Newly Qualified Social Worker – South Essex (Basildon and surrounding areas)

Newly Qualified Social Worker - South Essex (Basildon and surrounding areas)

Permanent, Full Time

£29,236 per annum - pay award pending

Location: Basildon

Working Style: Community-based worker

Closing Date: 1st March 2023

Are you a newly qualified Social Worker looking to join an award winning ASYE programme within the Children and Families function where you will have a protected caseload as well as protected time for reflective supervision?

We are currently recruiting for our Summer 2023 ASYE programme and will be holding a dedicated ASYE Recruitment Assessment Day - please make your application now and we will be in contact with further information soon.

About Us

Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It’s an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years!

Social Work is ‘No Magic’! see our Children & Families video here

With us, you can achieve more – for yourself as well as those you work to support. We’re Serious about social work and are always looking for new ways to deliver an even better service, Social Workers play an integral role in our approach to Social Care. Bring your positive, proactive attitude, and we’ll empower you to make the most of your ASYE as a Newly Qualified Social Worker within Essex County Council.

We fully understand the importance of having Newly Qualified Social Workers as part of our established workforce to ensure that there is a succession of passionate individuals working with our children, young people and their families.

We also understand that for you to be able to do your job you need to be supported and given the space and time to learn how to do this well through practical experience, learning and development opportunities, good supervision and opportunities to reflect.

About You

You will be studying for a degree or Master’s in Social Care, qualifying this summer 2023 and be looking to start a career within Children and Families social care . You’ll bring a positive attitude and willingness to learn and a passion to help others.

The role will require you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, potentially transporting service users and their belongings in an emergency. As such a driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

For these NQSW posts we are currently unable to consider applications from individuals who do not currently reside in the UK and will require relocation and sponsorship

What we offer in return

For the first 12 months you will be joining one of our frontline teams within the South Essex quadrant which covers Basildon and surrounding areas, alongside other NQSW’s, all completing the ASYE programme. You will also benefit from solution focused training and support throughout your ASYE year while enjoying lots of peer support and a real sense of belonging as you start your journey with us.

Following completion of your ASYE you will have the opportunity to then continue your career with Essex County Council within the Children and Families service https://www.workingforessex.com/role/children-families/ .

We’ll support you to be to your best, with the resources, training, and development to empower you. You can kick start your career with a range of opportunities offered by our award-winning Essex Social Care Academy. We also offer a university programme to work towards a master’s in advanced social work.

Here is what a newly qualified Social Worker had to say about their experience

“I was nervous about starting my career in social work because of a difficult experience in my final placement. My ASYE has been a good experience for me because of the extra support, protected time and supervision and being in a team of people at the same stage in their career. Starting our journey at the same time and learning together.”

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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