Social Work Instructor

3 weeks ago


Grande Prairie, Canada Northwestern Polytechnic Full time

Northwestern Polytechnic, Canada’s newest polytechnic, aspires to be the most entrepreneurial polytechnic in Canada by 2034. We are recruiting individuals who spark creativity, drive innovation, are highly engaged, and are eager to embrace our core values: innovation & responsiveness. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, one who is willing to turn risk into opportunity, Northwestern is your employer of choice. A recently aligned strategic plan identifies 1, 3, 5, and 10-year goals, tactics, and actions that will ensure Canada’s newest polytechnic will be the most entrepreneurial in Canada.
We offer a wide variety of credit and non-credit career certificates and diplomas, pre-employment and apprenticeship trades, university transfer studies, and several opportunities for on-campus degree completion through collaborations with four-year universities. Northwestern Polytechnic is dedicating itself to becoming the Northern Centre of Post-Secondary Excellence in Alberta. The polytechnic provides learners high quality and diverse lifelong learning opportunities, while responsibly managing its educational, fiscal, and environmental resources.

**The School**
The role is within our School of Applied Sciences and Technology. The departments within the School are located on our Grande Prairie campus and our Fairview campus. The School offers a variety of programming in Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Sciences, and Animal Health Technology. Through this programming, we offer a variety of certificates, diplomas, university transfer courses, as well as a degree in computing science.

**The Role**
The Humanities and Social Sciences Department requires a Social Work Instructor to teach the undergraduate-level Introduction to Social Work (SW2010 course in the fall term. This part-time, sessional position will commence September 5, 2023. **This course will be delivered on campus.**

**What We Offer**
Northwestern Polytechnic offers lifelong learning opportunities through professional development/wellness programs, a competitive salary and compensation package, and a student-centred culture that is vital to our community. Join our team, grow with us, and connect your skills and abilities to our vision, mission, and values.

Job Requirements

Necessary skills and attributes to be successful in this role include:

- A minimum of a Master of Social Work degree or equivalent, with a PhD preferred.
- Knowledge of different instructional strategies to meet the needs of students with different learning styles;
- Knowledge of Northwestern Polytechnic courses and current educational technologies (e.g., videoconferencing, learning management systems) is required;
- Knowledge of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action;
- Student-focused;
- Strong organizational skills;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to build strong relationships across the organization; and
- A high level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability.

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