Social Worker Opportunities

In Bracknell Forest we usually recruit social workers through the press advertising, but we also welcome informal enquiries.

If you are a social worker student we have a thriving social worker placement scheme and many of our students become permanent members of our teams after qualification. Find out more about our student social worker practice placement scheme.

If you are approaching the final year of your social work degree, find out more about our Final Year Bursary Programme where we can give you financial support and a placement during your studies.

Our turnover is not high as we value our staff and place importance on professional development. This means that there is an expectation that social workers will go on to take their PQ Child Care award and undertake mandatory training in child protection and other modules of the induction programme. They also have the opportunity to become Practice Teachers.

If this feels like a lot, it is. We want high quality in our staff, so that they are equipped to undertake a demanding role, but one that they can enjoy, knowing that we will invest in them to achieve the best outcomes for children.

We have an attractive package of benefits which includes: