Full-Time Professor, Social Services Worker

Algonquin College • Ottawa, ON

8d • $77,153 - $133,752 • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Chair, Community Studies, the Professor is responsible for facilitating and guiding learning and providing an effective learning environment for all students. This role involves the design, revision, and updating of courses, teaching assigned courses, and providing academic leadership within the department and college. The Professor will ensure student awareness of learning outcomes, provide tutoring and academic advising, evaluate student progress, and foster a learning environment conducive to success for all students. They will also participate in curriculum development, liaise with community members, and stay current in their field of study.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a degree related field combined with a social services worker diploma.
• Minimum two (2) years of teaching experience in a related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of practical experience working in the field of Social Services such as in addictions, family support services, social welfare, front line community centers, children’s services or working in private practice as a Registered Social Worker.
• Registration (or eligibility for registration) with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
• Demonstrated knowledge of student success strategies in a postsecondary setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of educational technologies.
• Highly effective communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated skill in Algonquin College’s preferred teaching competencies as set out in the Professor of the 21st Century document.
• Evidence of commitment to the success of all learners.

Nice To Haves

• A graduate degree in Social Work or related discipline/field of study.
• Experience in the development and delivery of hybrid and online curriculum.
• Demonstrated provision of academic leadership (e.g., providing guidance to colleagues and instructors, being actively involved in curriculum development or program renewal, participating in continued efforts to improve the quality of instruction offered to learners, and serving as program coordinator, academic advisor or curriculum administrator).
• Demonstrated commitment to continued learning in teaching and curriculum development (e.g., completion of training programs, participating at teaching and learning conferences, and/or more extensive training such as the Teaching Adult Lifelong Learners certificate program or other postsecondary programs in education).

Responsibilities

• Design/revise/update courses, including consulting with program and course administrators, faculty members, advisory committees, employers, and students.
• Define learning outcomes and evaluate and validate these outcomes.
• Specify and approve learning approaches and necessary resources.
• Incorporate educational technologies to meet the learning needs of 21st Century students.
• Review and revise curriculum and participate in professional development activities during non-teaching periods.
• Deliver regularly scheduled instruction in the Fall, Winter, or Summer terms in home department or across departments.
• Ensure student awareness of course learning outcomes and evaluation techniques.
• Provide tutoring and academic advising for students both in and out of class.
• Provide a learning environment which makes effective use of available resources including educational technologies.
• Evaluate student progress/achievement and assume responsibility for the overall assessment of the student’s work within assigned courses.
• Develop and create a learning environment that is conducive to success for all students.
• Provide guidance to students, to instructors, and to part-time professors relative to the professor’s teaching assignments.
• Participate in the work of curriculum and other consultative committees, and departmental/faculty meetings.
• Liaise with community members, engaging in program, Department, School or Faculty, and College promotion.
• Remain current in the field of study and maintain awareness of emerging trends and practices related to teaching and learning in higher education.
• Model the College values – Caring. Learning. Integrity. Respect.

Benefits

• Complete range of fringe benefits.
• Competitive base salary.
• Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, and retirement plans.
• Access to training, tuition assistance programs (Algonquin College Courses and Degree Completion), certifications, workshops, and professional courses.
• Career and professional development.
• Support, resources and technology needed to be successful.
• Lifetime retirement pension (CAAT Pension Plan).
• Flexible Work Arrangement Policy (for select positions eligible for hybrid work).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees