Assistant Professor - University of Warwick, United Kingdom - University of Warwick

University of Warwick
University of Warwick
Verified Company
University of Warwick, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter
Description
Permanent, part time position (0.8% fte)


Counselling & Psychotherapy at Warwick is a successful, and growing curriculum area with a reputation for quality; delivered by a nationally recognised team.

We are seeking to appoint a new member of staff to join our dynamic, dedicated, and enthusiastic Counselling & Psychotherapy team to teach across a range of Counselling and Psychotherapy courses.

You will join a dynamic and growing team delivering a suite of programmes from undergraduate to post graduate studies as well as other continuing professional development courses and short courses.


The programmes are moving to a more Integrative therapeutic base to reflect an evolving field and meet the needs of the diverse and sometimes complex needs of clients.

Successful applicants will need to be able therefore to deliver teaching and learning on Integrative counselling and psychotherapeutic accredited programmes, while demonstrating capacity to teach on our remaining person-centred programmes.

You will also be responsible for aspects of course administration, student placement and curriculum development.


To be successful you will have excellent communication (oral and written) and presentation skills, relevant teaching experience, and the ability to facilitate counselling and psychotherapy training groups.

You will be an experienced psychotherapist or counsellor. You will need registration with BACP or UKCP.


Interview Date:

TBC

JOB PURPOSE
The responsibilities of an Assistant Professor are wide ranging and may change due to the needs of the Centre.

The purpose of this post is to contribute to the development, delivery, and administration of teaching in counselling and psychotherapy.


DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching and Learning Support

  • Teach alone or as a member of a teaching team in new and established programmes of study.
  • Lead specified modules, developing own teaching materials, methods and approaches with guidance, and maintaining learning and assessment platforms (e.g. Moodle).
  • Identify learning needs of students and define appropriate learning outcomes.
  • Ensure that content, methods of delivery and learning materials will meet the defined and agreed learning outcomes.
  • Supervise the work of students, provide advice on study skills and help them with learning problems, communicating complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited knowledge and understanding as well as to peers using a range of media.
  • Select appropriate assessment instruments and criteria, assess the work and progress of students by reference to the criteria and provide constructive feedback to students.
  • Undertake academic management duties e.g., act/deputise as a course leader where appropriate, course quality audit, marketing and recruitment coordination as assigned.

Administration and Other Activities

  • Contribute to the planning, design and development of the curriculum area.
  • Undertake duties related to course administration, such as attendance records, etc.
  • Attend departmental meetings and play an appropriate role in the life of the department.
  • Participate in and develop internal and external networks, for example may contribute to student recruitment, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities.
  • Secure, support and monitor clinical placement arrangements.
  • Act as a personal tutor.
  • Participate in relevant professional activities.
  • Ensure compliance with health and safety in all aspects of work and, where appropriate, undertake risk assessments.

Research and Scholarship

  • Remain demonstrably knowledgeable about key concepts and developments in at least one of theoretical bases for counselling and psychotherapy.
  • Reflect on practice and the development of own teaching and learning skills.
  • Develop and produce learning materials and disseminate the results of scholarly activity.
For further information about the University of Warwick, please read our University Further Particulars.

For further information about the department, please visit the departmental website.


Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse and inclusive working and learning environment.

We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued.

Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential.

We aspire to remove economic, social and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.


The University of Warwick holds an Athena SWAN Silver award; a national initiative to promote gender equality for all staff and students.

Further information about the work of the University in relation to Athena SWAN can be found at the following link:
Athena Swan )

The U
More jobs from University of Warwick
See all jobs of University of Warwick