Supplementary Posting: Course Lecturer SWRK 319 Intensive Cree Delivery

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Hiring Unit:  School of Social Work

The School of Social Work is seeking one course lecturer (MCLIU – unionized) for the following course:

SWRK 319:  Critical Thought and Ethics

Term:  Fall 2026

Dates:  October 5-9, October 19-23, 2026.

Schedule:  Monday and Friday, 9:00-10:00; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00-4:00.

Rate:  $11 824.00 per course.

This intensive two-week online course is to be delivered in coordination with the Cree School Board.  There will be a pause of one week between each week’s courses.

Teaching Qualification Requirements:

• MSW degree or equivalent.

• Expert knowledge of ethics, social work theories, ethical theories, research, and legal frameworks in Canada and Québec and how they relate to social work practice.

• At least 5 years of demonstrated social work practice experience.

Demonstrated practical application of, and/or teaching/research experience in, the following areas:

• The use of codes of ethics, social work theories, ethical theories, research, and legal frameworks to articulate foundations of knowledge and practice in social work.

• Critical engagement in ethical decision-making by drawing on various sources of information and applying them to ethical dilemmas and the situations within which they arise in the everyday context of social work practice.
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• Use of provincial, federal and international social work codes of ethics as applicable and in identifying ethical tensions.

• Social work and ethical theories that support ethical decision-making.

• Legal frameworks (relevant legislation that affects ethical decision-making).

• Draw on research to inform critical decision-making and ethical decisions in social work practice.

• The integration of results of empirical studies directly related to practice issues.

• How the centrality of one’s own social location (age, race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, etc.) informs the decision-making process.

• Critically evaluation of social work practice assumptions through reflexivity.

• Communicate critical process through writing.

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

Hiring Unit:

School of Social Work

Course Title:

Critical Thought and Ethics in Social Work

Subject Code:

SWRK 319 4

Location:

Online

Schedule:

M-F 9:00-10:00; TWR 9:00-4:00

Deadline to Apply:

2026-09-30

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