School of Behavioral Sciences | Online Adjunct Faculty - Social Work (SOWK)

Job Description Summary

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that ‎‎‎‎‎‎an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage ‎‎‎‎‎‎in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed ‎‎‎‎‎‎Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a ‎‎‎‎means to a significant educational ‎‎end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the ‎‎‎‎development of good learning ‎‎conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is ‎‎‎‎possible, provide for individual ‎‎differences, abilities, and interests. ‎

This social work online adjunct will teach social work across the curriculum and across programs. Courses are taught from a biblical worldview 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 using weekly announcements, e-mails, videos, 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.

Basic functions:

• 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.
  
  
  

MINIMUM qualifications:

• Candidates should have an MSW from a CSWE accredited program with two years post-masters practice experience; OR a BSW from a CSWE accredited program with a Ph.D. or J.D.
• 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 Office 365 (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
  
  
  

PREFERRED qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in social work or related field, or J.D.
• Social Work Clinical License.
• Experience teaching within the framework of CSWE standards.
• Experience teaching social work practice or research courses.
• Experience teaching social work from a biblical worldview.
• Experience with learning management systems (i.e., Canvas).
  
  
  

REQUIRED Documents:

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Teaching Philosophy
• Unofficial Transcripts for all listed degrees.
  
  
  

Optional Documents:

• Professional License(s) for all listed.
  
  
  

Disclaimer Liberty University’s hiring practices and EEO Statement are fully in compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment preference to members of their own religion. Liberty University is in that category.