The Role

Richmond and Wandsworth Adult Social Care & Public Health Department has strong social work values and a focus on improving outcomes to vulnerable adults and their carers.

We have a number of exciting ASYE opportunities across Richmond and Wandsworth Adult Social Care Services. This includes positions in our Locality and Hospital teams.

We want to attract enthusiastic, committed and inspired newly qualified Social Workers to apply to our ASYE programme and will support successful candidates to develop your knowledge, competence and skills in Social Work Practice to support you to start your Social Work career.

Our programme will offer you the following:

• Induction package
• Reflective practice sessions, ASYE workshops and Action Learning Sets.
• Strong commitment to professional supervision and supporting staff
• Reduced case load in your first year
• Excellent training and support with continuing professional development
• The benefits of a regional teaching partnership with Kingston University

For an informal discussion regarding the programme please contact Dijana Derakovic-Hodzic (ASYE Manager, Adult Social Care Services at Dijana.Derakovic-Hodzic@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk).

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working requests. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  19 July 2021 

Shortlisting Date: from 20 July 2021

Interview Date: w/c 26 July 2021

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

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