Associate Director

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

Assistant or Associate Director, Counseling Practicum Experience Lynch School of Education and Human Development

The Assistant or Associate Director, Counseling Practicum Experience within the Office of Field Placement and Partnership Outreach provides operational oversight for field-based experiences across the Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, and School Adjustment Counseling programs at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Reporting to the Director, Counseling Practicum Experience, this position ensures the implementation and continuous improvement of high-quality practicum and internship experiences that meet institutional, accreditation, and licensure standards.

The Assistant or Associate Director oversees student placement systems, community partnership development, accreditation and licensure compliance activities, and field-based assessment processes. Working collaboratively with faculty, staff, supervisors, and external partners, the Assistant or Associate Director serves as a key resource on experiential learning, professional preparation, and student success while promoting excellence, consistency, and innovation across counseling field experiences.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage practicum and internship placement processes for counseling students, ensuring high-quality field experiences that support professional development and licensure requirements. • Serve as the primary liaison to schools, clinical agencies, healthcare organizations, and community partners, cultivating and maintaining partnerships that expand and strengthen placement opportunities. • Oversee systems and processes related to student placement, assessment, supervision, reporting, and documentation, ensuring data integrity and operational effectiveness. • Monitor compliance with accreditation, licensure, and professional standards; support accreditation reviews, program assessment activities, and regulatory reporting requirements. • Provide consultation, guidance, and professional development to students, faculty, program supervisors, and site supervisors regarding field education policies, procedures, and best practices. • Address complex student, site, and compliance-related issues through proactive problem-solving, risk management, and the development of appropriate support and remediation strategies. • Analyze field placement and assessment data to inform decision-making, strengthen program quality, and support continuous improvement initiatives.