Job Description

Job reference
R0713
Date posted
08/08/2025
Application closing date
22/08/2025
Location
Horsforth, Leeds
Salary
The starting salary will be from 47,389 up to 56,535 per annum in Grade 8, depending on qualifications and experience
Package
Please refer to the attached Candidate Information
Contractual hours
28
Basis
Part Time
Job category/type
Academic

Senior Lecturer Children, Young People and Families (Part-Time)

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Job description
Leeds Trinity University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer to deliver on programmes across the School of Children, Young People and Families. Situated within the growing

Faculty of Health, Wellness and Life Sciences

,

the schools current portfolio of taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes have been designed to support local, regional, and national workforce demands and help shape the future children's workforce. It would be advantageous for candidates to demonstrate knowledge and experience in one of the following specialisms; Mental Health, Trauma informed practice, SEND and Children and Family practice.



We are proud of our commitment to fostering an inclusive teaching environment and widening access to higher education studies for students from diverse backgrounds. As a Senior Lecturer, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of the curriculum and be involved in teaching across the entire portfolio both face to face and online, enabling our students to have clear understanding of the required values, knowledge and skills to effectively and professionally support children and their families to overcome the challenges they face.



Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience of student education within a relevant setting and be prepared to teach broadly across the spectrum of children, young people and families programmes within the faculty. You will have demonstrable knowledge, experience and skills within the field of either SEND, Children's Mental Health, or trauma informed practice and hold a Postgraduate degree in a related subject area, or equivalent. In addition, you will provide pastoral and subject student support, supervise projects and placements, and undertake administrative and managerial tasks associated with the above. You will also undertake research/knowledge exchange and/or professional practice and scholarship commensurate with the post to which you are appointed.



You will be motivated, pro-active and engage with collaborative working both as a team member and with wider partners. We aim to ensure that we equip our students with the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace upon graduation and throughout their professional careers. As such, we not only focus on the acquisition of caring skills and knowledge, but also on vital transferable skills such as compassionate leadership and robust digital and technology skills.



Informal enquiries may be addressed to Mike Dessington Deputy Head of School Children, Young People and Families M.dessington@leedstrinity.ac.uk

If you have any queries about the application process, please email

jobs@leedstrinity.ac.uk

or call 0113 283 7130.

Closing date for applications: 22nd August 2025.

Interviews for this post are expected to take place on 4th September 2025

Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented within the University: Women, LGBTQ+ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements.