The School of Health and Social Care
The School of Health and Social Care has an excellent reputation for teaching and research. Our academic members of staff include occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychological therapists, nurses, social workers, oral health practitioners and sociologists. The School is run over two campuses; Southend and Colchester. Academic staff are supported by a team of administrative staff based at both Colchester and Southend campuses.
In April 2017, we were awarded a silver Athena SWAN award, which recognises the commitment the School has toward equality and development of an inclusive culture, promoting dignity and respect. These are, of course, qualities that are also endorsed by the values of the NHS constitution with which all staff and students engage. The School of Health and Social Care is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Social Work.
Duties of the Role
You will take an active part in the delivery and development of Practice Placement Coordination of the Social Work programmes in the School. This role will require management, administration and organisation alongside support of students on our existing programmes, and generally enhancing our research-led teaching in Social Work.
Duties will include engaging effectively in fieldwork and placements, supervising student placements, substantive related teaching and learning support roles in the School, projects and incorporating subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship into learning and assessment as part of an integrated approach to academic practice.
In addition, for Grade 9 ASER contracts, you will also develop a research agenda, which pursues individual and/or collaborative research objectives and produce research outputs for publication.
A full list of duties can be found within the respective jobpacks attached.
Qualifications and Skills required The successful candidate will have a relevant doctoral level research degree in Social Work or equivalent professional experience or practice and SWE registration or an equivalent EU / International registration.
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, it is essential that you 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.
Please also note on your application which level contract you are applying for and note if you are applying ASE level, you will not need to submit a research statement or a three-year funding plan.
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. For more information see: https://www.essex.ac.uk/life/student-facilities/religion-and-faith
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 telephone the Resourcing Team (01206 876559).
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