All
final year social work students that attend university or
college in the Midlands and East Anglia regions are invited
to Social Work Graduate Midlands and East Anglia event to
see exactly what social work recruitment packages and current
employment opportunities Local Authorities and Voluntary agencies
in your area have to offer.
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 Midlands & East Anglia.
Education
Programme and seminars
Free
Travel
Preparing
for the day
Recruiters
Student
feed back from other Social Work Graduate events
Delegate
Frequently Asked Questions)
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.
Coaches
will leave;To be arranged
Return coach travel Coaches leave the Ramada at 3.10pm for
your return journey
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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.
Recruiters
There
will be wide range of Local Authorities from the Midlands
& East Anglia 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 liaise 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.
Coaches leave the Ramada 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 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
11 February 2009
Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Leicester
Doors open at 11.00am the first seminar begins
at 12.00am
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 the Midlands & East Anglia.
February
11th 2009
Ramada
Jarvis Hotel
Granby Street
Leicester
LE1 6ES
Tel: 0116 255 5599
By
Road From the M1 Junction 21
Leave the M1 at junction 21 (signed Leicester & A5460).
Take the second exit onto A5460 (Narborough Road) towards
Leicester. Turn right at the traffic lights into Upperton
Road.
At the ‘T’ Junction, with the Royal Infirmary
on the left hand side and Welford Road rugby ground ahead.
Turn left onto Ayleston Road then follow the road round to
the right onto
Welford Road.
Turn left onto Tiger’s Way (A594) and follow signs for
the railway station.
Continue onto Waterloo Way and bear left into Granby Street.
The hotel is on the left.
By
Road From the M1 Junction 22
Follow the signs for A50 Leicester (Highcross St.) as you
approach the city centre. Turn left onto Vaughan Way, passing
the Bus Station on the right.
Continue over the Burleys flyover onto St Matthews Way.
At the roundabout take the third exit onto St. George’s
Way (A594).
At the third set of traffic lights turn right into Charles
Street.
Turn first left into Northampton Square and at the T-junction
turn right into Granby Street.
The hotel is on the left.
By
Train
Leicester Central is a 5 min. walk from the hotel
For a pdf map and direction to the Ramada Jarvis please click
the link to http://www.ramadajarvis.co.uk/hotel/find_us.asp?hotel_id=51
Doors open at
11.00am
Doors Close at
3.00pm
Venue
details
February 11th 2009,
Ramada
Jarvis Hotel
Granby Street
Leicester
LE1 6ES
Doors open at
11.00am
Doors Close at
3.30pm
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. |
