Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Social work (EHT0556-0519)

Your discipline. Your passion. Our success, together. 

About You 

You will be expected to play a role in the design, development, delivery and evaluation of all our qualifying and CPD programmes, and interest/expertise in social work with adults and their families would be advantageous. Highly effective communication and team working skills, along with an attitude of innovation are essential for this post.

About the Role 

We are seeking a suitably qualified and appropriately registered social worker to join our faculty as a lecturer [grade 8] or senior lecturer [grade 9]. You will have significant and recent HEI teaching experience [grade 9], underpinned by a credible practice background and a sound working knowledge of contemporary issues in social work [grade 8/9].

Rewards/Benefits

We want you to feel happy when you come to work and proud when you go home.

From the moment you join us you have the opportunity to enhance your skills. We offer various routes for progression, a range of specialist development sessions and academic development opportunities along with an award winning and comprehensive staff health & wellbeing programme (HR Excellence Awards 2017). This means you will receive a full academic induction, be enrolled if appropriate on our PGCTHE, benefit from the Edge Hill University CPD scheme (UKPSF) and our annual University Learning and Teaching day all to support your professional development. 

This is just a taste of what we are able to offer you at Edge Hill University.

About Us

Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education. 

We are recognised for our outstanding achievements in student satisfaction, staff engagement, graduate employment and innovation as well as our strengthening research profile, investment and growth. The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award also celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.

The University has been ranked Best University Workplace (Times Higher Education 2015), judged Best UK Employer (European Business Awards 2016) and highly commended in Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017 for Workplace of the Year.

Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire, Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing professionals.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact: Dr Steve J Hothersall, Head of Social Work Education at Hotherss@edgehill.ac.uk

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Closing date – Midnight on Wednesday 19th June 2019

Interviews will take place on 11th July 2019  

Closing Date: 19 Jun 2019
Category: Academic