Salary £27,668
Permanent x 15, Full-Time
37 hours per week
Location: Various Locations
Interview date: 13th June 2017

Subject to: HCPC, DBS, medical, references and driving licence

We’re hiring NQSWs to join our Academy and commence the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment from September 2017.

Are you a Newly Qualified Social Worker?

West Sussex county Council is proud to have established its very own West Sussex Social Work Academy, sitting alongside our Contact Assessment & Intervention, Family Support & Protection and Children Looked After Teams, based in the North and South of the county.

We have recruiting to;
•Contact Assessment and Intervention in Crawley
•Family Support and Protection - location to be confirmed – Horsham or Worthing
•Children Looked After - location to be confirmed – Horsham or Worthing

What is the West Sussex Social Work Academy?

We are revolutionizing the way we work within our Children Services and continue to develop the West Sussex Social Work Academy so that we can guide and steer NQSWs through that crucial first year of practice. Only the most promising and passionate advocates of children and young people who wish to work in frontline Child Protection Teams will be selected to take part in this programme.

What to expect from the West Sussex Social Work Academy

Let’s face it being a Social Worker is not an easy environment to work in, therefore the Academy will provide guidance and support as you embark on a challenging and hugely rewarding career helping to support children and families. You will be equipped and highly trained to become the best possible social worker with a phased approach to the volume and complexity of your workload.

The academy gives social workers a high level of support and supervision during their first year. At the end of this they will have developed the skills, experience and confidence to join our existing workforce and to protect and improve the lives of West Sussex vulnerable children.

What else to expect:
•Reduced and protected caseloads
•Dedicated Training pathway – intensive for the first four months
•Regular reflective supervision
•Group supervision
•Dedicated holistic assessor to help oversee your development

What we are looking for:
We need brilliant NQSW’s who inspire and deliver change all around them. That’s why we’re looking for talented, ambitious and passionate people like you to come and join us. You will need to be a Social Work graduate with the following attributes:
•A passion to improve the lives of children
•Ambition and motivation
•Able to work under pressure, excellent organisational ability
•Be eligible for HCPC registration and able to be registered for start of the ASYE
•Hold a full driving license

For further information please contact:
Catherine Watkins Service Development Manager – Professional Practice