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Post-secondary Social Work Teacher What They Do

Teaches courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

This career is part of the Education and Training cluster Teaching/Training pathway.

Initiates, facilitates, and moderates classroom discussions.
Prepares course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, or handouts.
Conducts research in a particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Prepares and delivers lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as family behavior, child and adolescent mental health, or social intervention evaluation.
Keeps abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Evaluates and grades students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Plans, evaluates, and revises curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Maintains regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Maintains student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Supervises undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

People who do this job report that:

You would often handle loads up to 10 lbs., sometimes up to 20 lbs. You might do a lot of walking or standing, or you might sit but use your arms and legs to control machines, equipment or tools.
Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
Work in this occupation involves sitting more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):