SK632S (WB1): Inclusive Practices for Sustainable Communities

Wilfrid Laurier University • Unorganized Rainy River, ON

2d • Remote

About The Position

Inclusive Practices for Sustainable Communities situates inclusive practices within interdependent ecological and social systems through critical reflexivity and embodied practice. Guided by seasonal and place-based teachers, including the community garden, lakes and rivers, the changing colours of leaves, the forest and pileated woodpecker, the robin, and the stillness of winter, students' revision social work practice in response to environmental change and systemic inequities. The course cultivates ecologically attuned, socially and racially just approaches to practice. Sustainability is approached as relational and collective, with attention to community making across physical and virtual spaces. More-than-human relations, embodied and enacted through nourishment, nurturing, and collective care, guide students in revisioning sustainable communities for the present and the future. The course is designed to align with CASWE’s 2021 Environmental Sustainability and Ecological Practice competencies, including: understanding ecological sustainability across built and natural environments; challenging environmental injustices by examining the interconnectedness of racial, social, climate-land-more than human justice; and embodying care-based leadership and inclusive community facilitation to advocate for sustainable policies and practices.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field.
• Eligibility for appointment to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
• Ability to teach graduate courses.
• CV.
• Candidate Application Form (CAF).
• Names and Contact Information for Referees (for external applicants).
• Evidence of Good Teaching (for external applicants).
• Verification of highest degree (for external applicants).

Nice To Haves

• PhD Degree.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate courses in Inclusive Practices for Sustainable Communities.
• Guide students in revising social work practice in response to environmental change and systemic inequities.
• Cultivate ecologically attuned, socially and racially just approaches to practice.
• Facilitate community making across physical and virtual spaces.
• Advocate for sustainable policies and practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Executive