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Job details
- Salary: £47,389 - £56,535 per annum
- Region: School of Health and Social Care
- Employment type: Permanent, Full-time
- Job category/type: Academic
- Job reference: REQ10413
Job description
Duties of the Role
As a Grade 9 ASER Social Work Lecturer, you will contribute to the delivery and development of high-quality social work education within a research-led university, supporting the preparation of future social workers who meet the professional standards of Social Work England.
Duties will include engaging effectively in substantive teaching and learning support roles in the School, supervising student projects, fieldwork and placements and incorporating subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship into learning and assessment as part of an integrated approach to academic practice.
In addition, you will develop a research agenda, which pursues individual and/or collaborative research objectives and produce research outputs for publication
Key Expectations
- Champion excellence in social work education and professional practice.
- Support compliance with Social Work England's Education and Training Standards.
- Contribute to an inclusive academic community that values diversity, collaboration, and student success.
- Foster meaningful links between teaching, research, practice learning, and professional engagement.
Skills and qualifications required
The successful candidate will have a relevant doctoral level research degree in Social Work or is approaching the completion stage of current PhD studies or equivalent professional experience or practice.
Experience of contributing to designing and planning learning activities, developing effective learning environments and approaches to student/client support and guidance; experience in Social Work; and strong communication skills, both written and verbal are all essential for this post.
In addition, for ASER contracts, you will have a clear publication plan for submission to future Research Excellence Framework (REF) programmes and evidence of a research agenda, engagement in high-quality research activity and a developing research profile.
For a full list of skills and abilities, please see the attached job pack.
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS.
At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.
To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.
Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk
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