Full-time Lecturer, Senior Director of Stipend Programs & Practice Education, Department of Social Work

Full-time Lecturer, Senior Director of Stipend Programs & Practice Education

Department of Social Work

College of Health and Human Services & Nursing

Position Description

The Department of Social Work at California State University Dominguez Hills invites applications for a Temporary Full-time Lecturer position at the rank of Lecturer B (12-month), with the appointment starting in Spring 2025.  

At CSUDH, we celebrate and respect diversity in all forms that include every race, religion, gender, ethnicity, veterans, people with varied abilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. CSUDH is seeking applications from candidates who can demonstrate experience in teaching and working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and contribute to the University’s mission, vision, and core values.

For more information: Mission, Vision, and Core Values

 

The Position

The Department of Social Work at CSUDH invites applications for the Full-Time Lecturer/Senior Director of Stipend Programs and Practice Education (henceforth, Senior Director). Under the supervision of the Department Chair, this 12-month position oversees and provides leadership to practice education and externally funded stipend opportunities in the MSW Program. The Senior Director will also collaborate with the College of Continuing & Professional Education (CCPE) Program, Stipend Coordinators, Practicum Coordinators, and other department staff and faculty within the MSW program. The Senior Director will help maintain compliance with the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) accreditation standards and serve as a key member of the social work faculty.

This position requires a professional committed to social work practice and education that is antiracist, justice-oriented, strengths-based, and community-based. This position uses a student-centered and equity-minded approach in all communication, teaching, and service efforts when interacting with various stakeholders, such as students, administrators, fellow faculty, and partner agency representatives. This position also requires inter-professional collaboration and experience at adeptly addressing challenging and sensitive student issues, along with experience in effectively mediating between individuals with different positionalities of power (e.g., students, agencies, and faculty liaisons). Since the program is undergirded by a Critical Race Theory (CRT) informed approach to social work, familiarity with CRT, intersectionality, and similar theoretical frameworks that critique structural forms of oppression is also important.  The Senior Director is expected to be well-engaged in the local communities to stay current with their priorities and develop relevant partnerships to meet the needs of the communities in the Los Angeles County area. This position requires collaboration with other schools of social work practice education administrators and faculty, as well as representing the Department and MSW program when partnering with the community.  Therefore, qualified candidates will also bring subject-matter expertise on topics related to grant-seeking, practicum education, racial and ethnic equity, student-centered pedagogy, disability accommodations, and adherence to accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

This position requires the Full-Time Lecturer/Senior Director to teach one course each semester during the academic year, and one course in the summer.

In partnership with the Director of Practice Education, the Senior Director will provide overall pedagogical direction in keeping with the CSWE’s emphasis on competency-based education.  The Senior Director will work closely with the Practice Education Team in managing the practicum learning experience of all MSW students. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of practicum education research and/or best practices, including the technology that supports it. Leadership and oversight responsibilities include overall administration and management of the Practice Education program.  Specifically, the Senior Director is expected to:

• support the development and efficacy of practicum policy and procedures;
• identify and recruit practicum placement sites that meet a wide range of student needs;
• update practicum curriculum, manuals, orientations, and evaluation tools;
• support the resolution of student and site issues related to the practicum placements;
• work with the Director of Practice Education on the evaluation of student learning outcomes in practice education;
• develop antiracist and CRT-informed orientation, training seminar instructors (faculty liaisons), practicu