October 14, 2024

Queen's University Belfast

Belfast

OTHER

Social Work Tutor, 0.2 FTE (10 posts)

Job details

Job reference

24/112249

Date posted

14/10/2024

Application closing date

28/10/2024

Salary

£39,922 - £47,631 per annum, (pro-rata - 0.2FTE)

Job category/type

Professional Support

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Social Work Tutor, 0.2 FTE (10 posts)

Job description

We are seeking to recruit 10 Social Work Tutors 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

Professional Qualification in Social Work
Registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Five years’ experience in professional social work practice

Education and Training Experience

Experience in assessing social work student/practitioner learning (e.g. academic tutoring; on-site supervision ofpractice learning;
Experience of providing mentoring to students and / newly qualified social workers in their Assessed Year in Practice (AYE); practice supervision of students or newly qualified social workers).

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 Pay, Reward and Benefits | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

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 i Rise (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 Diversity and Inclusion | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Candidate Information

Further information for international applicants