All
final year social work students that attend university or
college in the North West, Yorkshire, Humberside and North
Wales are invited to Social Work Graduate North West, Yorkshire
and Humberside to see exactly what social work recruitment
packages and current employment opportunities Local Authorities
and Voluntary agencies in your area have to offer.
We are
sure you will be pleasantly surprised.
Click here to view The Armitage
Centre Event DVD::
There
are also FREE seminar's to help you secure
professional employment. Students attending the event will
receive FREE travel and free entry.
Click
on the following links to find out more about Social Work
Graduate North West, Yorkshire and Humberside.
The
Show Itinerary
Education
Programme and seminars
Free Travel
Preparing for the day
2006 Recruiters and Exhibitors listings
Student
feed back from other Social Work Graduate events
Delegate
Frequently Asked Questions
The
Show Itinerary::
11.00am
Arrival
11.45am - 12.30pm
Local Authority recruitment opportunities seminar (to be confirmed)
1pm - 1.30pm
Free lunch and refreshments
1.30pm - 2.00pm
First of three seminars presented by BASW;
Your First
Job
BASW
Professional Officer Ruth Cartwright will discuss how you
should go about seeking and obtaining your first Social Work
post to make sure it is the right job for you, and how you
should look after yourself as you launch upon your new career.
2.00pm - 2.30pm
Professional Development:
Your learning
does not stop now you have become a qualified and registered
Social Worker! BASW Professional Officer Ruth Cartwright will
discuss what learning opportunities you can seek out to fulfill
your registration requirements and introduce you to the Post
Qualifying Framework. Come along and find out that PRTL, CPD
and PQ are not so frightening after all!
2.30pm - 3.00pm
Latest Developments in Social Work
The context
in which Social Workers are operating is always changing!
BASW Professional Officer Ruth Cartwright will discuss some
of the most recent developments and their implications for
Social Workers in the fields of child and adult care.
3.00pm
Event finish
Education
Programme and Seminars
The British
Association of Social Work will be exhibiting at the venue
and will provide an educational programme throughout the day.
This will run in 30 minute sessions starting at 11am. Likely
seminars will include;
Your
First Job.
BASW Professional Officers will discuss how you should go
about obtaining your first Social Work post to make sure it
is the right job for you and how you should look after yourself
as you launch upon your new career.
Post
Registration Training, Quality Learning and Continual Professional
Development.
Your learning does not stop once you have become a qualified
and registered Social Worker! BASW Professional Officers will
discuss what learning opportunities you should seek out to
fulfill registration requirements and how you can engage with
the Post Qualifying framework.
Latest
Developments in Social Work.
The context in which Social Workers are operating is always
changing! BASW Professional Officers will discuss some of
the most recent changes to have, policy & practice and
their implications in the fields of child and adult care.
Please
check your show guide on the day for times and topics.
Free
Transport
Social
Work Graduate will provide free coach transport.
This
will ensure you are collected from a familiar venue and transported
door to door to the venue.
In order
to book your place on the coach you will need to complete
a registration form before 1st October.
Late registration
will be excepted including registration on the day, but your
place will not be booked on the coach.
Return
coach travel Coaches leave the Armitage Centre at
3.10pm for your return journey.
Preparing for the
day
Choosing
your specialist professional area of social work.
By
now you are heading for completion of either your under graduate
or post graduate route into the social work profession. Through
your course, placement and any previous employment or voluntary
experience you may have some idea of what direction you would
like your professional career to take. Local Authorities will
have some vacancies across all areas of the profession. Some
areas will require post qualifying experience and even post
qualifying professional development qualifications.
Job application forms and job specifications give you the
best idea of what will be suitable to your experience and
skills. Analyze your skills, experience, personal qualities
and strengths. Be aware of your learning needs and areas of
the profession you feel you do not want to work in. have some
idea of what locality you want to work in, how far do feel
able to travel to work for example.
Research
your preferred Local Authorities. Make yourself aware of their
recruitment packages for graduates. This will ensure you are
able to ask the right questions about the levels of supervision
they offer, continuing professional development and any opportunities
available for relocation and incentive schemes such as “Golden
Handshakes”.
Nerves
on the day of interview can be combated by thorough preparation.
Have some questions ready, dress smartly but make sure you
are comfortable. Prepare your CV and be prepared to answer
questions responding to the job specification. Also polish
up on your knowledge of the latest developments in policy,
practice and legislation.
2006
Recruiters
There
will be wide range of Local Authorities from North West, Yorkshire,
Humberside and North Wales exhibiting at the event; there
will also be recruitment agencies for any one looking to work
out side the area.
2007
Exhibitor listing
Exhibitors
A-Z Listing:
BASW
Knowsley
Metropolitan Borough Council
Lincolnshire
County Council
Manchester
City Council
Rochdale
Metropolitan Borough Council
Semester
Recruitment
Wakefield
Council Family Services
Salford
City Council
The
British Association of Social Workers BASW
Tel: 07760 386417
BASW is
the largest association representing Social Work and Social
Workers in the UK and we are recognized at all levels as the
voice of Social Workers. We have a significant number of student
members and are here to help,
support, advise, inform and campaign on your behalf. Come
and see us on our stand and/or attend one of our seminars
to find out more.
Join us and make your voice heard!
Ruth Cartwright
email: r.cartwright@basw.co.uk
website: www.basw.co.uk
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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough
Council
Nutgrove Villa
Westmoreland Rd
Huyton
L36 6GA
Tel: 0151 443 3480
email:
Elaine.Plumridge@knowsley.gov.uk
Elaine Plumridge
Put Knowsley
On Your Map
Knowsley Council and Knowsley Primary Care Trust have integrated
services and support teams, and our unique partnership enables
us to provide the
flexibility to be able to respond effectively to improve services.
To keep
you updated on social work opportunities please e-mail:
Elaine.Plumridge@knowsley.gov.uk
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Lincolnshire
County Council
Room 3-21, Orchard House,
Orchard Street,
Lincoln,
LN1 1BA
Tel: 01522 554015
email: CorporateRecruitment@lincolnshire.gov.uk
website: www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/jobs
Contact name: Alison McHutchinson or Rachael Hosking
The sheer
diversity of employment opportunities at Lincolnshire County
Council make it a great place to work. We can offer a wide
range of job roles across the social care spectrum. Visit
our stand to discuss current job
vacancies within Lincolnshire County Council.
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Manchester
City Council
PO Box 536,
Town Hall Extension,
Manchester,
M60
2AF
Tel: 0161 234 3845
Fax: 0161 234 3866
email: wendy.hough@manchester.gov
.uk
Contact name: Wendy Hough
Principal Personnel Advisor - Children’s Services
Manchester
City Council
Children’s Services is a large division delivering services
to vulnerable
children, young people and their families, and is working
with partners to establish multi-agency teams within locality
areas, with a high quality range of services including social
work, child health and disability services, and looked after
children.
Interested parties should contact Children's Personnel Advisory
Service on 0161 234 3845/3850/3208
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Rochdale
Metropolitan Borough Council
Recruitment & Retention Strategy Officer
People Management Service,
HR Business Services,
Rochdale MBC
Tel: 01706 925266
Fax: 01706 924104
email: sharon.leech@rochdale.gov.uk
website: www.rochdale.gov.uk
Contact Name: Sharon Leech
Rochdale
has a lot to offer!
Besides the affordable housing, great transport links, fantastic
countryside and leisure facilities close by, working for this
Council will be a rewarding experience. The Authority is committed
to improving outcomes for Adults and Children and young people
living in the Borough and Social Care plays a very important
part in delivering those improved outcomes. If you join us
we offer you a wide range of benefits including commitment
to your training and development and a strong emphasis on
personal development, supervision processes and identifying
training and development needs”.
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Salford
City Council
Service Directory Administrator Information Services Community,
Health and Social Care
Crompton House ,
100 Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 6BP
Tel: 0161 793 2271
Fax: 0161 793 2849
email: sarah.medrano@salford.gov.uk
website: www.salford.gov.uk
or: www.asksid.info
Contact name: Sarah Medrano
Salford
is a vibrant city, enjoying significant regeneration. It’s
a great place to live and work, but Salford’s greatest
asset is its people and some of them
really need you!
Find out more about Salford, our 3 star services and our job
opportunities by visiting www.salford.gov.uk
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Semester
Recruitment
Semester
are a specialist recruitment company for Social Workers, students
and experienced social care professionals.
We provide both temporary and permanent posts within the public,
private and voluntary sectors throughout the UK.
We have many benefits and we recruit all disciplines.
So come and talk to us today.
Rob Arnold
Semester Recruitment
Tel: 0870 121 2591
email: socialwork@semester-recruitment.co.uk
website: www.semester-recruitment.co.uk
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Wakefield
Council Family Services
Room 134 County Hall, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
WF1 2QL
T 01294 306719
F 01924 306723
email: abird@wakefield.gov.uk
website: www.wakefield.gov.uk
Contact Name: Alison Bird
Wakefield
Council Family Services is made up of several key areas
including: Older People’s services, Children’s
services and Education.
Working for Wakefield you would be joining a committed team,
dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of some
of the most vulnerable people in the district.
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Student
feed back from other Social Work Graduate events
Portsmouth
University
“Really helpful day! I was able to liase with many Local
Authorities with a good range of professional areas covered.”
Anglia
Ruskin University
“It was good to meet potential employee’s and
compare packages.”
Brunel
University
“Excellent day. Very useful and informative BASW seminars
and CV clinic.”
Sussex
University
“Great day, finding out about actual vacancies and getting
excellent free advice on my CV has helped no end.”
Delegate
Frequently Asked Questions
Car Parking
Cloakroom
Do I need to prepare
for the exhibition?
How can I access free
transport?
How can I access
the education programme/seminars and what topic are covered?
How can
I contact Social Work Graduate on the day?
Is the event completely
free?
Is there a show guide
for the event?
I’m having problems
registering
Opening Times
Registering on the day
Toilets
Travel and Directions
Venue details
Where can I buy refreshments?
Writing material available?
Car
Parking
There
is car parking available free of charge
Cloakroom
There
will be a cloakroom in operation that will be free of charge
Do
I need to prepare for the exhibition?
It
will assist you greatly if you come prepared with some idea
of what Locality area you want to work in. Also have some
idea of your preferred area of professional specialism, if
your not sure have a thought about what you really would not
like to do, this will help you when looking at the recruitment
opportunities that are available.
How can I access free transport?
There is return coach travel available free of charge to all
students that register before To be Confirmed.
Coaches
leave the Armitage Centre at 3.10pm
How
can I access the education programme
/ seminars and what topic are covered?
Access
to the education programme is free of charge, there will be
4 seminars at 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm, check the show guide
for directions to the seminar hall.
Your
first job, Post registration training and learning and continual
professional development, and Latest developments in social
work are among the topics covered.
How
can I contact Social Work Graduate on the day?
You
can find us on the Social Work Graduate stand. There will
be staff at the stand throughout the day that will be happy
to assist with any queries.
Is
the event completely free?
Yes,
the exhibition, coach travel (for those who register before
the 1st June) seminar sessions are completely free.
Is there a show guide for the
event?
Yes
there will be a show guide distributed on the day at the Social
Work Graduate stand.
I’m
having problems registering
Please call Crew Media Tel: 0117
9397446 and you can either register on the phone
or have a hard copy of the registration form sent in the post,
Please send a email with your registration details.
Opening
Times
Armitage Centre, Manchester
Doors open at 11.00am the first seminar begins
at 12.00am
Can we ask all exhibitors to occupy their stands by 10.45am
Doors Close at 3.00pm
Registering on the day
You
can register on the day but you will not be eligible for free
transport and your seat on the coach will not be booked.
Toilets
There
will be toilets on site, please check the show guide for details.
Travel
and Directions
There is a free bus service to and from all universities that
run social work courses in North Wales, North West, Yorkshire
and Humberside.
How
to get there:
Located just outside Manchester City Centre, The Armitage
Site is ideally located for easy access from the city and
the surrounding areas.
By Rail:
Only 10 minutes in a cab from Manchester Piccadilly &
Oxford Road Station, for detailed rail information call 08457
484950.
By
Car:
The Armitage Centre is located on Moseley Road (B5093), off
Junction 3 of M60.
For more
information and a map please link to: http://www.sport.manchester.ac.uk/facilitiescharges/armitagesite/#indoor
Venue
details
Armitage Centre
Moseley Road,
Fallowfield,
Manchester.
M14 6HE
Tel:
0161 224 0404
Fax:
0161 257 2303
Where
can I buy refreshments?
The
sandwich bar, vending machines and shop will be open on site,
please check show guide for further details.
Writing
material available?
There will
be writing material available at the event.
Click
here to register for your free tickets or call 0117
9397446. |
