About the role
The Department of Social and Policy Sciences is an internationally renowned Department, and one of the leading centres for social sciences in the UK.
We have an excellent reputation for delivering cutting edge research and innovative teaching that has genuine impact in the world.
The Department is committed to supporting excellence in both research and teaching.
It offers programmes in social work, sociology, social policy, criminology and international development (Department of Social & Policy Sciences).
In addition to the Centre for Development Studies DPSP is home to the Centre for Analysis of Social Policy, and the Centre for Death and Society. It also has strong relations with the Institute for Policy Research.
This post is intended to make a significant contribution to our teaching capacity in social work.
Social work at the University of Bath has a very strong reputation in the UK and internationally, evidenced in its research contributions to the international scholarly community; its research impact through professional and public engagement; its effective track record of collaborative work with service providers and service users; its highly successful undergraduate programme which is consistently ranked among the very top programmes in the UK; and its exceptionally high student satisfaction ratings.
You will be expected to contribute to core teaching on our BSc Social Work and Applied Social Studies and MRes Social Work.
You will be expected to support students on placement and provide guidance and support to those assessing the student’s practice.
Our ideal candidate
You will already have some teaching experience.
We will consider specialisms in any sub-field of social work but are particularly keen to strengthen the department’s interests in social work with children and families.
You will have a qualification in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England or be eligible and willing to register.
Additional information
The department has an inclusive interdisciplinary vision and applicants are encouraged to look at our website to see our research expertise in social work, sociology, social policy, criminology and international development.
The position on offer is full time (36.5 hours per week) and on a permanent basis.
Initial questions can be directed to Alinka Gearon (ag290@bath.ac.uk) – Director of Studies.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
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Terms and Conditions of Employment
Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.
Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.