Online Adjunct Faculty - Social Work | School of Behavioral Sciences
Liberty UniversityAbout the role
This social work online adjunct will teach social work across the curriculum and across programs. Faculty serve a critical function equipping future social workers, providing professional insight, and mentoring, demonstrating integration of faith and commitment to social work values, and preparing students with the necessary knowledge, values and skills, for service to individuals, families, and communities. Courses are taught from a biblical worldview in keeping with the university's commitment to impact our world for Christ, in compliance with the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Educational Policies and Accreditation Standards. The online adjunct may participate in student advising, curriculum development, the CSWE accreditation process, as well as department, professional, university, and scholarly activities.
The online adjunct will be responsible for up to 30 students for each section they teach. He or she will take advantage of teaching opportunities through virtual in-person class time and using weekly announcements, e-mails, videos, grading feedback and discussion board forums. The online adjunct will respond to e-mails within 24 hours and will grade students’ assignments, giving substantive feedback, within 5 days of the assignment submission. The online adjunct will also carry out administrative responsibilities as directed by their Instructional Mentor, Faculty Support Coordinator, Chair, or Associate Dean; some administrative tasks include roster verification, reporting items, and timely submission of final grades.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Teach material from approved curriculum in accordance with assigned schedule to ensure student satisfaction.
Assist students in achieving completion of objectives and learning outcomes.
Provide regular and timely feedback to students.
Participate in school retention initiatives by maintaining contact with students and offering assistance to absent students.
Advise students in matters related to academics and attendance.
Motivate students to actively participate in all aspects of the educational process.
Maintain and report student grades and attendance in accordance with university policies.
Address any concerns regarding individual student performance, professionalism, readiness for field or profession, academic dishonesty, other gatekeeping concerns, etc., and participate in communication with other faculty and department leadership about such
Provide feedback to Subject Matter Experts and/or Department leadership regarding course content and student learning, as part of the program’s continuous improvement process
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Credentials, and Competencies
MINIMUM Qualifications:
MSW from a CSWE accredited program with five years post-masters practice experience.
Conferred Doctoral degree in social work or related field.
Two years online/hybrid teaching experience in social work or related field or two years professional training and consultation in social work.
Demonstrated strengths in teaching at the college level.
Understand and articulate social work from a biblical worldview.
Proven organizational skills and ability to complete required tasks both timely and accurately with minimal supervision.
Ability to effectively collaborate remotely with colleagues and department faculty and staff.
Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills
Creative, innovative, and problem-solving skills
Basic competency with Microsoft Office 365 (i.e. Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
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