Job summary
As a Lecturer within our lively and committed team, youll contribute to the teaching, learning and assessment of students on our undergraduate, foundation level, postgraduate and post-qualifying programmes and will have a broad remit across the subject areas such as child protection, mental health, adult safeguarding, learning disabilities and multi-agency working.
Main duties of the job
Your role will include teaching preparation and delivery of social work education and research, and will involve leading modules, contributing to dissertation supervision and research and knowledge exchange. You'll also contribute to the development of new and exciting programmes and help to shape the curriculum through your professional experience and your critical, practical and theoretical understanding of social work and social care.
Qualified to degree level or equivalent, you will be registered with Social Work England (SWE) and have substantial post-qualifying social work experience. This is an excellent opportunity to further your career in a higher education setting and would be suitable for those wishing to move into higher education.
Whilst higher education teaching is not essential you will have experience of planning and delivering teaching or trainingand the ability to work as part of a team, as well as individually, along with experience of practice learning, for example as a practice educator.
Essentially, you will have well-developed communication and organisational skills, alongside a commitment to anti-oppressive practice. Evidence of a contribution to knowledge in your field and an interest in developing your own research interests would be an advantage.
About us
Located within our College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences, the Social Work subject group is committed to a programme of inter-professional learning, and you will join our staff members in actively contributing to teaching and research across the social work/social care agenda, both nationally and internationally.
If you are offered this post, you will be subject to an enhanced with barred lists check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. A criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working at Sheffield Hallam University but its relevance to the duties of the post will need to be assessed before the appointment is confirmed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties
The post holder performs a range of duties and responsibilities from those
listed below. The balance of these will vary between post holders.
Student experience
Designs and delivers innovative, high quality and challenging learning
experiences.
Equips students with the skills, knowledge and attributes required by
employers through delivery of the curriculum.
Contributes to the development of a sense of student community and
acts as key contact for students.
Assists with the operational delivery of courses / modules and acts
proactively to address any emerging issues, escalating as appropriate.
Actively participates in student induction (where appropriate), including
preparation of key information for students. Plays an active role in the pastoral care and supervision of students.
Learning, teaching and assessment
Plans and delivers the curriculum using appropriate media, including the
use of IT.
Engages in critical reflection on practice as a basis for improving
performance.
Contributes to innovation in learning, teaching, assessment and
curriculum development with the aim of meeting the needs of learners.
Provides effective feedback, support and guidance to students.
Translates professional experience into the academic context as
appropriate.
Regularly engages in staff development activities relating to teaching,
learning and assessment.
Supervises individual and group-based student activities, e.g.
dissertations, industrial placements, work based projects.
Research and scholarly activity
Identifies and conducts research and scholarly activity which is relevant
to the lecturing role.
Integrates research into teaching and learning.
Identifies opportunities for income generation and / or entrepreneurialism
through research, consultancy or professional practice.
Teamwork and communication
Works effectively with colleagues at all levels and contributes to the
achievement of team objectives.
Develops collaborative relationships across teams and between colleges
/ departments.
Maintains dialogue with managers in the performance of post Develops networks of useful contacts both within and outside the
University.
Personal effectiveness
Seeks ways to improve efficiency and quality and motivates and
encourages others.
Contributes to achievement of organisational goals.
Business effectiveness
Engages with the relevant business and professional environments to
develop and promote relationships that will enhance income generation.
Develops an understanding of market and business needs.
Engages with relevant business and professional environments to
promote student learning, scholarly work, and self-development in a real world context.
Contributes to business enhancement and maintenance of customer focus.
Quality management and enhancement
Contributes to the development and achievement of quality standards
and criteria.
Takes part in initiatives to improve quality of educational provision and
access to higher education.
These duties may evolve in line with the changing strategic objectives of the
college / department and University. Specific objectives will be agreed through
the University's performance and development review (PDR) process
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties
The post holder performs a range of duties and responsibilities from those
listed below. The balance of these will vary between post holders.
Student experience
Designs and delivers innovative, high quality and challenging learning
experiences.
Equips students with the skills, knowledge and attributes required by
employers through delivery of the curriculum.
Contributes to the development of a sense of student community and
acts as key contact for students.
Assists with the operational delivery of courses / modules and acts
proactively to address any emerging issues, escalating as appropriate.
Actively participates in student induction (where appropriate), including
preparation of key information for students. Plays an active role in the pastoral care and supervision of students.
Learning, teaching and assessment
Plans and delivers the curriculum using appropriate media, including the
use of IT.
Engages in critical reflection on practice as a basis for improving
performance.
Contributes to innovation in learning, teaching, assessment and
curriculum development with the aim of meeting the needs of learners.
Provides effective feedback, support and guidance to students.
Translates professional experience into the academic context as
appropriate.
Regularly engages in staff development activities relating to teaching,
learning and assessment.
Supervises individual and group-based student activities, e.g.
dissertations, industrial placements, work based projects.
Research and scholarly activity
Identifies and conducts research and scholarly activity which is relevant
to the lecturing role.
Integrates research into teaching and learning.
Identifies opportunities for income generation and / or entrepreneurialism
through research, consultancy or professional practice.
Teamwork and communication
Works effectively with colleagues at all levels and contributes to the
achievement of team objectives.
Develops collaborative relationships across teams and between colleges
/ departments.
Maintains dialogue with managers in the performance of post Develops networks of useful contacts both within and outside the
University.
Personal effectiveness
Seeks ways to improve efficiency and quality and motivates and
encourages others.
Contributes to achievement of organisational goals.
Business effectiveness
Engages with the relevant business and professional environments to
develop and promote relationships that will enhance income generation.
Develops an understanding of market and business needs.
Engages with relevant business and professional environments to
promote student learning, scholarly work, and self-development in a real world context.
Contributes to business enhancement and maintenance of customer focus.
Quality management and enhancement
Contributes to the development and achievement of quality standards
and criteria.
Takes part in initiatives to improve quality of educational provision and
access to higher education.
These duties may evolve in line with the changing strategic objectives of the
college / department and University. Specific objectives will be agreed through
the University's performance and development review (PDR) process
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree (i.e. UK
- 2.1 or 1st Class), or equivalent
- professional qualification or
- experience in a relevant
- discipline
- Postgraduate qualification and/or
- substantial professional
- experience in a relevant
- discipline
- Evidence of ongoing professional
- development
- Registered with Social Work
- England
- Postgraduate teaching
- qualification (PG Cert or HEA
- fellowship) or a commitment to
- complete the PG Cert
Desirable
- Doctorate in a relevant discipline
- (or equivalent qualification, as
- confirmed by ECCTIS (formerly
- NARIC)
Competencies
Essential
- Ability to inspire, enthuse and
- connect with a range of
- stakeholders e.g. students and
- external clients from a wide
- range of backgrounds
- Ability to design and deliver
- transformative and innovative
- learning experiences
- Excellent written and verbal
- communication skills
- Excellent team working skills and
- the ability to establish good
- working relationships
- Excellent planning and
- organisational skills and the
- ability to manage conflicting
- demands and meet deadlines
- Technological/ digital proficiency
- Willingness to work flexibly
- including some weekends and
- evenings, e.g. to support open
- days (occasional)
- Willingness to travel in UK and
- overseas (occasional)
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed and current
- knowledge and understanding of
- critical, practical and theoretical
- issues relevant to social Work
- and social care.
- Teaching, training or supervising
- Substantial post qualifying social
- work experience
- Professional social work
- experience
Desirable
- Knowledge of how information
- technology can support
- educational delivery and
- learning
- Undertaking professional or
- academic project work, e.g.
- research, creative or industrial
- projects, scholarship and/or
- knowledge transfer
- Evidence of a contribution to
- knowledge in your field e.g.
- publications or creative work
- Evidence of income generation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good honours degree (i.e. UK
- 2.1 or 1st Class), or equivalent
- professional qualification or
- experience in a relevant
- discipline
- Postgraduate qualification and/or
- substantial professional
- experience in a relevant
- discipline
- Evidence of ongoing professional
- development
- Registered with Social Work
- England
- Postgraduate teaching
- qualification (PG Cert or HEA
- fellowship) or a commitment to
- complete the PG Cert
Desirable
- Doctorate in a relevant discipline
- (or equivalent qualification, as
- confirmed by ECCTIS (formerly
- NARIC)
Competencies
Essential
- Ability to inspire, enthuse and
- connect with a range of
- stakeholders e.g. students and
- external clients from a wide
- range of backgrounds
- Ability to design and deliver
- transformative and innovative
- learning experiences
- Excellent written and verbal
- communication skills
- Excellent team working skills and
- the ability to establish good
- working relationships
- Excellent planning and
- organisational skills and the
- ability to manage conflicting
- demands and meet deadlines
- Technological/ digital proficiency
- Willingness to work flexibly
- including some weekends and
- evenings, e.g. to support open
- days (occasional)
- Willingness to travel in UK and
- overseas (occasional)
Experience
Essential
- Well-developed and current
- knowledge and understanding of
- critical, practical and theoretical
- issues relevant to social Work
- and social care.
- Teaching, training or supervising
- Substantial post qualifying social
- work experience
- Professional social work
- experience
Desirable
- Knowledge of how information
- technology can support
- educational delivery and
- learning
- Undertaking professional or
- academic project work, e.g.
- research, creative or industrial
- projects, scholarship and/or
- knowledge transfer
- Evidence of a contribution to
- knowledge in your field e.g.
- publications or creative work
- Evidence of income generation
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
