Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

What the job really is

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

At a glance

• Sector: Education & Library
• O*NET-SOC code: 25-1113
• O*NET job zone: 5 — extensive preparation
• Work sample tasks on file: 12
• Tools and technologies listed: 12

What you actually do

Work sample tasks recorded for this occupation:

• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, or handouts.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Supervise students' laboratory and field work.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as family behavior, child and adolescent mental health, or social intervention evaluation.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Collaborate with colleagues and community agencies to address teaching and research issues.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

Tools and technology

Adobe Acrobat, Google Docs, Learning management system LMS, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Binding machines, Blackboard Learn, Calendar and scheduling software, Carousel slide projectors

What employers expect you to already be comfortable with.

Where this job leads

Related occupations — the usual moves up and sideways:

• Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
• Education Teachers, Postsecondary
• Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
• Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
• Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
• School Psychologists
• Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

Getting in

O*NET assigns this occupation job zone 5 (extensive preparation). The related occupations above are the realistic routes in and out.

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