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Instructors at UC Davis Human Services

At UC Davis Human Services, we cherish and celebrate our skilled and knowledgeable instructors who have made it their life's work to help other working professionals excel in their careers.

Whether you are a current instructor with Human Services or thinking about becoming one: Welcome! We hope this page quickly connects you to the information you are seeking.

Become an Instructor

Current Openings

Human Services at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education is currently seeking instructors with subject matter expertise, training experience, and curriculum development expertise to develop and train courses in the following areas. We are not accepting applicants for other topic areas at this time.

Clerical

County experience required; CalSAWS experience preferred

Eligibility, including:

  • CalWORKS
  • Welfare Fraud / Fair Hearing
  • Foster Care Eligibility

CalSAWS experience required.

Welfare to Work / Employment Services, including:

  • Welfare to Work
    • CalSAWS experience required
  • Linkages​​​​​​​
  • CalFresh Employment and Training

Housing Support Programs

Three or more years of experience required; HMIS knowledge required.

To apply

If you are interested in one of the current openings and meet the minimum specified requirements, please contact the CTS Development team at ctsdevelopment@ucdavis.edu.

If you have questions about the application process, please call (530) 757-8972.

Becoming an Instructor with UC Davis Human Services

Instructors for our Human Services programs include professionals and consultants from a variety of disciplines, agencies, colleges and universities from a wide Human Services fields, including Adult Services, Behavioral Health Services, CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, Welfare to Work, Employment Services, Child Welfare, Probation, Tribal Social Services, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, Child Care and Early Education. Instructors also support a wide range of training and workforce development services, including virtual and in-person training, curriculum development, coaching, technical assistance, organizational development services, consultation, facilitation, County Self-Assessment support and more. 

Instructors are chosen based upon:

  • Academic training
  • Prior professional and teaching experience
  • Interviews and demonstrated teaching ability
  • Bibliographic materials

Instructor Benefits

As a UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education instructor, you are associated with and are a representative of one of the best public university systems in the world—the University of California. We believe it is a mutually beneficial relationship—we also benefit from your expertise and good standing in the community.

In addition to financial compensation, UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education instructors receive:

  • Access to books and periodicals within the UC Davis library system
  • A UC Davis computing account
  • Discounted membership to the UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center
  • Travel and lodging discounts through UC Davis' partner, Connexxus
  • Discounts at UC Davis stores and computer shop
  • Entertainment discounts from university partners