http://www.lgcareers.com Find information about working in local government at LGcareers.com Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lgcareers.com/news/step-up-to-social-work/ http://www.lgcareers.com/news/step-up-to-social-work/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:15:15 +0000 Liz http://www.lgcareers.com/?p=2828

Social work is a rewarding career that really makes a difference. If you’re looking for a career change and have the skills and determination to contribute to changing the future, the Step Up to Social Work programme could be for you. Step Up to social work Step Up to social work is an employment-based training [...] Related entries:

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Real-life social workers have been the inspiration for a thought-provoking recruitment campaign which scooped a top advertising award. More than 45,000 people have registered their interest in becoming a social worker, since the launch of the Children’s Workforce Development Council’s Be the Difference recruitment campaign launched in September 2009. The Be the Difference campaign won [...] Related entries:

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Come and join the team… Social workers are professional people who make real, positive contributions to the lives of children, adults and families, in every part of the country. Councillor Margaret Eaton, Chair of the Local Government Association Social work is a rewarding career that really makes a difference. These web pages aim to help [...] Related entries:

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making the decision to change career This is a social worker podcast from the IDeA. Social work is a highly rewarding career and one that makes a real and positive contribution to the lives of children adults and families. There are a number of ways to become a social worker and in this podcast we [...] Related entries:

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combining training to be a social worker with a job This is a social worker podcast from the IDeA. Social work is a highly rewarding career and one that makes a real and positive contribution to the lives of children, adults and families. There are a number of ways to become a social worker and [...] Related entries:

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Watch the film and find out more about Sue’s job as a children’s services development officer in a local council. Video transcript (Sue brings a children’s puppet into the room with her, as she enters.) My name is Sue Wink and I’m a Young People and Children’s Services Development Officer, that’s a posh title for [...] Related entries:

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Are you good at communicating with different types of people? Can you engage in a meaningful and honest way with children? Are you able to deal effectively and calmly with difficult and confrontational situations? Are you a good listener? Do you have report writing skills? If you can answer yes to these questions, then you [...] Related entries:

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The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched the first ever national campaign to respect, recruit and retain child social workers with a drive to recruit 5,000 professionals who have recently left to tighten the safety net and reduce the chance of children dying from abuse or neglect. Council leaders will highlight that, while there have [...] Related entries:

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Watch the film and find out more about Rachel’s job as a social worker in a local council. Video transcript My name’s Rachel Wilson and I’m a newly qualified social worker in the children and young people’s section in Lewisham Council. So basically, I have about nine to 15 case loads, which is nine to [...] Related entries:

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