Job Introduction
Newly qualified Social Worker:
£34,581 per annum, rising to £35,712 after 6 months. £2,000 payment upon successful completion of the ASYE programme.
Medway Council are recruiting newly qualified social workers (NQSW) to join Adult Social Care in 2025/2026. The successful candidates will join one of our generic teams working in the community and supporting discharges from Medway Maritime Hospital and our shared lives team.
The ASYE programme is designed to assist NQSWs develop their skills, knowledge and capability strengthening their professional confidence. It provides them with access to regular and focused support and supervision. The programme provides a structured framework during which the NQSW works towards achieving the required level of professional competency outlined in the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) and Knowledge and Skills statements.
During the supported year Medway Council is committed to providing NQSWs with high quality guidance and development opportunities. Medway acknowledges that social work is both a rewarding and challenging profession, we are committed to providing the level of support to enable our NQSWs to develop into competent and confident practitioners.
Essential qualifications/experience -
- Social Worker England Registration
- Current enhanced DBS disclosure
- Full driving licence (valid for use in the UK) and access to a car
- A recognised professional Social Work Qualification gained within the last 2
- Relevant experience through final placement within a statutory Adult Services Team or prior experience of working in social care.
In return we offer you:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme package
- Access to wider training and development qualifications
- Flexible working scheme
- Travel plan discounts
- Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
- Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
- Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
- The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
- Subscription to Community Care inform.
- Dedicated monthly workshops, access to practice development management, protected caseload and 2 day per month for learning and development.
- Beyond the ASYE, Medway offers a programme for Continual Professional Development including accredited training courses, Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP,) Practice Education (PE) and opportunities to ensure a high standard of CPD.
Our organisation:
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.
Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.
We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.
Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.
If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please e-mail ascpswteam@medway.gov.uk
The interview process consists of four stages, each applicant must successfully pass each stage.
Please note you will be shortlisted based on your application and the answers you provide so please complete these in full.
Activity
Key dates to take note of:
Stage 1
Applicant completes job application.
Application closes 14th April 2025
Stage 2
Applicant is required to complete recorded presentation.
Submission 21st April 2025
Stage 3
Applicant will be invited to a formal interview; venue and times will be confirmed.
Week commencing 28th April 2025
Important Information-
Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement
Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.
For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online
Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
