Lecturer (Education) in Social Work (Maternity Cover)

We are seeking to recruit a Lecturer (Education) in social work to support the delivery of the Bachelor of Social Work. This post is a maternity cover post and will end on the 31^st December 2025.

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:

1. Education and Qualifications:

• Primary or higher degree in a social science subject.
• Professional qualification in social work.
• Eligible for and willingness to seek required registration as a social worker with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.
• Have substantial experience following successful completion of Assessed Year in Employment or equivalent (which would be three years post qualifying experience).

2. Teaching:

• Experience of lecturing and tutoring at University level or equivalent.
• Experience in social work education and training.

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 on our website.

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 on our website.

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 our website.

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