Newly Qualified Social Worker (Asye)

Newly Qualified Social Worker (ASYE)
Start your social work career with BCP Council Children’s Social Care !

If you are reflective, pro-active and resilient, have the desire to make a real difference and ensure children and their voices are at the heart of everything you do, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council could be the place for you.

It is a really exciting time here in BCP Children’s Services and you have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our most vulnerable children and young people as well as impacting on our improvement journey. We are committed to recruiting, developing and supporting outstanding dedicated Social Workers, to enable our children and young people to be safe and flourish. If you like a challenge, want to work in an authority where you can feel the difference you are making, then please apply now.

We are now looking to recruit our next cohort of Newly Qualified Social Workers to join our well regarded ASYE programme in September 2024.  We welcome applications from final year social work students, or those who have qualified within the last 2 years who have not yet completed their assessed year of employment (ASYE).

Our ASYE Programme, with an optional commitment to remain with BCP for two years, will include an additional payment of £1,500 on starting employment, and £1,500 at your 6 months review point.  

Your salary at the point of recruitment will be £33,024 plus £690 contractual supplement. Your salary on completion of your ASYE will be £38,653 (including £4,834 contractual supplement). Please note all BCP Council posts are pending Pay and Reward outcome in October.

We are seeking graduates with experience of working with children, young people and families, ideally in a final statutory placement, who want to extend their knowledge and skills to meet the Practice Standards for Child and Family Social Workers.

Our BCP Academy ASYE programme provides a year of support and learning designed to enable you to build the very best foundations and practice fundamentals for your future career in front line social work with vulnerable children, young people and families in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

You will receive a comprehensive induction programme before joining one of our teams for your assessed and supported year in practice. You will have monthly development and group supervision days and a dedicated mentor and practice assessor, In addition, the umber of allocated children and young people that you will be assigned to work alongside will be protected,  to enable you to consolidate your learning and to give you time to develop your confidence and skills.

For more information on our NQSW ASYE offer, please see our BCP Partnership Academy website: Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)

For an informal discussion please contact: Lou Bartlett, Children’s Services Workforce Development/Academy Lead at louise.bartlett@bcpcouncil.gov.uk  or Hannah White, Consultant Social Worker at hannah.white@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
 

We are currently looking for candidates who have full permission to work in the UK. 

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people.  Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline.  We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services.  By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here >

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place 2024.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.

Attached documents:

• FINAL Social Worker JD and PS BCP.pdf