position is designated as being exempt from the State of North Carolina Human Resources Act ( EHRA) and is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA). This position is grant-funded. Continued employment is contingent upon continued funding availability.

The Department of Social Work at Western Carolina University ( WCU) invites applications for a 12-months per year project coordinator position that is funded by a 3.5-year federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA).

The Project Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the HRSA-funded BHWET project. This individual will work with field education faculty and staff and will meet with field instructors at project field placement sites to assure fidelity to the project goals and objectives. They are responsible for organizing and coordinating team-based CE programs for students & clinical instructors and will teach SOCW 530 in the spring and summer semesters & SOCW 686 and 687 Adv Field Practicum I & II.

They will be responsible for data collection and data entry and will lecture in Integrated Healthcare and interprofessional education courses across the curriculum. This individual will also assist in recruiting graduate students for participation in the project, develop new integrated care field education placement sites in collaboration with the Director of Field Education, and coordinate continuing education programs for health care providers. Experience in data collection and management, community engagement, teaching and scholarship as well as a strong commitment to working with diverse student, faculty, and community populations is desired.

About the Social Work Department
The Department of Social Work at WCU has both BSW and MSW programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, is one of several quality professional programs within the College of Health and Human Sciences and has a record of consistently producing successful graduates. WCU, one of the 16 state supported institutions in the University of North Carolina system, is located in picturesque Cullowhee, North Carolina, 52 miles west of Asheville. The university also maintains an instructional site at Biltmore Park between Asheville and Hendersonville, NC. The main campus is located near the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Qualia Boundary, home to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The department is housed in a new technologically advanced 160,000 sq. ft. Health and Human Sciences building located on WCU's millennial campus, where university faculty and students partner with private and government industries to support research and hands-on educational opportunities for students.

Eligibility for licensure as an LCSW-A is preferred.

Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire.

Please include a cover letter, current resume or curriculum vitae, unofficial transcript from the highest degree earned*, and a list of three professional references with full contact information.

For questions or additional information, please contact Pat Morse, Professor, at pmorse@wcu.edu.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks.

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All new employees are required to have listed credentials/degrees verified within 30 days of employment. All new employees who will be teaching are required to provide official transcripts within 30 days of employment. Transcripts should be provided for the highest earned degree and/or the degree which is being used to satisfy credential/qualification requirements.

Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; ethnicity; religion; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; national origin; age; disability; genetic information; political affiliation; National Guard or veteran status, consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and policies, and the policies of The University of North Carolina. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please call (828) 227-7218 or email at jobs@email.wcu.edu.

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