The Subject Group of Social Work, Social Care and Community Studies is part of the College of Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences (HWLS) and part of the School of Health and Social Care.  We have an established track record of delivering a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and post-registration courses.  There is a broad range of professional expertise within the teaching team with several long-standing members of staff who support and mentor new post holders.  We currently have 1 seconded post in the team providing an opportunity for practitioners to test their interest in academic teaching and assessment.

Requirements:

Applicants must be educated to degree level and have at least 4 years relevant experience. Line Manager agreement for the secondment is necessary prior to application. This post is initially funded for a period of 12 months.  The post holder will contribute mainly to the post-qualifying continuing professional development courses but will also contribute to undergraduate courses in the department including the college’s integrated care curriculum (ICC) which is taught across a variety of professional groupings across the College of HWLS.  The post holder should have some experience of contributing to teaching, training or group facilitation.  A teaching or training qualification would be advantageous.

Location: 

Social Work, Social Care and Community Studies Subject Group
School of Health and Social Care
College of Health, Wellbeing & Life Sciences
Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Crescent Campus
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield
S10 2BP

Essential:

• Educated to degree level
• At least 4 years’ experience of working as a Mental Health Social Worker
• Experience and skills in teaching, training or group facilitation

Desirable:

• AMHP qualified and / or BIA qualified
• Post graduate qualification
• Training or teaching qualification

Main duties and responsibilities of this post:

• To contribute to the design and delivery of modules and programmes on courses within the department and to the college’s ICC
• Carry out module / course evaluation
• Undertake module assessment & feedback to students in line with University standards
• Co-ordinate module / course delivery teams for all aspects of teaching planning
• Supervise undergraduate dissertations
• Offer pastoral and academic support to students (including individual tutor support)
• Support to student practice learning placements
• Maintain an up-to-date awareness of the social care and education environment, particularly considering the changing professional landscape
• Undertake programme administrative roles as required

How do I apply?

Expression of interest

Please submit your expression of interest on no more than two sides of A4 outlining your qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience and why you are suitable for this post and then email this to L.Pollard@shu.ac.uk  and Alan Marshall A.Marshall@shu.ac.uk

Interview

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview in person.

The interview will last 45 minutes and will consist of a 15-minute micro-teach and 30 minutes of questions.

Micro-teach: -

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to deliver a 15-minute teaching session.  This should demonstrate an ability to link theory to practice and be suitable for delivery to 3^rd year students on a subject related to Mental Health Social Work.  In delivering a micro-teach session you should focus on how you would communicate a 15-minute section of a longer session (standard teaching sessions would normally last 2 hours).

For further information please contact:  Dr Lee Pollard (Associate Head of School:  Social Work Lead) – L.Pollard@shu.ac.uk

The post will commence as soon as possible by negotiation with the successful applicant.  You should seek permission from your line manager to be seconded prior to making your application.