Field Liaison - School of Social Work

Position Title : Field Liaison

Date posted :  Thursday, July 31, 2025

Closing date : Monday, August 11, 2025 (open until filled)

Faculty : Faculty of Education and Professional Studies

School : School of Social Work

Location : North Bay, Ontario

Compensation :

3rd year RSW Field Liaison - $400 per student

3rd year Field Liaison - $300 per student

4th year RSW Field Liaison - $600 per student

4th year Field Liaison - $300 per student

Nipissing University is seeking qualified Field Liaisons for the 2025 Fall and 2026 Winter semesters.

Role Description :

The Field Liaison is a BSW, RSW, or MSW, RSW, assigned by the Department of Social Work to act as the primary link between the student, Agency Supervisor, Field Education Manager, and Field Education Faculty for the purposes of monitoring and supporting the student’s learning goals and objectives.

Duties / Responsibilities include :

Practicum Support & Evaluation

• Communicate regularly with social work students via telephone / email / video chat (i.e. Skype, FaceTime, Google Hangout, etc.) or in person to answer questions or to resolve issues related to practicum.
• Monitor and support students and Agency Supervisors during practicums.
• Act as point of contact and resource for both students and Agency Supervisors to problem solve practicum issues and concerns. This may include additional emails / telephone calls / meetings outside of regularly scheduled supervision.
• Review practicum forms and work with students and Agency Supervisors to ensure appropriate completion
• Provide guidance, resources, and additional supervision and consultation for both students and Agency Supervisors as needed.
• Ensure the CASW Code of Ethics (2024) and the Guidelines for Ethical Practice (2005) are upheld by the student.
• Conduct a minimum of three consultations consisting of a mixture of both telephone and on-site in-person agency consultations to complete monitoring on practicum performance, progress and the obtaining of learning goals.Additional consultations are conducted on an as needed basis.
• Prepare and provide updated reports to the Field Education Manager.
• If concerns are identified regarding student suitability or practicum success, notify the Field Education Manager.
• Communicate regularly with the Field Education Manager
• Participate and complete Canadian Association for Social Work Education training modules, as well as School of Social Work training

Student Supervision :

Supervision

Field Liaison & RSW Field Liaison Personnel are supervised by the Field Education Manager. Supervision can include the following :

Qualifications :

How to Apply :

Complete and submit the following documents in a single PDF file and email it to In the subject heading, please type

Nipissing University is committed to employment equity and strongly encourages applications, which may include self-identification in a covering letter from Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, persons who identify as 2SLGBTQI+ and racialized minorities.

Nipissing University must gather information from applicants to determine eligibility to work in Canada. Please include a statement in your application to identify whether you are a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or are otherwise legally eligible to work in Canada.

Nipissing University will provide accommodation to ensure barrier-free employment in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. You can request accommodation at any stage of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at .

Please note that only candidates selected to move forward in the process will be contacted. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to individual inquiries .