School of Social Work Lecturer Pool

Department Summary

The School of Social Work is looking for qualified, enthusiastic, and dedicated instructors to teach courses in our CSWE-accredited Bachelor of Social Work (BASW) and/or Master of Social Work (MSW) degree programs (both the On-Campus and the Online/Hybrid programs). The BASW and MSW main curricular areas include: (1) social work history and policy, human behavior in the social environment, practice, research, and field education.

The areas of interest in our MSW program include: (1) children, youth, and families, (2) mental health, and (3) health and aging. We also have a range of electives as well as specialized training in child welfare, integrated behavioral health, school social work, and adult protective services.

The School of Social Work at San José State University recently reached its 50th Anniversary and is currently the largest social work program by enrollment in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our Transcultural Perspective is at the heart of our mission, and we are committed to social justice and to addressing the changing needs of diverse communities through education, research, and service.

Lecturers are responsible for effective curriculum preparation and teaching of courses in alignment with our School's vision and mission including our Transcultural Perspective, syllabus and accessibility compliance, use of Canvas as the primary learning management system, review and grading of assignments and work, holding office hours, texts and readings, overall support of student learning and professional development, and working collaboratively with faculty and staff to promote student success.

Lecturers will also need to attend meetings necessary to teach effectively the course and content areas they are assigned, and also support activities and preparation needed to maintain accreditation.

Other duties:

• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity—including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation—through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the official LMS provided for the SJSU community. All classes at SJSU, whether online or not, must be anchored in the Canvas platform to ensure faculty-student connection in a common space as all students are directed to log in to Canvas for online access to their classes. You will have access to this system prior to the semester start date.
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in‑person, or hybrid).

• MSW from a CSWE-accredited graduate social work program and less than two years university teaching experience in a CSWE-accredited social work program.
• Knowledge of the subject matter of the discipline to which the individual is assigned.
• Evidence of effective teaching and mentoring.
• Ability to teach and evaluate effectively adult learners.
• Social work practice experience (required for teaching practice courses).
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be collegial and collaborative.
• Good communication skills (written and oral).
• Awareness and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as gained in cross‑cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.

• Working knowledge of trends in the social work profession in the context of diversity and globalization, including…