Teaching Assistant: SWRK 221 - Public Social Services In Canada

McGill University • Sherbrooke, QC

13h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Teaching Assistant for the course SWRK 221 - Public Social Services In Canada at McGill University. The role involves assisting with the course, which focuses on the current public health and social services in Canada and Québec, their creation and delivery, access by the public, community, or private sector, and critiques of these services. The analysis includes policy frameworks, service delivery systems, challenges, and the role of social workers in social rights and social justice.

Requirements

• Current public health and social services in Canada and Québec.
• Knowledge of the creation and delivery of current public health and social services in Canada and Québec.
• Understanding of access to (and delivery of) public social services by/to the public, community or private sector.
• Familiarity with major social services, considering their policy framework, service delivery system, and challenges to delivery and their link to social rights and social justice.
• Understanding of the difference between private, public, and community services.
• Knowledge of critiques of Canada and Québec’s public social services and a social worker’s place in engaging in the improvement of these services.
• Understanding of the role of a social worker in the area of social rights and social justice.
• Ability to analyze the power relations between citizens, the government and the services.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the course SWRK 221 - Public Social Services In Canada.
• Engage in the improvement of public social services.
• Analyze power relations between citizens, the government, and services.

Benefits

• McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community.
• McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify.
• Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [email protected].
• McGill received a Platinum STARS rating in sustainability, is among Canada’s greenest employers, and is a top Montreal Employer.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed