Hundreds of opportunities exist for qualified and experienced social care staff from the European Union to work in the UK.

Below are the current vacancies we have. They are being updated frequently so please keep checking regularly.

If there is not a vacancy that matches your particular experience, please feel free to contact us and we can look for more suitable positions.

Vacancy Reference 513

Title: Senior Social Worker

Employer: Local Authority

Salary: £36,447 - £38,211 per year depending on experience

Benefits: Various

Location: Ealing, West London 11.8 miles to Heathrow, 24.9 miles to Gatwick International airport.

Interviews: To be confirmed

Start Date: Winter 2010/2011

Qualification: Social Work or Social Pedagogy DegreeYou must be GSCC (General Social Care Council) registered before starting the job – Check www.gscc.org.uk for more information. Driving license essential.

The Role:
Children’s Services with a specific focus on children with disabilities.

Includes case management involving assessment of children with disabilities and their families. As a Senior Social Worker you will be expected to support other social workers and assistant social workers on your team.

Minimum Requirements:
· Social Work Qualification
· GSCC registration in progress or complete
· Direct experience of working with children / young people and their families, especially in Child Protection and with children with disabilities. Minimum 2years post qualifying experience.
· Experience of complex cases
· EU Driving license

Vacancy Reference 546

Title: Social Worker

Employer: Local Authority

Salary: £24,646 - £35,430 per annum depending on experience before tax

Benefits: £2000 market supplement +£1000 golden hello + relocation package + discount on childcare costs + generous lease car scheme + lots more!

Location: Hertfordshire – with central London just over 10 miles from the most southern of Hertfordshire towns.Close to Stanstead and Luton International Airportshttp://www.hertfordshire.com/ http://www.enjoyhertfordshire.com/

Interviews: To be confirmed

Start Date: Arranged individually

Qualification: Social Pedagogy / Social Work - GSCC registration essential

The Role:
This employer is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Social Worker to its children’s services team.

A minimum of 6 months UK social work experience in local government is required.

We are looking for candidates with front line assessment experience doing initial and core assessments and knowledge of UK court systems as you will have to attend court and write reports etc.

Vacancy Reference 614

Role: Co-worker – working/living with children and adults with disabilities

Location: Near Belfast - in Northern Ireland

Interviews: Via telephone (no need to fly over for interview beforehand)

Benefits: £100 pocket money per month, free accommodation and food provided.

Costs: £150 placement fee (one off payment of administrative costs)

Starting date: Winter 2010/2011 – 3 months minimum

Note: It is an unpaid internship!

About the Employer

The organisation is part of an international charitable trust working with people with intellectual disabilities and other kinds of special needs. Around 200 people live and work in the community, which includes woods, fields and parklands and has 19 houses, a school and workshops, with a farm at its heart.
The community is based on the anthroposophical philosophy of Rudolf Steiner.

Job Profile

Tasks include amongst others waking the children/adults, preparing breakfast/lunch and supper, household chores, assisting in class, organizing and executing leisure time activities like festivals. You would be living in the community alongside the service users offering an ongoing support. Your room could very likely be next door to the children or adults. It would be your responsibility to listen for them in the night.

All the cooking, cleaning and household tasks of the House are shared by everyone. The children are in a learning situation and according to their abilities depend upon your active example. A timetable, or rota, is drawn up by the house community to cover all these needs.

Vacancy Reference 627

Qualification: Social Pedagogues, Pedagogues, Educators, Social Workers with knowledge of Pedagogy essential

Location: Dudley, population 305,155 (middle England)

11 miles to Birmingham city
18 miles to Birmingham international airport
43 miles to Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon
98 miles to Liverpool
130 miles to London

Interviews: Arranged with you

Salary: £20,000

Description: The employer provides long-term accommodation and support for 3 young people, working with them to build positive relationships, support them in their day-to-day life, education and move into independence. Young people are usually 14 or 15 when they join the home and stay, often until they are 18.

The staff group is keen to work with Social Pedagogues, there are already 2 working in the home. You will work together with your team, a clinical psychologist, the community at large and the social services office.

We are looking for people who have experience of working directly with young people, preferably in small group and/or residential settings. Shift work.

Good value accommodation available in the area!

Vacancy Reference 644

Title: Social Worker

Employer: Local Authority

Salary: To be confirmed

Benefits: Various

Location: Hillingdon, West London 5.3 miles to Heathrow airport, 10.7 miles to Gatwick International airport.

Interviews: To be confirmed

Start Date: Winter 2010/2011

Qualification: Social Work or Social Pedagogy DegreeYou must be GSCC (General Social Care Council) registered before starting the job – Check www.gscc.org.uk for more information. Driving license essential. Minimum 2 years relevant statutory post qualifying experience necessary.

The Role: Adult’s Services
Focused on adults with mental health problems.

Minimum Requirements:
· Social Work Qualification
· GSCC registration in progress or complete
· Direct experience of working with adults with mental health conditions in a statutory setting. Minimum 2 years post qualifying experience.
· EU Driving license

Vacancy Reference 668

Qualification: Social Pedagogues, Social Workers or Psychologists (HPC Reg. required)

Location: Salisbury in Wiltshire, South West England 24 miles from Southampton.
90.7 miles from Central London (Victoria Station).
The medieval city of Salisbury has it all: historic streets and alleyways, charming half-timbered buildings, traditional English eating houses and characterful shopping streets, not to mention a superb range of attractions, including the UK's finest medieval cathedral. http://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/salisbury/home http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/index.htm?from=sdc http://www.vrsalisbury.co.uk/

Interviews: As soon as possible

Salary: £20,500-£30,000 depending on experience

Description: This job is providing care in a residential setting to children and young people who have suffered loss, abuse or neglect and consequently have emotional and/or behavioural problems. You will be expected to have relevant qualifications and experience of working with children or youth with trauma and complex needs as well as a good level of English and communication skills as you will be writing records and reports on a regular basis. You will be given an induction and will be expected to participate in training.
You will be expected to work with the children and young people on all levels, assuring their rights and needs are met and safeguarding them from harm.
If you are invited to attend interview, you will be expected to attend an assessment centre as part of the selection process which will involve; 2 group exercises, written exercise and individual interview.

Minimum Requirements:
· Qualification in either: Social Work, Social Pedagogy or Psychology (Psychologists need HPC registration see http://www.hpc-uk.org/)
· Good spoken and written English
· Good communication and listening skills
· Able and willing to work with challenging behaviour
· Able to work in a team
· Able to lead a team and give training
· Empathy and awareness
· Willing to participate in induction and training for your own development

Vacancy Reference 674

Title: Deputy Team Manager

Employer: Local Authority

Salary: £39,102 - £40,857 per year depending on experience

Benefits: Various

Location: Ealing, West London 11.8 miles to Heathrow, 24.9 miles to Gatwick International airport.

Interviews: To be confirmed

Start Date: Winter 2010/2011

Qualification: Social Work or Social Pedagogy DegreeYou must be GSCC (General Social Care Council) registered before starting the job – Check www.gscc.org.uk for more information. Driving license essential.

The Role: Children’s Services with a specific focus on children with disabilities.
Includes complex case management involving assessment of children with disabilities and their families. As a Deputy Team Manager you will be expected to manage staff and budgets, ensuring social workers always use safeguarding procedures and to deputise in the absence on the Team Manager, amongst other things.

Minimum Requirements:
· Social Work Qualification
· GSCC registration in progress or complete
· Direct experience of working with children / young people and their families, especially in Child Protection and with children with disabilities. Minimum 2years post qualifying experience.
· Experience of complex cases
· Experience of managing staff and budgets
· EU Driving license

Vacancy Reference 643

Title: Social Worker

Employer: Local Authority

Salary: To be confirmed

Benefits: Various

Location: Hillingdon, West London 5.3 miles to Heathrow airport, 10.7 miles to Gatwick International airport.

Interviews: To be confirmed

Start Date: Winter 2010/2011

Qualification: Social Work or Social Pedagogy DegreeYou must be GSCC (General Social Care Council) registered before starting the job – Check www.gscc.org.uk for more information. Driving license essential. Minimum 2 years relevant statutory post qualifying experience necessary.

The Role: Children’s Services
Includes case management involving assessment of children and their families.

Minimum Requirements:
· Social Work Qualification
· GSCC registration in progress or complete
· Direct experience of working with children / young people and their families, especially in Child Protection. Minimum 2years post qualifying experience.
· EU Driving license

Vacancy Reference Southwark SP

Title: Senior Practitioner

Employer: Local Authority

Salary: £36,096 - £42, 258 per year depending on experience

Benefits: Various

Location: Southwark, South London 18.5 miles to Heathrow airport, 14.1 miles to Gatwick International airport.

Interviews: To be confirmed

Start Date: Winter 2010/2011

Qualification: Social Work or Social Pedagogy DegreeYou must be GSCC (General Social Care Council) registered before starting the job – Check www.gscc.org.uk for more information. Driving license essential. Minimum 3 years relevant statutory post qualifying experience necessary.

The Role: Children’s Services - Fostering, Referral & Assessment or Children Looked After
Includes case management involving assessment of children and their families.

Minimum Requirements:
· Social Work Qualification
· GSCC registration in progress or complete
· Direct experience of working with children / young people and their families, especially in Child Protection. Minimum 2years post qualifying experience.
· Experience of complex cases
· EU Driving license

Vacancy Reference Southwark SW

Title: Social Worker

Employer: Local Authority

Salary: £29,571 - £38, 733 per year depending on experience

Benefits: Various

Location: Southwark, South London 18.5 miles to Heathrow airport, 14.1 miles to Gatwick International airport.

Interviews: To be confirmed

Start Date: Winter 2010/2011

Qualification: Social Work or Social Pedagogy DegreeYou must be GSCC (General Social Care Council) registered before starting the job – Check www.gscc.org.uk for more information. Driving license essential. Minimum 2 years relevant statutory post qualifying experience necessary.

The Role: Children’s Services - Fostering, Referral & Assessment or Looked After Children
· Managing a busy caseload of up to 10 cases of children looked after including up to 4 care proceedings cases
· To work to statutory and procedural expectations in respect of duties and responsibilities to children looked after and those at risk of harm
· To ensure a sensitive and effective social work service is provided to children and their families in close collaboration with all agencies.

Minimum Requirements:
· Social Work Qualification
· GSCC registration in progress or complete
· Direct experience of working with children / young people and their families, especially in Child Protection. Minimum 2years post qualifying experience.
· EU Driving license

Vacancy Reference 521

Type of work: Consultant Social Workers – Child Protection

Location: London

Salary: From £41,800 - £44,400 / annum

Interview Dates:To be arranged individually

Essential Criteria:Degree in Social Work / Social Pedagogy GSCC Registration