Social Work

Jobs within the sector

Social Worker – Social Workers are employed by both public and private sector companies and provide crucial support and assistant to vulnerable members of the community. You could choose to specialise in a particular area, such as Adults or Children’s Social Care.

Alternative Careers within the sector include:

  • Care Home Manager
  • Education Welfare Officer
  • Family Support Worker
  • Primary Care Graduate Mental Health Worker
  • Probation Officer
  • Safeguarding and Reviewing Officer
  • Youth Offending Team Member

To explore these career paths further please visit:

https://www.kent.ac.uk/ces/student/workin/socialwork.html
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/social-worker

 

Who would I work for?

Social Workers are employed by both public and private sector companies. Many companies offer an ASYE Year (Assessed and Supported Year in Employment) for Newly Qualified Social Workers, which aims to provide additional support during the first year of employment and to develop skills, knowledge, and experience.

You could work in the Public Sector for local government or the NHS, or within the private sector for a registered charity.  Agency work is also available.

 

Do I need a qualification?

To practise as a social worker, you must be registered with Social Work England. To register with Social Work England, you first need to successfully complete an approved degree or postgraduate programme in social work. Courses take three or four years full time. There is also an option to do a degree apprenticeship in social work.

 

Where can I look for jobs?

Public Sector Jobs:

Medway Council – https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200188/jobs

Kent County Council – https://www.kent.gov.uk/jobs

Local Government – https://www.lgjobs.com/?ga_client_id=7d623a08-c43d-41d7-8a45-dc5b3d7d2046

NHS Jobs – https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/

 

Private Sector Jobs:

Barnardo’s – https://jobs.barnardos.org.uk/jobs/

NSPCC – https://www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/jobs-careers/

Charity Jobs – https://www.charityjob.co.uk/

British Association of Social Workers (BASW) – https://www.basw.co.uk/jobs/