All
final year social work students that attend university or
college in Cardiff, Bristol, Bath, Gloucester and Wiltshire
are invited to Social Work Graduate South Wales and the South
West 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.
There are also FREE seminar's and CV clinics
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 South Wales and the South West
CV
Clinic
Education
Programme and seminars
Free
Travel
Preparing
for the day
Recruiters
Student
feed back from other Social Work Graduate events
Delegate
Frequently Asked Questions
CV
Clinic
Social
Work Graduate provides a free CV clinic though the professional
agency CV Checker. Be prepared and bring your initial format
to the event. Valuable advice and assistance will ensure your
CV will stand out from the rest in preparation for your recruitment
task ahead. CV clinic will advise you on what to include and
how to write an outstanding covering letter. With an outstanding
CV and good covering letter introducing yourself and identifying
the vacancies you are interested in, you will place yourself
in a wonderful situation. Employers receive hundreds of applications
and you need to stand out from the rest. Your letter and CV
must be professional and enthusiastic, remember to check your
spelling.
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 & practise 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 June. Late registration will be excepted including registration
on the day, but your place will not be booked on the coach
and you will not be entered in the free draw to win an iPod.
Coaches
will leave;
Bath -
8.45am outside main entrance of the Francis Hotel, Queen Square
Bristol - 9.20am outside main entrance of the Mariot Hotel,
Bottom of Park Street
Gloucester - 9.15am outside of the main entrance, Oxstalls
campus
Wiltshire
Cardiff to be arranged
Return
coach travel
Coaches leave the Institute of Sport at 4.10pm 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.
Analyse 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.
Recruiters
There
will be wide range of Local Authorities from South Wales and
South West exhibiting at the event; there will also be recruitment
agencies for any one looking to work out side the area. The
link below will take you to the exhibitor list when it becomes
available.
Exhibitor listing will appear here
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?
How do I win the iPod?
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
What is the CV clinic?
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. Also remember to bring your
CV and use the free CV checker service.
How can I access free transport?
There is return coach travel available free of charge to all
students that register before June 1st.
Coaches
leave
Bath
8.45am outside Francis Hotel, Queen Square
Bristol 9.20am outside Mariot Hotel, Bottom Park Street
Gloucester 9.15am Main entrance, Oxstalls of campus
Wiltshire to be arranged
Coaches
leave the Institute of Sport at 4.10pm
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.
How
do I win the iPod?
There
will be a free prize draw to win a iPod for all students that
attend the event, the draw will take place at 2.45pm.
Is
the event completely free?
Yes,
the exhibition, coach travel (for those who register before
the 1st June) seminar sessions and CV clinic 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
Febuary
2007 ,
Main Hall, Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff
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 4.00pm
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 Bath, Bristol, Gloucester
and Newport please click here for times and pick up points.
By
Rail,
Cardiff Central Station.
Approximately 15 minutes walk or 5 minutes by taxi.
For information on train operators and times
phone National Rail Enquiries on 0845 7484950.
By Air
Cardiff Airport. Approximately 25 minutes by taxi.
For
more information and a map please link to
http://www.welsh-institute-sport.co.uk/content/public/overview/location/default.asp
Venue
details
Welsh Institute of Sport,
Sophia Gardens,
Cardiff,
CF11 9SW
Tel
: 029 2030 0500
Fax : 029 2030 0599
What is the CV clinic?
Free professional CV advice on hand giving fantastic hints
and tips on how to unleash your true potential
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. |
