• Continuing | Full-Time  
• Academic Level B | $110,127 - $130,325 p.a. plus 17% Superannuation 
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country  
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About the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

Join us in delivering high quality innovative and future focussed learning, teaching, and research for the benefit of students, industry, and the broader community. Through world-class teaching and research, our College equips students with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and advance human development. We have numerous opportunities for the right people to contribute to the future of the College, gain new skills, and make a real contribution to our students and to the community. 

Flinders Social Work

Our Social Work team is passionate about fostering a fairer, more inclusive, and socially just society. We are committed to high-quality education, including career-ready skills and knowledge, that will prepare students for the complexities of contemporary practice. We are highly engaged in exploring nuanced, evidence-based responses to complex problems, such as child abuse, domestic and family violence, disability, homelessness and mental health through research and partnerships to decolonise social work, health, and the human services. As the proud home to Australia’s premier Social Work research centre - Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS) – Flinders Social Work is developing a formidable reputation for our rigorous, theoretically driven research examining social issues and social work practice in our ever-evolving world.

About the Role 

As the Lecturer in Social Work, you will produce quality research and deliver undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching in Social Work. The teaching component includes the development of innovative teaching materials, multi-mode teaching delivery, including face to face and online, and other innovative and contemporary teaching and learning strategies, appropriate for the discipline.

As the successful incumbent, you will make independent high-quality contributions to research and/or creative activity, through activities such as quality publications, external grant acquisition and research student supervision as well as contributing to strengthening existing partnerships or exploring new partnerships with external stakeholders.

Some of the key responsibilities of the position are:

• Contributing to the organisation, planning, delivery, and evaluation of teaching primarily within the suite of undergraduate and/or postgraduate topics/courses in Social Work professional practice, through topic coordination, delivery of lectures, tutorials, laboratories, placements, or other contemporary teaching strategies.
• Delivering inspiring and innovative teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience and support students with academic and/or other challenges impeding their academic progress.
• Focusing and contributing to supervision of research student programs
• Some out of hours work (including weekends) as well as rural SA, interstate, and overseas travel, may be required.

About You 

To be successful you are a passionate professional in the field of Social Work. You have high level experience in teaching in a tertiary environment including involvement in in topic coordination and curriculum design. You have excellent written and communication skills and have the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Some of the key position capabilities of the role include:

• Demonstrated evidence of a strong research track record (for career stage) in an area aligned with research strengths in professional practice education preferably in the fields of child protection, trauma, mental health, violence, and abuse, including evidence of quality publications and attraction of external competitive grants.
• Demonstrated understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, and scholarship.
• Demonstrated experience and successful track record in supervision of honours and higher degree students.
• Demonstrated capacity to contribute to leadership in the area of curriculum reviews and internal and external accreditation activities.

Life at Flinders 

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world. 

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders? 

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options 
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Wide range of professional development activities and services 
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff 
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia). 

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment 

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies. 

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.  

How to Apply and Information 

• You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Mary Katsikitis
• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan  
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy  

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

20 Nov 2024

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.