Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Location: Singleton Campus, Swansea

About The Role

This is a Permanent post working full-time.

The post holder will contribute to, and lead on the education, support and preparation of social work students across our pre and post qualifying social work programmes. The successful candidate will have social work professional experience and hold a teaching award or demonstrable experience of teaching. The role involves contributing to and taking the lead on the design and planning of modules, and teaching and assessment of social work students across our pre and post qualifying social work programmes. Additionally, the post holder will initially co-lead on our social work placement coordination and development activities across our programmes and partner local authorities.

The social work department is committed to meeting the needs of students with Welsh language skills, as well as contributing to developing Welsh in social care. Welsh language skills, or a commitment to learning Welsh, are essential for this post.

The post holder may also contribute to wider faculty and university committees and to external engagement such as conferences, public engagement, student recruitment activities as part of any planned professional development activity, and/ or to further the social work profession.

Academic Career Pathway

The pathway for this post is Education & Research (Education). The Academic Career Pathways (ACP) scheme is designed to ensure that academic strengths whether in research, teaching, the wider student experience, leadership or innovation and engagement, are all appropriately recognised, developed, valued, and rewarded. For further information, please see our ACP webpage.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 2 - Fairly well. The role holder will be able to understand a fair range of job-related correspondence, keep up a simple conversation and write reasonably accurate correspondence in Welsh. They may need to revert to English to discuss complex or technical information.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

A satisfactory DBS certificate must be provided before a start date can be confirmed 

Closing Date: 21 May 2025

Interview Date: 3 Jun 2025

Informal Enquiries

•  Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett T.Maegusuku-Hewett@Swansea.ac.uk
•  Clive Diaz Clive.Diaz@swansea.ac.uk

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