Lambeth Social Care Academy are opening their recruitment for Newly Qualified Social Workers in the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) for Cohort 2024 - 2025.

SO2: £40,005 pa rising in annual increments to £41,286 pa incl LW

The Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) ensures that Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) receive consistent support in their first year of practice to become confident, competent, and resilient practitioners. This is open for those who have or will receive their social work qualification prior to September 2024 and wish to be considered for the ASYE programme in Lambeth.

You will join our ASYE Academy with a cohort of up to 20 NQSWs in September 2024 and in addition to the supported offered within your team, you will be supported by one of two dedicated Consultant Social Workers (CSWs) to be your ASYE assessor throughout the year.

The CSWs are non-case-holding, which means you get the direct support through reflective supervision and training alongside your practice supervision from you line manager. The CSW’s will support you to meet the requirements set out in the Professional Capabilities and Post Qualifying Knowledge and Skills frameworks. You will spend the majority of your time on direct work with children, putting your learning into practice in one of the most diverse and complex boroughs in the country.

We have developed an early career pathway for the first 3 years of practice which continues to support your growth and development in the early years of practice. More information is contained in the attached ASYE brochure.

During your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment, you will develop your practice and consolidate your learning within one of the following service areas;

• Family Support and Child Protection teams (FSCP),
• Chid Assessment Team (CAT),
• Children Looked After (CLA)
• 16 plus and Unaccompanied
• Asylum Seeking Children Team (UASC).

If appointed, upon successful completion of your ASYE you will move into an Social Worker position earning up to £41,967 pa LW

If you require more information about the role, please contact Consultant Social Workers Natalie Robertson NRobertson1@Lambeth.gov.uk or Alice Roberts ARoberts3@lambeth.gov.uk

Find out more about why Lambeth is a great place to take the next step in your social work career, please visit our website: http://www.inspirelambethsocialwork.com/

Why Lambeth:-

• Fantastic, modern working environment in the award-winning Lambeth Town Hall and Civic Centre buildings
• Competitive Salaries
• Up to 35 days annual leave, dependent upon continuous service
• 5 Minutes from London Underground and excellent transport links into the centre of London
• Hybrid/Flexible working
• Cycle to Work Scheme (including City Bike Hire scheme)
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme

We are a Stonewall diversity champion; a Living Wage Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. Please click here for a full list of our accreditations.

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs

In addition, you will also be required to undertake a Cifas check from the Fraud Prevention organisation. Further information can be found here Cifas

Please note we operate an anonymised application process. If you are uploading your CV or a personal statement, please remove your personal details and replace these with your unique candidate application number.

Interested, click on the apply button and complete an on-line application, explicitly evidencing in the supporting statement field how you meet the shortlist criteria marked with an ‘A’, along with uploading your CV.

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Closing Date: Tuesday 16th April 2024 at midnight

Lambeth aims for quality services and equal opportunities for all and is committed to safer recruitment