At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our ‘Sandwell Deal’, brings together our new improved offering that make Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.

What we can offer you:-

• Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
• Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
• You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
• We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
• Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.​​​​​​

Please visit The Sandwell Deal via this hyperlink

https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/

As a Newly Qualified Social Worker working in the Trust: -

• We will ensure you are looked after by our ASYE Academy and enrolling you on to the national DfE / Skills for Care 12-months Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) Programme and having a dedicated ASYE Assessor to support and monitor your learning and development, assessing you against the Post Qualifying Standards (PQS).
• You will have regular supervision with your team manager, group supervisions with an Advanced Practitioner and your team, monthly Reflective Consultations with your ASYE Assessor, input from Advanced Practitioner, be trained in risk assessment tools and SCT practice models to achieve the best outcomes for the Children and Families within Sandwell.
• You will have a monitored, flexible and smaller allocation of children and young people (CYP) than a more experienced social worker, the children and young people you have allocated to you will increase in number and complexity as you progress through your ASYE programme.
• By the end of the 12 months ASYE programme you should be able to consistently demonstrate practice in a wider range of tasks and roles and have become more effective in your interventions with CYP, families and carers, building in confidence, and earning the confidence of others.
• You will have throughout the duration of your ASYE frequent access to dedicated ASYE Learning & Support Days and planned ASYE Portfolio Progression time- so that you continue to learn as part of your continuous professional development.
• A very clear career pathway that enables you to see how you can progress your career in social work within the Trust.

About you:

• You must be a SWE registered Newly Qualified Social Work or about to qualify and able to demonstrate experience of working with children and families.
• It would be highly desirable to have completed a statutory social work placement.
• Be able to communicate effectively at all levels – both written and verbal.
• A focused and reliable individual who can demonstrate how they have the child at the heart of their work.
• Someone who really cares about the children and young people they work with.
• Be able to work well in a team and autonomously.

VIRTUAL RECRUITMENT EVENTS –

Friday 7^th March 11.00 – 11.45 am and Thursday 13^th March 1.00 – 1.45 pm

We will be holding virtual ASYE Recruitment Events on the above dates where you can find out more about the Trust's excellent ASYE programme and the application process.  To book a place please email Recruitment_Childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk and a MS Teams invite will be sent out to you.

Shortlisting to take place week commencing 24^th March.

Interviews to take place weeks commencing 31^st March & 7^th April.

When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.

So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.

Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.

To apply please click on the link below to complete an application form and view the Sandwell Deal:-

https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/apply/