Contract Faculty, Social Services Worker

Fleming is located in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Central Ontario, Traditional Mississauga Anishinaabe Territory and covered by the Williams Treaties,1923... a beautiful place to live and work, surrounded by natural beauty and a mere 90 minutes north-east of Toronto. The College’s 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, including hundreds of international students from countries around the world, attend at campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg. Fleming offers more than 100 full-time programs in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, General Arts and Science, Technology, Skilled Trades, Community Development, Health, Business, and Justice as well as other Continuing Education courses.

We are also extremely proud of our more than 85,000 Fleming alumni who are contributing to their communities in the region, across the province and around the world.

**What Are We About?**:
Experience success at Fleming, where we provide a unique and innovative learning environment for our students. We take pride in offering students real world learning, available only through the recent, related work experiences that faculty bring.

Do you have a passion for teaching and learning? Have you designed curriculum and facilitated integrated learning opportunities that inspire students to develop and expand their skills? Do you have experience in applied research? Do you excel in creating a positive learning environment that is adaptive, flexible, and focused on learning success? As a key member of the School of Justice & Community Development, you will play a pivotal role by demonstrating teaching excellence through proven adaptability with diverse learners, and the creation of a learning environment that motivates and engages learners, using a variety of teaching methodologies and types of delivery.

The SSW and MHAW programs are both four semesters in length with classroom-based courses in the first three semesters and a block placement in the final semester. Applied learning activities are infused into our classroom-based courses and building on the above knowledge and skills gained, a full-time placement in the fourth and final semester of the program provides a range of practice opportunities in a work setting. Additionally, upon having successfully completed the SSW program students will have the necessary skills for employment as a Social Service Worker in Ontario and be eligible for membership with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services.

**Please Note**: This position has been designated as on-campus and is expected on-site 100% of the time. Due to year-round delivery of programs, this position may have teaching assigned through the summer and vacation will be taken at other times of the year.

**For More Information**

Please see the Professor Definition and the Guidelines for Professional Practice - Faculty.

**What We Are Looking For**:
You possess a relevant combination of current experience and education including a minimum of a Masters of Social Work or Registered Psychotherapist. You are also a member in good standing in the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers or College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. In addition you have:

- A minimum of five (5) years of recent (within last 3 years), related experience in a Social Work or Psychotherapy and Mental Health and Addictions position working directly with a variety of clients.
- Sound knowledge of crisis intervention, mental health and addictions issues and you have experience identifying and addressing psycho-social issues in both individual and group treatment settings.
- Demonstrated knowledge of substance abuse treatment, rehabilitation resources and have experience working in a psychiatric/mental health and addictions setting.
- Your ongoing professional development has fostered your awareness of current practice, innovative trends and emerging issues within the Social Work or Psychotherapy and Mental Health and Addictions fields.
- Experience with curriculum design and development experience at the post-secondary level.
- Experience in developing/delivering educational materials in alternative formats is an asset.
- Comfortable working within a multidisciplinary team environment and proven abilities to form partnerships in the community for the purposes of enhancing the student experience.
- Ability to enhance the student experience, proven by creation of a rich learning environment and creative teaching and evaluation methods.
- Champion student success through the use of effective, consistent and timely feedback underpinned with a competency and outcomes based approach to achievement.
- Experience in applied research would be an asset.
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to deliver and receive feedback, as well as well-developed critical thinking/problem solving and organizational / time management skil