Newly Qualified Social Worker
Competitive salary, a host of employee benefits plus critical support and learning in your Assisted Years Programme
Starting salary of £31,586 rising to £34,314 after the successful completion of the first six months in your ASYE year.
Do you want to make a positive difference for children, young people and families? If the answer is yes, Nottingham City is the place for you. Nottingham is a vibrant and diverse city. As a Council, we are ambitious and pushing for Nottingham to be national leaders on a number of fronts so that our city, our communities and our services are the best that they can possibly be.We are a city with a lot to offer.
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference and we are a disability confident employer.
What can you expect?
Becoming a Newly Qualified Social Worker with us means you will benefit from being part of a positive working environment and culture, where you will be welcomed and supported to make a difference to the lives of children and families. We pride ourselves on delivering good outcomes for children and families and are committed and passionate about using evidence-based programmes.We have invested in the use of therapeutic, multi-systemic approaches to work with families to achieve long lasting change and support frontline social work practice.
As a Newly Qualified Social Worker you will:
- Hold a Social Worker Qualification
- Undertake our well-renowned Assisted Year programme (AYSE - recognised by the British Association of Social Workers)
- Have the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and capability
- Strengthen your professional confidence
- Receive focused support and supervision
- Hold a manageable caseload
Together with a commitment to team working and sharing learning, you will have the ability to work on your own initiative and able to demonstrate your contribution to achieving our goals.
All our newly qualified social workers undergo a comprehensive induction across Children’s Integrated Services to ensure that you have a full understanding of the links with all aspects of social work.
Click here to visit Nottingham City Council Children Social Work Website for more information about our great employment offer, and practice model!
In addition to pay, we have an array of benefits…
Annual Leave – as generous as they come, 26- 33 days’ leave plus bank holidays and you can also purchase extra leave.
- we appreciate that working around life is part of the norm now.
Pensions
- We care about your future and one of our great features is our pensions offering 18.5% employer contributions.
We offer so many more perks, such as, free or discounted car parking, discounted travel, works perks for shops, cinema etc., cycle scheme and much more, check out more detail here
What are you waiting for? Join us - we’re waiting for you!
You can view the Job Description here
For informal enquiries please contact Stacey Robinson Recruitment Facilitator, by telephone on 0115 8761723 or by email at stacey.robinson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 28th February 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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