LECTURER IN SOCIAL WORK - 3 year contract (Citizens only)
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
VACANCY NO. IRC 2214
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
VACANCY NO. IRC 2214
Duties: The successful applicant should be able to teach social work methods, particularly a combination of any tw
Duties: The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses.
Subject to the General Regulations 200 and the Special Regulations of the Faculty of Social Sciences, the following Special Regulations of the Department of Social Work shall apply: The normal minimum requirement is a BGCSE with credit in English or a Certificate in Social Work from this University or an equivalent qualification. Students shall be subject to the guidelines and regulations of the Department’s Fieldwork Manual.
The Diploma in Social Work (DSW) programme has a total of 72 to 74 credits.
Throughout the world, Social Work is committed to enhancing human well-being and alleviating poverty and oppression. Within this general stores, maintains, and enhances the social functioning of individuals, families, groups, organisations, and communities.
• To promote scientific enquiry that further develops the social work profession.
• To support training of social workers and researchers wishing to pursue higher (graduate) degrees in Social Work.
• To equip MPhil and PhD students with the necessary analytic skills in research to tackle complex social issues and challenges at national and/or regional levels.
Subject to the General Regulations 200 and the Special Regulations of the Faculty of Social Sciences, the following Special Regulations of the Department of Social Work shall apply:
We aim to prepare social workers at the DSW, BSW, MSW and PHD levels with knowledge, skills, and an ethical and value foundation to be able to conceptualize, analyze, and evaluate social problems/ issues/social work practice, in ways that are highly differentiated, and self critical. Social work is a human service profession, guided by principles, values and ethics.