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Victoria Arnold

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society

BIOGRAPHY

Victoria Arnold is a registered social worker and a senior lecturer in the social work department. Her area of social work practice is Child Protection. Victoria is also an affiliate of The Centre for Academic Innovation and Development CAID, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of JAWS (Japanese Anthropology Workshop).

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Senior Lecturer
    University of Chester, Social Work, United Kingdom27 Jan 2020
  • BA Programme Lead
    University of Chester, Social Work, UK1 Aug 2022 - 4 Jan 2026
  • CAID (Centre for Academic Innovation & Development) Affiliate
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Aug 2024

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Lecturer for BA (Hons) Sociology & Criminology: UK
    Wirral Metropolitan College, Social Studies, Birkenhead, United Kingdom8 Sep 2025
  • University Teacher: UK
    University of Liverpool, English Language Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom5 Apr 2010 - 10 Sep 2010
  • University Teacher: UK
    University of Liverpool, English Language Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom2 Jun 2008 - 25 Sep 2009
  • University Teacher: Australia
    Monash University, Monash University English Language Centre, Melbourne, Australia29 May 2006 - 2 May 2008
  • International College Teacher: Australia
    Australian College of English, Business English & London Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Australia3 Jan 2006 - 28 Apr 2006
  • International College Teacher: Australia
    Milner International College, English Language, Perth, Australia5 Sep 2005 - 30 Dec 2005
  • International College Teacher: Japan
    British Education College, English for Academic Purposes, Tokyo, Japan4 Apr 2005 - 29 Jul 2005
  • University Teacher: Japan
    Nihon University, College of Economics, English Language, Tokyo, Japan5 Apr 2004 - 29 Jul 2005
  • University Teacher: Japan
    Hosei University, English Language, Tokyo, Japan5 Apr 2004 - 29 Jul 2005
  • University Teacher: UK
    Oxford Brookes University, English Language, Oxford, United Kingdom2 Dec 2002 - 31 Oct 2003

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Social Worker: UK
    St Helen's Local Authority, Child Protection, United Kingdom7 May 2012 - 26 Jan 2020
  • Trainee Social Worker: UK
    St Helen's Local Authority, Children's Services, United Kingdom13 Sep 2010 - 6 May 2012
  • Psychologist Assistant: Romania
    Volunteers for Mental Health, Tarnaveni Hospital, Psychiatry, Transylvania, Romania5 Oct 2009 - 26 Mar 2010
  • Marketing & Curriculum Design: Japan
    Westgate Corporation, Tokyo, Head Office, Tokyo, Japan1 Apr 2004 - 31 Jul 2005
  • English Language Teacher & Cultural Ambassador: Japan
    Fukiage Board of Education, Saitama, Education and International Affairs, Japan5 Jul 1999 - 4 Jul 2002
  • Mentor for Highschool Students at Risk of Exclusion: UK
    Lincoln University, Kingston Upon Hull, Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom1 Sep 1998 - 31 Jul 1999
  • Sales: USA
    British Universities North America Club, North Carolina, Tourism, Nags Head, United States8 Jun 1998 - 11 Sep 1998
  • Advertising Lead: UK
    Pulse Magazine, Kingston Upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom7 Apr 1997 - 1 Jun 1998
  • Sales: UK
    North West Polymex, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom3 Jul 1995 - 30 Aug 1996

DEGREES

  • MA Social Work
    Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom13 Sep 2010 - 30 Mar 2012
  • MA Social Anthropology of Japan
    Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom16 Sep 2002 - 31 Oct 2003
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology
    University of Lincoln, United Kingdom9 Sep 1996 - 25 Jun 1999

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
    Advance HE1 Feb 2021 - 7 Jul 2022
  • PGCert in Higher Education
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Feb 2021 - 14 Jun 2022
  • TALENT
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Feb 2020 - 30 Apr 2021
  • CELTA
    University of Cambridge, Barcelona, Spain29 Jul 2002 - 13 Sep 2002
  • Mentoring
    University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom1 Sep 1998 - 31 Jul 1999
    Supporting students at risk of exclusion.
  • Japanese Language
    Japanese Government, Tokyo, Japan1 Nov 1999 - 28 Apr 2000

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Coaching Skills for ASYE Mentors
    St Helens Local Authority, United Kingdom21 Sep 2017 - 5 Oct 2017
  • ASYE
    University of Chester, Social Work, Chester, United Kingdom5 May 2014 - 27 May 2015
  • Supervision Skills
    St Helen's Local Authority, United Kingdom2 Oct 2012 - 3 Oct 2012

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Culture and Society Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute

SCHOOL

  • School of Society