About the job:
We are seeking to recruit a Social Work tutor to join the social work team at Queen’s University Belfast to support the delivery of the Bachelor of Social Work by providing academic and pastoral support to a cohort of undergraduate students. This includes supporting placement practice learning opportunities as well as academic studies - delivering tutorials across the Bachelor of Social Work degree and contributing to the teaching and marking of coursework, written exams, and other types of assessments.
The School's overall vision is to establish a learning community dedicated to quality in teaching, research, scholarship, and practice, while also contributing to local and worldwide initiatives to make a social difference.
Social work at Queen’s is taught by a team of academics who are qualified and registered social workers. Everyone in the social work team is actively involved in research across a range of social issues and also engaged with practice development, to promote the best outcomes for individuals, families and communities.
About the person:
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:
Social Work Qualifications and Experience:
Education and Training Experience:
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.
Candidate Information