Social Worker- ASYE
Listed on 2026-09-21
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Social Work
Human Services/ Social Work, Family Advocacy & Support Services, Community Support Services
Salary range: £41,511- £43,449 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract:
Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location:
Civic centre and other locations from time to time
Brent is one of the most diverse boroughs in the country, with communities, ideas and experiences from across the world helping to shape who we are. Working here means joining a council that is focused on fairness, open to new thinking and committed to improving life for local people.
Our values shape how we work and what people can expect from us. We collaborate proactively, lead inclusively, embrace change, are bold and curious, and celebrate and share our success. For people who care about public service and want their work to matter, Brent offers the chance to make a meaningful difference.
About the roleBrent’s Children, Young People and Community Development Service is looking to recruit enthusiastic and committed social workers who have qualified in the last 2 years for our ASYE programme.
Whilst we at Brent have high expectations of our newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) you will be supported as part of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme.
The ASYE is a nationally recognised 12-month programme for NQSWs to help you make the transition from the point of qualification to the professional social work role. The ASYE programme is well embedded and developed in Brent.
Further support for NQSWs is a dedicated monthly reflective space for ASYEs, which is aimed at all ASYEs to complement your NQSW/ASYE year of practice.
As part of Brent’s workforce, you will be entitled to attend a range of courses throughout your ASYE year, from Trauma-Informed Practice, Systemic Practice, Restorative Justice, Contextual Safeguarding, Signs of Safety and much more, which is all part of our Ways of Working/Practice Framework. Brent is extremely committed to your success, and we have a specialised Learning Academy which offers bespoke and individual support to our ASYEs.
This support includes coaching, mentoring, developing specific areas of practice which affords you with a dynamic learning experience.
There will be a range of social work duties and responsibilities that NQSWs will carry out, depending on the service area you are appointed to. You will be expected to underpin all your work with a commitment to relationship-based practice and ensuring that the voice of the child is evident throughout and appropriately influences planning.
Brent is also committed to inclusive practice and have Brent focused specialised training such as LGBTQ+ Awareness, Anti
- Racist Practice and more throughout the year. As well as your core social work skills you will have the opportunity to contribute to innovative child and family practice which promotes the voice of the child that influence service provision for thosein need in our borough.
- Consistency in case, individual and group supervision
- Smaller caseloads
- Greater management oversight
- Flexible working
- Consistency in appraisals
- Clear practice expectations
- Clear routes to progression, access to the bi-annual Progression Panel
- Staff supported with development planning and a Professional Development Process
- Director’s Commendations to recognise excellence
- Leadership development opportunities protected with commissioned external programmes post successful ASYE
- ASYE learning and development offer and individual development plans
You will have completed your Social Work…
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