Salary £17,372 - £22,937 per annum
3 x Permanent, Full time
37 hours per week
Based in Crawley & Worthing

Please note this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Children’s Services - Social Work Traineeship Scheme – commencing September 2016.
This is a unique opportunity for you to study an MA in Social Work at the University of Chichester, whilst working and getting real on the job experience to complement your study.

Based within the Academy Teams located in Crawley, Horsham and Worthing.
You will already have some experience and knowledge gained from within a Social Care setting/background.

We are looking for people who want to make a difference to the communities that they live in by training to become a Child Protection Social Worker.

This role is very challenging and you will need to be able to demonstrate that you have the right skills, experiences and attitude to become a Social Worker, as well as the ability to meet the requirements of academic study at University of Chichester at Postgraduate level.

Specifically, you will have GCSE Maths and English at grade A-C or equivalent qualification, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work well independently, within a team and with other partnership agencies. You will also be able to handle conflict and have excellent organisational and time management skills to balance the demands of work, study and your home life.

Upon qualification and full registration, you will commence your ASYE within the Academy Team before moving to one of our frontline teams.

This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) and a competitive recruitment process.

University of Chichester Interviews: 9th or 30th August.
West Sussex Interviews 18th or 19th August
You must be able to commence w/b 5th September

For further information please contact;
Catherine Watkins, Service Development Lead