ASYE Newly Qualified Social Worker

Overview

Are you a Newly Qualified Social Worker or do you qualify in the upcoming months? Are you looking to find the best opportunities to develop and progress with high levels of support in the first steps of your career? Birmingham Children’s Trust has all that and more. In the spring of 2024 we received nearly 200 applications from student social workers who wanted to join our ASYE (Assessed and Supported Year in Employment).

As the largest Local Authority in Europe, we provide an excellent and varied ASYE programme run by our highly recognised Trust Practice Academy. Our next cohort starts May 2026 – do you want to join us? We understand that your first year as a social worker is vital and that the transition from student to practitioner can be challenging. At Birmingham Children’s Trust you will be supported every step of the way through your ASYE journey.

You will be a fully integrated team member from the outset, working alongside and learning from experienced managers and social workers in our exceptionally dedicated workforce. There will also be wrap‑around support from a dedicated Senior Practitioner from our Academy to work with you on your own individual development journey.

• Monthly training and development opportunities
• Monthly study time
• Regular supervision from your team manager and your dedicated Academy Senior Practitioner
• Wrap around support and protection as you develop your skills

• Assessment and Short Term Intervention (ASTI)
• Safeguarding
• Children in Care teams
• Children with Disabilities
• Youth Justice Service
• Fostering or Adoption

"I have really enjoyed my experience as an ASYE Social worker, I have felt completely supported by my manager, SPED and team throughout the year, which was comforting for me, considering this was the start of my career where I needed that extra guidance. This ASYE programme has helped me to develop my knowledge and reflect on my social work practice, and it was also a good way to form positive relationships with colleagues, which also provided that extra level of support."

– Naomi

"I enjoyed the ASYE programme, it enabled the space for my professional growth and for me to re‑adjust to the Social Work profession. The ASYE programme provided varied training; a protective case load; opportunity to develop a professional support network with my colleagues on my ASYE cohort." – Jermaine

You will join our next ASYE programme commencing May 2026. There are also opportunities to begin your time in the Trust before May in alternative support roles whilst you await your registration. Interviews will take place between 26th January to 6th February 2026 and will be held face‑to‑face. A requirement of this role is an enhanced DBS check; if you have signed up to the DBS update service or are thinking about joining this service, please let us know on your application.

For informal enquiries, please contact joinus@. Or visit the Practice Academy webpage for more information.

We will run two webinars, providing an overview of the application and interview process, as well as all things ASYE, and what it’s like working in the Trust. We welcome you to come talk with us and look at the opportunities available to you.

At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Depending on the role, you may be required to undergo an appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check – Standard, Enhanced, or Enhanced with Barred List – based on specific responsibilities and the level of contact with children and young people.

We are committed to fair treatment of all applicants, including those with criminal records. A criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us, but it will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of the offence. We reserve the right to close the job early should we reach the required number of applications.

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