{"id":20394,"date":"2019-02-04T16:18:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T16:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/?p=20394"},"modified":"2019-02-04T16:18:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T16:18:48","slug":"supporting-a-career-change-in-childrens-social-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/education\/supporting-a-career-change-in-childrens-social-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting a career change in children\u2019s social work"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Gloucestershire Council is encouraging graduates considering a career in children\u2019s social work to get in contact to find out how they can make their career ambitions a reality through the \u2018Step Up to Social Work\u2019 programme.<\/p>\n

Step Up to Social Work is a Government-funded training initiative, which enables anyone with a 2:1 degree (in a subject other than social work) to qualify as a social worker on a fast-track course.<\/p>\n

Applications for the course can be submitted between 4 February and 18 March.<\/p>\n

Launched in 2016\/17 through a partnership of local authorities, the course involves a combination of academic learning and hands-on, practical experience. Successful trainees will be awarded a postgraduate diploma in social work once they complete the programme, allowing them to register and practise as a social worker.<\/p>\n

We have recently recruited six individuals who have graduated through the initiative. One of the new joiners said: \u201cI have always wanted to work with children and Step Up to Social Work provided me with the support I needed to make this career change possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

South Gloucestershire Council\u2019s Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Cllr Jon Hunt, said: \u201cWe recognise the value that second career social workers can bring by introducing different skills and perspectives to our work and we\u2019re already seeing this through the contributions made by a number of extremely talented social workers who have joined us through the Step Up to Social Work initiative.
\n\u201cI\u2019d encourage anyone considering children\u2019s social work as a possible career choice to contact us to find out more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Considering children\u2019s social work?
\nYou can find out more about the course on the gov.uk website www.gov.uk\/guidance\/step-up-to-social-work-information-for-applicants<\/a><\/p>\n

The application window opens today (4 February) and closes on 18 March 2019, with the programme running from Jan 2020 to March 2021. The recruitment phase will take place in June\/July 2019.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to discuss the practicalities of children\u2019s social work and opportunities at South Gloucestershire Council, please email AdviceSUSW@southglos.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Gloucestershire Council is encouraging graduates considering a career in children\u2019s social work to get in contact to find out how they can make their career ambitions a reality through the \u2018Step Up to Social Work\u2019 programme. Step Up to Social Work is a Government-funded training initiative, which enables anyone with a 2:1 degree (in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20414,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[551],"tags":[2464,831],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20394"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20404,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20394\/revisions\/20404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}