Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Location: Glenside Campus

Contractual hours: 37

About us: Social Work at UWE Bristol is located in the interdisciplinary School of Health and Social Wellbeing. We offer a suite of undergraduate and postgraduate social work programmes approved by Social Work England which are delivered across the South West. As a team we are focused on the delivery of high-quality teaching and an excellent student experience, coupled with outstanding research, all delivered with a strong emphasis on the application of academic understanding to contemporary social work practice.

Due to our continuing success, we are now seeking to recruit two enthusiastic individuals. One will work as a senior lecturer predominantly on pre-registration and CPD education across the South West including Cornwall, on a fixed term basis for two years on a 0.7 FTE contract. This role will include travel across the South West for the delivery of Step up and Continuous Professional Development contracts.

The other vacancy is for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer to join us on a full time permanent basis. Working effectively with colleagues, you will be expected to contribute to a learning environment where students have the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to attain the career to which they aspire and to carry out complementary research, knowledge exchange and professional practice. We are looking for creative, enthusiastic and innovative individuals who are qualified to PG Dip/Masters level and holds current registration with Social Work England. 

About UWE Bristol: We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with over 30,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,800 staff. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with strong employer and partner connections. Our staff and students come from over 160 countries making this a diverse, dynamic and rewarding place to work and study. 

Glenside: This post is based at our Glenside Campus which is set within beautiful grounds in Stapleton, just three miles north east of Bristol City Centre. Regular bus services link the campus to the main Frenchay site, the city centre and surrounding areas, and nearby Bristol Parkway train station. Home to UWE's Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Glenside Campus offers excellent teaching facilities, these include a selection of inter-professional simulation suites, enabling students to practice and develop professional competencies, and one of the best health care libraries in England.

In addition to progressive pay rates, UWE Bristol offers a wide range of employee benefits including:

• a generous holiday allowance of 35 days pro rata
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
• flexible working
• excellent defined benefit pension schemes
• access to employee assistance programme
• ongoing learning and development opportunities
• family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
• onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus
• savings on purchases via Wider Wallet scheme
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Helen Cox on 0117 328 856 or email: helen3.cox@uwe.ac.uk.

Or Nick De Viggiani, 0117 3288547, Nick.DeViggiani@uwe.ac.uk.

Academic staff: This advert is for one 2 years fixed term senior lecturer post and one permanent full-time lecturer/senior lecturer post but open to secondment and part-time opportunities. 

We are able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route.

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