Childrens Social Work Apprentice

Job information Childrens Social Work Apprentice from the Company Dorset Council, this latest Childrens Social Work Apprentice job vacancy is located in the city Dorchester DT. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Education field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description : About The RoleMake Dorset The First Step in Your Social Work Career Due to the opportunities created by Pathfinder we are pleased to offer a 2nd round of additional apprentice posts in our Family Help teams across our localities, where you will be supported throughout your three-year programme by a team of dedicated professionals. We are looking for people who have a genuine interest in relationship-based practice and a strengths-based approach to building effective relationships with children, families, and communities. If you are committed to making a difference to the lives of children and young people, we want to hear from you. The Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship is a three-year practice-based learning programme that combines on and off the job learning and development, delivered flexibly around the demands of your workplace. As an apprentice in one of our locality teams you will develop the skills and knowledge to become a qualified social worker. Through successful completion of this apprenticeship, you will gain:

• Practice experience and evidence of assessed competency in the workplace
• A professionally qualifying degree in Social Work
• The right to register with Social Work England and practice as a newly qualified social worker

In Dorset, the requirement is that candidates have :

• Right to work in the UK
• GCSE equivalent in Maths and English
• a minimum of 2 years' experience of working in a face-to-face role with individuals and you must be able to demonstrate the potential to study at undergraduate degree level.

To be able to meet the assessed practice learning requirements, apprentices will need to work a minimum of 30 hours per week. Applications for these posts are submitted using the Open University application paperwork to avoid duplication. To request an application pack please email . Application packs to be returned by midday Wednesday 26 June . Through the application process you are required to submit:

• A personal statement
• Two written references

And complete the following documentation

• Declaration of suitability form
• Equal Opportunities form
• Right to Work checklist

For more information about the apprenticeship visit For an informal discussion please call Lisa Pickard on or email This post involves working with children and having access to significant information about them and will therefore be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. If you are invited to attend the assessment centre 2 July you will be required to:

• undertake a written test
• attend an interview.

In line with the Open University Covid guidelines this will all be done virtually.