SK: Inclusive Practices Sustainable Communities

SK632S (WB1):
Inclusive Practices for Sustainable Communities

Faculty/Academic Area: Faculty of Social Work

Department: N/A

Campus: Other

Employee Group: WLUFA

Requisition : 11377

Position Title: SK632S (WB1):
Inclusive Practices for Sustainable Communities

Term: Winter 2027 (Mar. 1 to Apr. 12)

Days/Times: Online

Mode of Delivery: Virtual Asynchronous

Type of Instruction:

Anticipated Class Size: 35

Additional Course Requirements: None

Posted on: June 3, 2026

Posting ends: June 17, 2026

AI tools will be used in the hiring process: No

Position Summary: Inclusive Practices for Sustainable Communities situates inclusive practices within interdependent ecological and social systems through critical reflexivity and embodied practice. Guided by seasonal and place-based teachers, including the community garden, lakes and rivers, the changing colours of leaves, the forest and pileated woodpecker, the robin, and the stillness of winter, students' revision social work practice in response to environmental change and systemic inequities.

The course cultivates ecologically attuned, socially and racially just approaches to practice. Sustainability is approached as relational and collective, with attention to community making across physical and virtual spaces. More-than-human relations, embodied and enacted through nourishment, nurturing, and collective care, guide students in revisioning sustainable communities for the present and the future. The course is designed to align with CASWE’s 2021 Environmental Sustainability and Ecological Practice competencies, including: understanding ecological sustainability across built and natural environments;

challenging environmental injustices by examining the interconnectedness of racial, social, climate-land-more than human justice; and embodying care-based leadership and inclusive community facilitation to advocate for sustainable policies and practices.

Qualifications – Required Academic Degree: Master’s Degree

Qualifications – Required Discipline: Social Work or related

Qualifications – Required Areas of Specialization: PhD Degree an asset. Eligibility for appointment to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is required to teach graduate courses.

• Names and Contact Information for Referees
• Evidence of Good Teaching
• Verification of highest degree

Optional:

• Teaching Dossier
• Sample Course Outline

Diversity and creating a culture of inclusion is a key pillar of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Strategic Academic Plan and is one of Laurier's core values. Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to increasing the diversity of faculty and staff and welcomes applications from candidates from equity‑deserving groups. Indigenous candidates who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programming at Laurier are welcomed to contact the Office of Indigenous Initiatives at  Candidates from other equity‑deserving groups who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programming at Laurier are welcomed to contact Equity and Accessibility at  We have strived to make our application process accessible, however if you require any assistance applying for a position or would like this job posting in an alternative format, please contact Human Resources at

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. In accordance with the requirements of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the successful applicants will be required to prove they are legally able to work in Canada.

Members of the designated groups must self‑identify to the appropriate Dean(s) to be considered for employment equity.

All course offerings will be contingent on adequate student registration and subject to budgetary funding.