Lecturer of Social Work (pool)
College of Public Service
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Pay Range: Pay rate is dependent on the number of courses taught for the School of Public Affairs (SPA):- 1st & 2nd course taught for SPA $3250/course
- 3rd & 4th course taught for SPA $3450/course
- 5th course and beyond taught for SPA $3750/course
This position has been determined to be exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Work Location:Determined by course modality (i.e. onsite if teaching an inperson course; remote if teaching an online course; or a combination of the two if teaching a hybrid course)
This position is eligible for paid sick leave. Information on benefits including eligibility is located at: of Public Service at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) invites applications to establish and maintain an ongoing pool of lecturer applications from which future appointments to temporary nontenure track positions for the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) programs will be made. The UCCS Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work are accredited by the Council on Social Work Educations Commission on Accreditation. Accreditation of a baccalaureate or masters social work program by the Council on Social Work Educations Commission on Accreditation indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for assessing program quality evaluated through a peer review process. An accredited program has sufficient resources to meet its mission and goals. The Commission on Accreditation has verified that it complies with all sections of the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Accreditation applies to all program sites and program delivery methods of an accredited program. Accreditation provides reasonable assurance about the quality of the program and the competence of students graduating from the program. For more information about social work accreditation you may contact Accreditation.
Essential Functions
This is a parttime lecturer position and appointments are made on a semesterbysemester basis. The person in this position will primarily teach undergraduatelevel courses in Social Work with the possibility of occasional course assignments at the graduate level as needed.
The successful candidate will be prepared to teach required courses within the Social Work major including but not limited to: Introduction to Social Work; Social Work Research; Human Behavior and the Social Environment; Contemporary Issues in Social and Public Policy; Social Work Practice with Individuals Families and Groups; and/or Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities. Course offerings include day and evening classes as well as the ability to teach in a variety of formats (e.g. facetoface hybrid and online).
Duties include preparing syllabi conceptualizing development teaching tasks in accordance with Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accreditation and management of student course grades in the learning management system.
Please note that we will contact qualified individuals as needed to teach classes. This posting is to create a pool of applicants.
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs will not sponsor work visas or permanent resident applications for this position.