Full-Time

Course Lecturer

Social Work Practice with Involuntary Clients

Posted on 10/1/2025

Deadline 10/16/25
McGill University

McGill University

11-50 employees

University entrepreneurship center and accelerator

Compensation Overview

$11.5k/yr

Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

In Person

Category
Education
Requirements
  • MSW degree or equivalent
  • At least 5 years of demonstrated work in the area of working with involuntary clients particularly in such settings as clinics, courts, youth protection agencies, and total institutions, from both theoretical and practice perspectives
  • Demonstrated practical application of, and/or teaching experience in the key concepts, definitions and perspectives related to working with involuntary clients
  • Demonstrated practical application of, and/or teaching experience in the dual role of treatment and control which workers face in their relationship with involuntary clients and the associated balance between one’s helping/therapeutic role and a legalistic/surveillance role.

The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship helps people at McGill turn ideas into startups by providing education, mentorship, and practical startup frameworks. It runs programs that take ventures from ideation to fundraising, including the Lean Startup programs, Dobson Bootcamp and Cup, the X-1 Accelerator, and international fundraising tours, with tracks for Life Sciences, Sustainability, and women founders. The Centre draws on university resources and philanthropic support to offer funding readiness, mentorship networks, and access to experienced entrepreneurs and investors, all within a campus-based ecosystem. Its goal is to discover, educate, and cultivate world‑class entrepreneurs and to help them build purposeful companies that contribute to the local and global innovation ecosystem.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$1.6M

Headquarters

Montreal, Canada

Founded

1995

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

401(k) Retirement Plan

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