Social Worker (Step up to Social Work)
- Recruiter
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Location
- West Midlands
- Salary
- Trainees will receive a bursary of £19,833 for the duration of the course. This may be subject to ch
- Posted
- 29 Jan 2019
- Closes
- 18 Mar 2019
- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Social care, Social work: Children - Qualified
- Contract Type
- Graduate
- Working Pattern
- Flexible hours
- Hours
- Full-Time
- Site
- wmjobs.co.uk
Train to be a Social Worker - make a real difference in people’s lives?
The West Midlands Step Up to Social Work Regional Partnership (funded by the Department for Education), consisting of 13 Local Authorities: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Hereford, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire, are offering the opportunity to become a Children’s Social Worker in 14 months, please visit https://www5.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_capita78.asp?newms=info1 for more information and to apply online.
To be eligible to apply you will need:
- a minimum 2:1 honours degree qualification or
- a minimum 2:2 honours degree plus a higher degree (at level 7 or above, which can include a master’s degree or a Postgraduate Certificate which must carry academic credits) and
- at least six months experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and/or their families/carers and
- English and Maths GCSE qualifications at grade C or above and provide evidence of this or an equivalent
If you have any queries at this stage please do not hesitate to email jill.stephenson@stoke.gov.uk