Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Please note, there may be a delay in responding to email enquiries as the university is closed after the 19th December and will reopen on 5th January.

Social Work at UWE Bristol is part of the interdisciplinary School of Health and Social Wellbeing, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes approved by Social Work England and delivered across the South-West.

Our team is dedicated to providing high-quality teaching, an excellent student experience, and impactful research that connects academic understanding to contemporary social work practice.

Due to our continued growth, we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and experienced individual to join our Social Work academic team. You’ll contribute to pre-registration (including Social Work Apprenticeship programmes) and CPD education based at our Glenside Campus, with some travel across the South West to support the Step-Up to Social Work programme and other CPD contracts.

You’re an engaging and innovative educator, qualified to Master’s level, with substantial and relevant professional experience in social care, social work, or closely related practice settings.

Bringing a strong commitment to teaching, learning and student support, you will inspire and engage students in their professional development, helping them build the knowledge, skills and confidence to achieve their career aspirations.

Drawing on your experience within social care or social work contexts, you will demonstrate a clear understanding of the contemporary challenges and opportunities facing the profession.

Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential, as you will work collaboratively with colleagues to create an inclusive, supportive and stimulating learning environment where both staff and students can thrive.

This is predominantly a teaching focused post, involving:

• Delivery and development of high-quality teaching and learning
• Academic personal tutoring and practice education support
• Module leadership and curriculum development. There may also be opportunities in the future, to contribute to research and knowledge exchange activities aligned with your expertise, however the priority in the short and medium term is for teaching and module leadership.
• There may be an opportunity to programme lead or co-programme lead one of our provisions or co-programme lead, so expertise in this area is very welcomed.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

This post is mostly based at our Glenside Campus which is set within beautiful grounds in Stapleton, just three miles north east of Bristol City Centre.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Lucy2.watkins@uwe.ac.uk, who can respond to enquries after 7th January.

Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Glenside Campus, we're hoping to hold interviews on 26th January.

This is a full-time, permanent post.

This role is campus based, with some opportunity to work from home, according to programme needs.

This post requires enhanced DBS clearance.

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.

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