Employment Opportunities

Position Title: Social Work Affiliate/Part-Time Instructor: All Content Areas

Position Summary:

The successful applicant will teach at the graduate and/or undergraduate levels in the content areas across the curriculum, which include but not limited to the following: Human Behavior in the Social Environment; Environmental Social Work; Generalist Social Work Practice; Advanced direct clinical social work practice with individuals and families; Behavioral/ Mental Health Client Engagement and Assessment; Behavioral/ Mental Health Interventions; Health related social work practice with individuals and/or families; Policy; Power, Privilege, and Oppression; Research Methods; Program and Practice Evaluation; Group Work; Family Work; Social Work Supervision; Organizational Leadership; Community Organizing; Field Seminar; Philosophy and ethics of social work; and social work with various populations including LGBTQ; Children/Youth, Adults, Older People, Late Life; Criminal Justice; Veterans; people faced with Severe Mental Illness.

Qualified applicants will be placed in the departmental pool and will be considered for affiliate/part-time instructors beginning Spring 2019 through Spring 2022.

Metropolitan State University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Affiliate/Part-time faculty are part-time, at-will employees hired to teach on a per credit hour basis for specific classes, as needed, usually on a semester by semester basis. Affiliate Faculty are not eligible for benefit coverage under the University’s benefit program. All such teaching assignments are dependent on budget and enrollment. An Affiliate faculty member’s duties include: meeting assigned classes (day, evening or weekend as needed) for delivery of on campus, hybrid, and/or on-line content (dependent on delivery methods of assigned class) and comply with all University, College, School, and/or Department policies; providing instruction in assigned classes consistent with the content and learning objectives of the regular course syllabus and, if appropriate, with Department course coordination policies; being available, either face to face or electronically, to students in assigned classes to provide additional academic support as needed and appropriate for the teaching assignment; and complying with University-wide student evaluation of instruction policies and peer observation policies.

Occasional meetings with faculty teaching in the same content area may be required before, during, and after semesters. The instructor is required to provide feedback on student’s assignments and assessments (including writing and critical thinking abilities) on a timely basis.

Required Qualifications:

• Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited institution
• Two years of relevant post-MSW Social Work Practice experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five years relevant post-MSW practice experience in the related content area
• PhD or ABD
• Doctoral level course work in one or more of content areas
• Two years of teaching experience relevant to one or more of content areas
• Previous experience in teaching in an online environment
• Experience with diverse, historically underrepresented and/or first generation college students.

To view the full posting and apply, visit https://www.msudenverjobs.com/postings/11488

Position Title: Social Work Affiliate/Part-Time Instructor Position / Content Area: Legal

Position Summary:

The successful applicant will teach at the graduate and/or undergraduate levels in the research content area, which includes: legal issues relevant to social work practice.

The University is particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented groups.

Metropolitan State University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Affiliate/Part-time faculty are part-time, at-will employees hired to teach on a per credit hour basis for specific classes, as needed, usually on a semester by semester basis. Affiliate Faculty are not eligible for benefit coverage under the University’s benefit program. All such teaching assignments are dependent on budget and enrollment. An Affiliate faculty member’s duties include: meeting assigned classes (day, evening or weekend as needed) for delivery of on campus, hybrid, and/or on-line content and comply with all University, College, School, and/or Department policies; providing instruction in assigned classes consistent with the content and learning objectives of the regular course syllabus and, if appropriate, with Department course coordination policies; being available, either face to face or electronically, to students in assigned classes to provide additional academic support as needed and appropriate for the teaching assignment; and complying with University-wide student evaluation of instruction policies and peer observation policies. Occasional meetings with faculty teaching in the same content area may be required before, during, and after semesters. The instructor is required to provide feedback on student’s assignments and assessments (including writing and critical thinking abilities) on a timely basis.

Required Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and two years of experience relevant to social work practice or
• Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited institution and two years of relevant post-MSW Social Work Practice experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited institution
• Five years relevant post-MSW experience
• PhD or ABD
• Doctoral level course work in one or more of content areas
• Two years of teaching experience relevant to one or more of content areas
• Previous experience in teaching in an online environment
• Experience with diverse, historically underrepresented and/or first generation college students.

To view the full posting and apply, visit https://www.msudenverjobs.com/postings/11487

Position Title: Academic Advisor, Office of Social Work Student Services

Position Summary:

Academic Advisors at MSU Denver are primarily responsible for advising a caseload of students on degree requirements and providing long term degree planning. Academic Advisors help students develop educational goals and define a career path, through use of a variety of advising approaches and tools. Academic Advisors monitor student progress, making targeted outreach to students to address potential obstacles in retention and graduation. Academic Advisors also participate in University wide and unit-specific advising initiatives.

MSU Denver aspires to create an equitable learning and working environment in concert with individuals who consistently demonstrate commitment to equity and inclusion. We greatly value the diverse identities and perspectives of our students, faculty, and staff and recognize that in order to achieve a just and equitable society, diversity must go beyond simple representation. It requires critical inquiry and dialogue and a commitment to action. We strive to provide a culture of belonging for all community members to achieve personal and professional success. Through affordable, flexible, and holistic education, MSU Denver helps students build essential skills grounded in a multicultural and global perspective that lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees, followed by career and life success. Our student population consists of nearly 50% first generation students and over 45% students of color. We are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution located in downtown Denver. As the third largest institution of higher education in Colorado and the only one with an open access mission, MSU Denver is a model university for today’s college students. The University serves the most diverse undergraduate student population in the state, as well as the most first-generation students and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students.

The MSU Denver Department of Social Work’s Mission is to provide an inclusive, inspiring environment for undergraduate, graduate, and community education in social work that is value driven, research informed, culturally responsive, academically rigorous, and which links theory with practice.

OSWSS Summary
The Department of Social Work is a rapidly growing academic unit consisting of undergraduate and graduate education and includes the Master of Social Work (MSW) Program, Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSSW) Program, the Office of Field Education, and the Office of Social Work Student Services, Operations & Finance (OSWSS), and multiple externally funded projects. The OSWSS is a team committed to improving access to a high-quality education for a diverse group of fully online and on campus students and provides innovative programming to support over 900 enrolled students and more than 1,200 prospective students each day, over 7 million in funds, 42 full-time faculty/staff, and over 60 part-time faculty.

OSWSS-OF Vision Statement
Our vision is to change the higher education landscape – removing barriers and leading with innovative student support and business practices – so that everyone has access to the highest-quality and affordable education.

OSWSS-OF Mission Statement
From first contact through alumni engagement, we take a dynamic approach to holistic student services by providing intentional support to increase accessibility, enhance the student experience, and promote the success of our diverse student body. Our innovative business approach integrates enrollment management with budget and administrative practices – advancing the position of the Department of Social Work’s students, faculty, and staff by optimizing resources and ensuring students are central to decision-making and strategic planning.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Academic Advising (55%)

Provide advising services to undergraduate and graduate social work students through:

• Using an integrated operations approach, the signature model of the OSWSS team, performing advising functions in a variety of ways to include in person, email, phone, video, group advising sessions, and other modalities
• Conducting advising sessions with social work students, assisting with course selection, and scheduling and registration using advising-based technology
• Utilizing knowledge of curriculum to help students with long-term degree planning
• Preparing and maintaining advising documentation in the current CRM system
• Teaching students about electronic advising and registration tools and how best to utilize them for success (e.g., Degree Progress Reports, Student Hub, Student Success Collaborative suite, etc.)
• Referring students to appropriate University resources
• Providing basic information related to career planning, financial literacy, admissions and other applicable information related to student needs
• Collaborating with OSWSS-OF, Chair, Directors, Field Office, and faculty advisors to support student success

Retention (25%)

• Monitoring progress and retention of assigned social work students
• Utilizing advising based systems to track and engage assigned students who are at-risk of not being retained (Early Alert system, faculty communications)
• Delivering appropriate interventions
• Participating in retention initiatives
• Entering data into departmental databases to support enrollment management
• Engaging in the Department of Social Work Student Support Process when necessary
• Engaging in student support programming that supports a diverse body of undergraduate and graduate students

Recruitment and Support (10%)

• Participating in University, College, and Department recruitment events including outreach and involvement with underrepresented groups
• Participating and representing the Department of Social Work in SOAR and College of Health and Applied Sciences Transfer Orientations, and Registration events

Training and Professional Development (5%)

• Beginning or continuing building knowledge of advising techniques and approaches
• Participating in university-wide and unit specific advising professional development opportunities (e.g., Advising retreats, NACADA webinars, conferences, etc.)
• Remaining up to date on advising systems and trends in developmental advising

Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated ability to effectively relate to a diverse, urban population and community

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in either Social Work, Higher Education, College Personnel, Counseling, or a related academic discipline
• Experience with academic advising software (e.g., Banner, Degree Works, Student Success Collaborative, etc.)
• At least 2 years of academic advising experience at an accredited postsecondary institution or 2 years of experience mentoring or advising students
• Demonstrated experience with developmental advising techniques (or equivalent experience) at an accredited institution
• Experience in recruitment of students or enrollment of students
• A strong background and awareness of issues relating to BIPOC, LBGTQIA, low-income, first-generation, undocumented, non-traditional, veteran, English-language learner, and differently abled individuals
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills
• Bilingual (Spanish/English)

To view the full posting and apply, visit https://www.msudenverjobs.com/postings/17746