Newly Qualified Social Workers
Grade 9 - £27,394
Permanent, Full Time
Based in Worthing
Interview date: 4th January 2016

We’re hiring NQSWs to join our Academy and commence the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment from February 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 current vacancies in Contact Assessment and Intervention based in Worthing and Children Looked After based in Worthing.

What is the West Sussex Social Work Academy?

We are revolutionizing the way we work within our Children Services and have launched 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
Support from experienced SW based in the team

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 and
Be HCPC registered
Hold a Full Driving License

For further information please contact;
Catherine Watkins Service Development Lead – Professional Practice