An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Social Work Apprentice within our Adult Social Care Service.
About Us
Join Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towards Delivering the Future Together, our ambitious transformation programme which is enabling us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice. We’re seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of ‘daring to do it differently’, as we continue to strive to do better.
About the Role and Team
Work location: Various locations across Oxfordshire and university study in Aylesbury. A combination of remote, face to face and office-based working is expected depending on the needs of the people supported as well as in-person study time in Aylesbury.
Our team empowers you to deliver bespoke solutions that supports people to achieve their desired goals and outcomes.
We do this through our commitment of giving you the autonomy to do your role, to create new ideas and ways of doing things, with the support from our stable leadership team, regular group and 1:1 supervision and the opportunity to develop and progress across many different areas of Adult Social Care. Working for Oxfordshire County Council opens a world of opportunities across varying facets of Social Care including, but not limited to leadership, clinic assessment, prison work, seating, moving, and handling, and assistive technology.
This is a trainee role where successful candidates will complete their Social Work Degree Apprenticeship over three years. This will involve learning and studying, alongside gaining practical work experience in some of our diverse teams. Successful candidates will need to meet the requirements of the apprenticeship programme throughout by working towards an honours degree as detailed here: Social worker (integrated degree) / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
You will be working alongside Social Workers within a locality, hospital setting or safeguarding team and as part of this team you will:
- Empower people in the community to identify their strengths and desired outcomes, embracing new ideas and ways of doing things to improve and maintain their independence.
- Utilise a strength-based approach to promote people’s wellbeing to help them achieve their desired outcomes.
- Support people and carers to ensure their voice is heard through advocacy where necessary.
No one day is ever the same in Oxfordshire County Council. Whatever your career aspirations are in adult social care, we’re here to support and empower you to lead your growth from the front.
We continue to be a financially stable local authority and our investment in Adult Services has created a number of vacancies; we are looking for Newly Qualified and Qualified Occupational Therapists and Newly Qualified and Qualified Social Workers to join us and help shape and deliver our teams; it’s a really exciting time to join us!
Would you like to know more?
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Fiona Havord, Principal Social Worker on fiona.havord@oxfordshire.gov.uk.
Closing date: Friday 10th May 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 27th May 2024