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We're on a mission to provide outstanding support and care to children and families across Salford, and we’re investing in the right practitioners to help us get there. We are recruiting enthusiastic individuals who are looking to start out their career in a “Good” authority with outstanding features for our practitioners and families.
So much so that we are now expanding our ASYE offer to fill more vacancies!!!!
If you want to know more contact [emailprotected]
In Salford, we're interested in you as a person and the practitioner you are or who you aspire to be.
We’re proud of our bespoke package that sets Salford above the rest and the careers that our newly qualified social workers achieve with us. Our newly qualified social workers can choose which teams they would like to work on based on their interests. Alongside your team, you will be supported by a specific Advanced Social Worker and Team Manager specifically for our newly qualified social workers to provide extra 1 to 1 support and guidance.
Our offer to you:
* Specialised 3-week induction period to get to know your colleagues and Salford as a whole.
* Individualised support starting from your induction which includes additional 1 to 1 support with visits, assessments, supervision, and ongoing mentoring.
* Protected time for 1 training day per month specifically for newly qualified social workers alongside our training package for practitioners across all levels.
* Protected caseloads which are reviewed on a monthly basis.
* Access to resources, books and opportunities for tools training and training specific to you.
* Up to 34 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays).
* Free parking.
* Hybrid working giving flexibility for you to manage your diary and offer a better work/life balance.
You will be responsible for:
* Building trusted relationships while making sure people's wishes, feelings and beliefs are central to decision making.
* Having conversations with people based on what matters most to them.
* Connecting people to wider networks of opportunity and support.
* Increasing people’s creative potential and self-esteem.
* Responding quickly to crisis and sticking with children and families until things are better.
* Keeping in touch with children, young people and families and taking a genuine interest in how they are and if anything needs to change.
* Being ambitious, curious with a desire to learn and reflect.
We are holding interviews as applications of interest are received, so don’t waste time in applying for our roles.
Our friendly teams could talk your socks off when it comes to all things Social Work. If you are interested in knowing more about the make up of our teams, how we work, our offer to you please visit:
We'd love to hear from you and find out more about what you're looking for so if you'd like to talk to us please just drop a quick message to [emailprotected] or [emailprotected] and we'll get a call arranged. We look forward to hearing from you!
Please note that we will not be accepting candidates who require a sponsorship.
Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr .
Want to know more about Salford?
As an authority we are dedicated to improving the lives of our residents, and as an employer we are passionate about helping individuals to thrive in their work. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture and are proud of our professional accreditations which champion this.
Find out about our city as a place to live, work & grow, and learn more about the amazing work we are doing. You’ll also find out about the wealth of benefits we have to offer you here!
Continuous Service commitment
New employees can keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester.
Guaranteed Assessment Schemes
We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.
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