Trainee Social Worker

The Frontline Organisation (Approach Social Work); Broadstairs; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent social work training organization in Broadstairs is seeking Trainee Social Workers to join its fully funded training program. This initiative aims to equip individuals with the skills needed to excel in child-focused social work and offers the opportunity to earn a master's degree. Applicants are encouraged from all backgrounds, especially those underrepresented in the field. Salary ranges from £18,000 to £34,000 upon qualification.

Benefits

£18,000 or £20,000 bursary for living costs

Career-long support through the Frontline Fellowship

Qualifications

• No prior social work experience required, but the right values and commitment are essential.
• Applicants should be residents in England by the program's start.
• Not a qualified social worker already.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships, make decisions, and advocate for children's safety and wellbeing.
• Visit children at home or school.
• Support parents through difficult circumstances.
• Collaborate with teachers, health professionals, and police.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Judgment

Education

2.2 (predicted or obtained) in an undergraduate honours degree

GCSE English Language at Grade C/4

Job description

Trainee Social Worker

Approach Social Work (formerly known as the Frontline programme)

Looking for a career with purpose and a clear path for development?

At Frontline – England’s largest social work charity – everything we do aims to make life better for children who need a social worker, to help keep them safe from harm and to give them every possible chance to fulfil their potential.

Approach Social Work is a fully funded training programme that helps you step into children’s social work with the training, tools and support to make a difference.

On the programme, you’ll develop a deep understanding of child-focused practice and how to build relationships that create real change. You’ll also explore anti-discriminatory, anti-oppressive and anti-racist approaches — and earn a master’s degree along the way.

Social work offers stability, progression and the chance to make a lasting difference. On this programme, you’ll be supported from day one and gain the skills, experience and master’s degree to succeed, wherever your career takes you.

The role:

• You’ll learn how to build relationships, make difficult decisions and advocate for children’s safety and wellbeing. That means:
• Visiting a child at home or school
• Supporting a parent through difficult circumstances
• Working with teachers, health professionals or police
• Writing reports and helping decide what’s safest for a child

It’s a role that takes empathy, resilience and strong judgement, rooted in anti-racist, anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory practice.

What to expect

Year one:

• Begin study for your postgraduate diploma
• Work with children and families within a local authority, supported by experienced tutors and practice educators
• Receive a bursary of £18,000 or £20,000 (depending on location) to help with living and travel costs

Year two and three:

• Move into a paid role as a newly qualified social worker (up to £34,000, or more in some London boroughs)
• Keep working towards your master’s degree
• Join the Frontline Fellowship, a national community offering career-long support and development

Who we’re looking for

You don’t need experience in social work, just the right values, resilience and commitment to making a difference. We welcome applicants from all degree backgrounds and are especially keen to hear from those underrepresented in the sector, including men and people from racially diverse communities.

What you need

• Have at least a 2.2 (predicted or obtained) in an undergraduate honours degree (or international equivalent)
• Have obtained GCSE English Language at Grade C/4 or above (or approved equivalent qualification)
• Possess the right to work and study in the UK (including access to public funds) for the duration of the programme (until September 2029)
• To be resident in England by the time the programme commences
• Not be a qualified social worker

Be part of something bigger. Join the next generation of social workers.

Get qualified. Get hired. Make a difference.

Vacancy: Trainee Social Worker

Location: Broadstairs

Salary: £18,000 to £34,000 when qualified

Hours: Full time