Contract Type: Fixed term contract (30 months)

Contract Reason: Apprenticeship

Secondment Opportunity: Permanent employees are encouraged to apply and will be supported as part of our workforce development commitment

Salary: Grade G. Scale 23 - £33,366 to Scale 28 - £37,938

Hours Per Week: 36

Base Location: Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 6BH

Test Date: 10.00am, Wednesday 8th January 2025

Interview Date: Tuesday 17th December Thursday 19th December 2024

The Role

Interested in starting a new career?

Looking at doing something more rewarding?

Do you want to earn whilst you learn, and have your university fees paid for you?

If so, then a Social Work Apprenticeship in Tameside’s Children’s Services could be for you.

If you’re someone that is kind, compassionate, patient, and are committed to improving the lives of the children and young people in our borough, then we want to hear from you.

This programme will train and qualify you as a resilient, knowledgeable, and compassionate social worker, by successfully completing a Social Work degree (BSc) through the Social Work Apprenticeship Programme. And you’ll be able to do all of this whilst being supported in your role as a Trainee Social Worker.

All successful graduates are awarded a BA (Hons) or PgDip (dependent on previous qualifications) Social Work degree from Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a Level 6 apprenticeship qualification approved by Social Work England.

This role sits in our new Social Work Academy, which has been created to help increase the quality of support that is offered to families in the borough, ensuring children are at the heart of everything.

About You

To be eligible for the apprenticeship programme you must:

Be aged 18 or over
Have the right to live and work in England
Have eligible residency status (more information outlined in Annex A of Apprenticeship funding rules Apprenticeship funding rules - GOV.UK)
Not hold a prior qualification at the same or higher level which is similar to the apprenticeship.

Please note, all applicants will need to evidence GCSE Mathematics and English (grade A*-C / 9-4), or equivalent. If you already have a 2:2 grade degree or above in any subject, as well as evidence of this, you may be eligible for a post-graduate diploma pathway which will reduce the duration of the apprenticeship to approximately 18 months.

Assessment Process

If successful at interview, you will need to complete an online comprehension test with Manchester Metropolitan University on 8th January 2025 at 10am.

Please note that due to the university programme start dates, all successful candidates must be in post by Monday 3rd March 2025.

If you would like support with this application, an interview or interested in looking at any courses that could help with this position please get in touch with Tameside in Work - tamesideinwork@tameside.gov.uk

About Us

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

Please note this role is only open to applicants who are not studying for or hold an NVQ or any qualification at the equivalent level in the field applied for. To apply for this role you need to have been a resident within the UK for the past 3 years.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager on 0161 342 5727 or sean.esmonde@tameside.gov.uk

Reference Number: DPT463

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