Course/Program Developer (Curriculum)

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Background: McGill’s School of Social Work has entered into an agreement with the Cree School Board to deliver the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program online in Eeyou Istchee. The School of Social Work is seeking a Course Developer – Curriculum to develop and adapt a course to an online format, specifically adapted to Indigenous realities (Cree specific is ideal) and working closely with the Director, Indigenous Access McGill and the McGill Online Instructional Design team.

Position summary: Working from an existing outline, your responsibilities will include reviewing and developing content i.e. lectures, student activities and course materials, for a social work course entitled Introduction to Practice with Groups. The course will provide students with an understanding of group formation and facilitation as well as the ethical aspects and models of group intervention across a range of settings and with different populations.

You will collaborate with the Director, Indigenous Access McGill and an online instructional designer to review the materials developed and discuss best online practices for course delivery. The curriculum for this course must be adapted to include Indigenous Peoples' realities with a particular emphasis on Cree cultural ways of knowing, doing and being.

This is a short-term, part-time contract of 50 - 75 hours.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Social Work.
• At least 4 years of demonstrated clinical practice experience working in the field of group practice.
• Expert knowledge of group processes, skills and practice with diverse populations.
• Ability to speak to personal practice experience as a clinical worker in the field of social work in relation to group practice.
• Demonstrated practical application of, and/or teaching experience in, the following areas:
  • The theoretical models underlying the group work method in social work.
  • The various theories, concepts, and dynamics of group practice.
  • Group work skills and the skilled use of self in group work practice.
  • How to plan, implement and facilitate groups.
     

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