Deadline for application: July 20, 2025
The School of Social Work has the following courses that have TA positions available during the 2025-26 academic year for the courses below:
| Course # | Course Name | Term | Schedule Day | Time | # of TA hours |
| SOWK 200.001 | Introduction to Social Welfare | 1 | Thursday | 5:30pm – 8:30pm | 108 |
| SOWK 201.001 | Introduction to Social Work Practice | 2 | Tuesday | 5:00pm – 8:00pm | 108 |
| SOWK 305C.001 | Social Work Practice I –
Community |
1 | Thursday | 10:00am – 1:00pm | 108 |
| SOWK 305G.001 | Social Work Practice I –
Group |
1 | Friday | 10:00am – 1:00pm | 108 |
| SOWK 305I.001 | Social Work Practice I – Individual and Family | 2 | Thursday | 2:00pm – 5:00pm | 108 |
| SOWK 325.001 ** (2 TA positions available) | Indigenous Peoples and
Critical Social Work Analysis |
1 | Thursday | 2:00pm – 5:00pm | 108 hours for each of the 2 TA positions available |
| SOWK 335.001 | Topics in Social Analysis for Social Work Practice | 2 | Friday | 10:00am – 1:00pm | 108 |
| SOWK 337.002 | Culture and Race in Social Work Practice | 2 | Thursday | 10:00am – 1:00pm | 108 |
| SOWK 400.001 | Canadian Social Policy | 1 | Monday | 2:00pm – 5:00pm | 108 |
| SOWK 405.001 | Social Work Practice II | 1 | Wednesday | 10:00am – 1:00pm | 108 |
| SOWK 420.001 | Introduction to Social Work Research | 1 | Tuesday | 2:00pm – 5:00pm | 108 |
| SOWK 550 | Social Work and Social Justice | 1 | Wednesday | 2:00pm – 5:00pm | 108 |
Salaries will be in accordance with current negotiated CUPE2278 rates. Full-time students registered in a Master’s or PhD program may apply for these positions.
Teaching Assistant duties may include teaching, holding regular office hours, marking subjective assignments and exams, exam invigilation, attending orientation meetings as well as follow-up sessions, where applicable; preparation and involvement in seminars, lectures, discussion periods and tutorials. Rate of pay as of September 1, 2024 is $40.16 per hour for GTA 1 and $38.65 per hour for GTA 2. A GTA 1 is a graduate student who has completed 2 years’ service as a graduate student teaching assistant. A GTA 2 is a graduate student with less than 2 years of service as a graduate student teaching assistant. All positions are subject to enrolment and funding.
**For SOWK 325.001, due to nature of the course, preference will be given to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.
Course descriptions can be found here:
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
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