Lecturer in Social Work- The Open University Jobs Stanbridge

Overview

Position Title: Lecturer in Social Work

Company: The Open University

Location: Stanbridge, UK

Job Description

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education. The university would not be successful without staff committed to students’ success and being a part of the OU family.

Responsibilities:

• As well as contributing to the production, presentation and updating of modules within Social Work you will also need to be able to write materials for other modules within the School’s awards and degrees and help to maintain existing awards.
• Your research (existing or developing) needs to appropriately underpin the Social Work teaching materials and help to maintain the leading-edge reputation of teaching within the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (HWSC).
• To this end you will be expected to join one of the School’s research groups.

Requirements:

• A recognised professional qualification that is currently registered with one of the UK regulators for Social Work
• An understanding of policy and practice issues across the social work and social care subject area from a UK perspective
• Ability to work effectively, flexibly and collaboratively with others; being reflective and self-critical of personal contributions
• Excellent command of spoken and written English, with the capacity to communicate clearly and influentially with a range of stakeholders
• An understanding of supported open and distance learning and an ability to write materials for students studying online, clearly and cogently and for diverse audiences
• Proven ability to plan and organise work to agreed deadlines, within resource constraints, and sometimes under pressure
• An understanding of the role of new technologies within blended teaching and learning, and a commitment to innovation in this area
• Demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice in social work
• A strong commitment to excellence in inclusive learning and teaching for a diverse student population.
• The commitment to develop social work within an interdisciplinary and multi-professional framework in which there is a strong service-user partnership focus.