Lecturer / Field Director - Bachelor of Social Work

University of Texas Permian Basin • Odessa, TX

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About The Position

The Department of Social Work seeks a social worker to serve as a lecturer and Field Education Director for the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). The ideal candidate for this position will have professional practice in generalist social work. Field education is the signature pedagogy for social work. The field setting is where students apply human rights principles from global and national social work ethical codes to advance social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. Field education is designed to integrate the theoretical and conceptual contributions of the explicit curriculum in the field setting. It is a basic precept of social work education that the two interrelated components of curriculum- classroom and field-are of equal importance, and each contributes to the development of the requisite competencies of professional practice.

Requirements

• A Master's degree in Social Work from a Council on Social Work Education accredited institution
• A minimum of two years of post-master's practice experience in social work

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual/Bicultural
• Ability to provide mentorship through teaching, scholarship, curriculum development, administrative experience, and/or other academic and professional activities in social work
• Undergraduate social work teaching experience
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Ability to engage with diverse groups and show sensitivity to variations across age, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, language, cultural, national origin, and prior training and educational experience

Responsibilities

• Experience teaching across BSW curriculum
• Teach a load of five courses each semester (2 field supervision and 3 social work core classes).
• Establish and maintain all requirements of field education for accreditation established by CSWE in collaboration with other social work faculty.
• Contribute to curriculum development.
• Maintain connection with field site and field opportunities in the Permian Basin
• Facilitate course scheduling.
• Academic and professional advising.
• Performing additional assigned tasks to enhance the quality of the program.

Benefits

• UT Permian Basin offers an excellent compensation package including heath, retirement, & fringe benefits for eligible employees.
• Coverage includes medical, prescriptions, life insurance, AD&D, and matching retirement provided by UTPB.
• You may also be eligible to add dental, vision, family coverage, & flex-spending accounts, additional retirement, and a few other coverages as options too.
• Fringe benefits include tuition reimbursement (after one year of service), wellness breaks, employee assistant program (EAP), and meal deals, among other perks and discounts!
• Our benefits package, along with an ample leave policy, make for a great total compensation package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees