Newly Qualified Social Workers - Children's Services

Role: ASYE/Newly Qualified Social Worker

Division: Supporting Families Division 

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Grade I-K - £44,430, plus zone 2&3 travel card – this will go up to £46,437, once you pass your first year of ASYE

Are you ready to take the first steps in your journey as a qualified social worker?

Are you passionate and committed to building relationships with children and families within a diverse and innovative workplace?

Rated OUTSTANDING by OFSTED, Tower Hamlets is a great place to practice social work. We are committed to developing excellent Social Work practitioners and making Tower Hamlets an employer of choice. 

Contribute to creating positive change together and apply today!

About Us

In Tower Hamlets we believe that the best place for children is to be raised within their own families, immediate or wider, wherever it is safe and appropriate to do so. 

In Tower Hamlets we are committed to building relationships and strengthening families by working with people in a compassionate and understanding way.   

We are ambitious for Tower Hamlets children and families and endeavour for every child and young person to be healthy, safe and successful

Our Better Together Practice Framework is based on the ideas and concepts underpinned by Restorative Practice. It draws from other strength-based approaches, such as Systemic and Trauma Informed Practice and is fully embedded across Supporting Families.

We are an inclusive organisation that values diversity and empowers individuals from all cultures and backgrounds. We believe that a diverse workforce brings unique perspectives and enriches our ability to serve our community.

Our C-Change approach: Connect, Curious, Community, Co-Produce, Collaborate, Check,  sets out “6 Cs” for our work with children, young people their parents and carers, and each other.

We particularly welcome applications from Social Workers from Global majority backgrounds and from those who have care experience- in Tower Hamlets this is a protected characteristic.

About the Role

As an NQSW in Tower Hamlets, you will be part of one of our diverse Children’s Services teams, known as Supporting Families , providing essential support to children, young people, their families, and carers. Our practice is child-centred, family-minded, and strengths-based.

You will be asked for your team preferences if your application is shortlisted, and we will endeavour to put you forward for one of your team choices if successful at interview.

Our Offer:

We offer a competitive salary starting salary at Grade I-K- £44,430 this will go up to £46,437, once you pass your first year of ASYE and you will also be eligible for an annual travel card covering zones 2-3.

We are committed to developing excellent Social Work practitioners and if you choose to work with us you will benefit from:

• A dedicated practice leader to support you through the learning and assessment involved in your first year.
• A diverse workload and good quality reflective supervision
• In the second year of practice, you can opt in to continue having additional reflective supervision and are encouraged to do a consolidation module accredited by our partner universities.
• In the following three years the Learning Academy will work with you to consider the best way to support and develop your practice.
• A range of opportunities to undertake further study and complete further post-qualifying modules through our partner universities post ASYE

Tower Hamlets provides wide-ranging and excellent training and development opportunities, which include university accredited courses, e-learning, online classroom-based training and on the go opportunities. We also offer flexible learning opportunities through our subscription to Research in Practice and various learning opportunities through our membership with the NorthEast London Teaching Partnership.

Requirements

Please note that to apply for these posts you must meet the following criteria:

• Have the Right to Work in the UK (please note, unfortunately we are not currently able to offer sponsorship for ASYE positions).
• Be anticipating successful completion of your social work course and subsequent Social Work England registration by October 2025
• Have completed your social work qualification within the last 2 years
• Not have commenced or completed your ASYE elsewhere

Recruitment Timeline:

• Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 18^th May 2025 
• Shortlisting date: 27^th May 2025
• Assessment Centre date/s: 3^rd - 5^th June 2025
• Interview date/s: 16^th – 19^th June 2025

Both the Assessment Centre and Interview activities are approximately 1 day each and will take place face to face in Tower Hamlets Town Hall in Whitechapel.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Learning Academy on LearningAcademy@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Additional Details

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough. 

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This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

Tower Hamlets Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.