People and Place
Ref: G5/OL-91227
Contract: 30 Month Contract to then join the ASYE programme on a 15-month fixed term contract.
Salary: £29,269 - £32,076 per annum (Grade 5)
Essential Car user allowance provided.
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Metropolitan Place, Oldham OL1 1TT
Closing Date: Sunday 21st April 2024
Assessment Dates: 22 and 23 May 2024
Interview Date: 5 + 6 and 7 June 2024
Informal Enquiries: Childrens Social Work Academy (CSWA) CSWA@Oldham.gov.uk
Job Description & Person Specification.doc
Interested in starting a new career?
Looking at doing something more rewarding?
Do you want to get paid £29,269 a year whilst you train, and have University fees paid for you?
If so, then a Social Work Apprenticeship could be for you.
Designed in conjunction with employers, this course is taught part-time over two and a half years at the Manchester Metropolitan University campus in central Manchester.
Over 30 months, this course 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.
Want to know more?
We are currently recruiting for Social Work Apprentices in Children’s Social Care. You can read the job description and person specification here (link) and the programme information booklet can be found here - Information Pack.docx
We are holding an online Q&A session on Monday 8th April 2024, 6pm – 7pm. If you wish to book a place on this session, please email CSWA@oldham.gov.uk.
Please note that places on the course are limited and the deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 21st April 2024.
If have any specific questions prior to application, then please get in touch with Yvonne Thatcher via email: CSWA@oldham.gov.uk before 19th April 2024
The next set of Social Work Apprentices will start studying September 2024.
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