Ville : Hamilton

Catégorie : Other

Industrie : Education

Employeur : McMaster University

The School of Social Work invites applications for the following teaching position to be offered in the Spring/Summer 2025 session.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted and may be asked to submit additional teaching material, e.g., sample weekly readings and activities, sample assignment. Submit applications on-line to the attention of: Dr. Saara Greene, Director, c/o Tammy Maikawa, Academic Department Manager  School of Social Work.

Course Name/Number: SOCWORK 742: Organizational and Social Change: Theories, Practices and Possibilities for Leadership

Summer Term: Monday June 23, 2025- Friday August 8, 2025

Final Exam period: N/A.

Number of Section(s) available: 1                             

Number of Units per Section: 3

Projected Enrollment: 15

Projected TA Support: NA

Start Time and Duration: Mondays and Thursdays, 4:30pm-7:20pm

Location: Virtual delivery

Wage Rate: $8, 056.37 (See Schedule “A” of current CUPE 3906 Unit 2 Collective Agreement)

Course Description:

This is the final course required by students enrolled in the MSW in Critical Leadership in Social Services and Communities. This MSW program aims to foster progressive leadership in the community and social service sectors by supporting students’ development of: conceptual, theoretical and analytical skills in relation to social work practices and social policies; appreciation of the changing conditions in social services and communities and the complexities and possibilities of ethical leading in the contemporary context; the ability to apply these skills and modes of understanding to the practice of leadership.

The course considers possibilities and strategies for: challenging and resisting oppressive structural arrangements, promoting the interests of service users and marginalized communities, working toward equitable organizational practices, and improving working environments. Course themes include justice-oriented governance; practices for building humane organizational cultures (including supervision practices, and practices that welcome diversity and difference); communications (internal and external, including technology and social media, and questions of influence and persuasion); collaborations across agencies and sectors; policy frameworks and processes (including relations with government).

Required Qualifications:

Social Work degree from an accredited program, and PhD completed or near completion. Substantial experience in social services leadership; research experience relevant to the course themes; and commitment to the School’s philosophical approach to social work. Previous experience in teaching in the subject area is an asset.