Senior Teaching Fellow/Senior Lecturer in Social Work

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Department of Social Work
Location:  City South Campus
Salary:  £46,376 to £50,408 per annum
Fixed Term until 31/08/2022
Posted On:  Monday 29 November 2021
Closing Date:  Monday 03 January 2022
Interview Date:  Wednesday 19 January 2022
Reference:  112021-534

Birmingham City University is a thriving, modern university with a rich history in the city and wider region. With 25,000 students we are focused on teaching excellence and research excellence and place particular emphasis on practice-based programmes that support student employability. 

This is an opportunity to join an expanding, successful and multi-disciplinary School of Education and Social Work. This year we celebrate our 50th Anniversary of delivering Social Work Education and we are looking for someone to join an excellent team.  

The Department of Social Work offers a suite of courses to include the BSc Hons Social Work recruiting 90 annually, MSc Social Work recruiting 25 annually, and the Best Interests Assessor, Practice Educator and CPD Programmes. 

We are seeking to appoint a senior lecturer to join the Social Work Team on a fixed term contract to 31/08/22.  This will be to deliver and support teaching across the department working with expert by experience colleagues, partners and students in the design and delivery of our programmes.

As a Senior Lecturer you will need to be motivated, well organised and passionate about delivering exceptional evidence based teaching. You will have real energy and passion for your subject and its associated pedagogy. You will develop and apply inspiring teaching techniques and content which foster enthusiasm, understanding and critical enquiry amongst undergraduate and postgraduate students. As a Senior Lecturer you will use your leadership experience in developing and leading opportunities. 

The role includes working primarily on the following courses: BSc (Hons) Social Work, MSc Social Work together with the CPD portfolio within the department.  Providing pastoral support and enabling students to thrive and become independent professionals who are proud to be part of Birmingham City University is essential to your role. You will be supported to develop research, enterprise and scholarly activities which are integral to the post. In addition, there are opportunities to contribute to a range of Masters programmes and Research and Enterprise. The role involves the development of excellent teaching and learning materials, collaborating with colleagues, and supporting students’ pastoral, learning and assessment needs.

Applicants must hold a first degree, ideally a postgraduate qualification and relevant experience. The successful candidate will have a keen interest in Education in its broadest sense, demonstrating excellent subject knowledge and a commitment to inclusion and social justice. Experience of teaching in Higher Education at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level is desirable, but early-career applications are also warmly encouraged.

Applicants must be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.

The School of Education and Social Work at Birmingham City University is a dynamic and diverse academic community, with a strong track record of delivering excellent education at undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate levels. Our location at our City South Campus in Edgbaston, to the south of the City Centre, is home to our Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences and benefited from a £41 million extension in 2018.

The Department of Social Work are particularly interested in hearing from applicants from the ethnically diverse communities and those with disabilities within our society, as we seek to ensure our programme team includes representatives of our diverse student group.  We actively encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds and the communities we work with.

If you wish to know more about this role, and for an informal discussion please contact Caroline Lee Head of Department of Social Work on email: [email protected], email or MS Teams discussion can be arranged.

Further details:

Please be aware that this position will require an Enhanced +Barred List DBS disclosure, please contact HR on 0121 331 6693 for a confidential self-disclosure form should you wish to declare anything in advance.

The University is committed to internationalism and diversity and welcomes applications from all countries, faiths and backgrounds.

It is each individual successful applicants responsibility to ensure that they have permission to work in the UK. Some applicants may require sponsorship from the University and a visa from UKVI to take up the role if successful. More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Some roles are not capable of sponsorship because they do not meet the UKVI criteria relating to skill and salary level. If you are unsure as to whether you would require sponsorship if successful, or whether the role is capable of sponsorship, please contact us: [email protected]

Please note on occasions where we receive a large number of applications, we may close the advert ahead of the publicised closing date. If this does happen, we will contact all candidates via email who have started but not yet completed their application, giving 48 hours’ notice.  We would therefore advise that you submit your completed application as soon as possible.

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