Mark Glenister

#DomesticAbuse is happening all around us, all the time. At Next Chapter, we believe that everyone knows someone affected. If that's you, or someone you care for - we are here. 📞0330 333 7 444 (via COMPASS) 🌐https://lnkd.in/e4rQJc9Y #Essex #AFutureWithoutDomesticAbuse

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Social Care Spotlight! 📢 ... “The new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has committed to “improving diversity across local authority children’s services” over the coming year.” Andy S., the newly appointed president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), has pledged to enhance diversity within local authority children’s services during his tenure. He emphasised the importance of a diverse workforce in understanding and meeting community needs, stating that achieving this goal requires collaboration across the public sector. Smith highlighted the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion as crucial, affirming the commitment to addressing issues of disproportionality and discrimination. “The principles of diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental to all areas of our work and we are committed to highlighting, challenging and addressing issues of disproportionality, discrimination and systemic barriers that limit opportunity where they exist and we won’t stop there,” These comments follow on from interesting stats revealed below: ⬇ Latest ADCS data, as of 31 March 2023 revealed that.. 🔵 81% of DCS’s identified as white British 🔵 5% as white Irish 🔵 6% as ‘other’ white 🔵 1% as black African 🔵 1% as black Caribbean 🔵 2% as white and black Caribbean 🔵 2% as white and Asian Andy has also outlined key priorities for the upcoming year, including key and ongoing issues such as... 🔵 Addressing childhood poverty, 🔵 Enhancing social worker recruitment and retention, 🔵 Improving services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We wish Andy S. all the best in his new role and we’ll be keen to see how the above is tackled. #SocialWorkNews #NewAppointment #Diversity #SEND #Recruitment #SocialCare

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If your job's making you feel fed up, unmotivated, underwhelmed, unexcited, frustrated, let down, angry, disappointed. You're feeling there's little else for you to achieve where you are. You can't see your next progression route internally. Looking for a fresh, new challenge. To see if the grass is greener (it might be!) Then maybe it's worth a minute of your time to check out this post by my awesome co-founder Rachel Frankland about all the finance positions we are currently recruiting! Even if these roles aren't suitable, you may be looking for a new finance role—interim or permanent. If you'd benefit from a career mapping, sounding board-type call, feel free to message us. So, whether you're working in Corporate Finance/Transaction Services, Restructuring, Tax, or Audit. Or if you're an ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CA qualified accountant industry at any level. Pls get in touch to see how we can help you. Have a great weekend, everyone! 💙💚🧡💜💛🤍 About IFF: Introducing IFF: Your Talent Partner in Purpose-Driven Recruitment At IFF Talent, we're raising standards in the recruitment industry by modernising and enhancing the agency recruitment experience AND providing exceptional experiences/support that goes way beyond the transactional part of the process. We call this 'Beyond Recruitment' We're dedicated to supporting your entire career - beyond just finding you a job (or hiring). We are working hard behind the scenes and will soon announce a new, exclusive initiative showcasing how we will support you throughout your career journey—stay tuned! But that's not all. We're also passionate about making a positive social impact on our world.....and the 3 of us will each drive a 'social pillar'. That's why we're diverting a percentage from every recruitment fee we generate into our own non-profit to support social causes that impact us all, including: - Mental Health & Workplace Wellbeing (my social pillar!) - Gender Equity/Women in Finance (Rachel's social pillar) - Social Mobility (Joe's social pillar) Our mission is to be a force for good in the recruitment industry, and we're excited to share our journey with you. Stay tuned for updates on our initiatives and how you can get involved! 🙂 Our companies : IFF Talent - Ingham Frankland Fide F=@#! Mental Health CIC #ifftalent #beyondrecruitment #accountants #financejobs #mentalhealth #womeninfinance #socialmobility

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Upskill Your Workforce Diversify our workforce for corporate and social responsibility. Explore government schemes encouraging inclusive recruiting and upskilling. Make a meaningful impact on your team and local economy. https://lnkd.in/e_R7Efiy

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📣 DFE Agency Rules - Why should you go permanent now? 📣 The recent statutory guidance for local authorities on the use of agency child and family social workers underscores the importance of building a stable and effective workforce. This guidance highlights several key reasons why permanent recruitment is not just beneficial, but essential for social workers and the communities they serve. Stability and Continuity: Permanent social workers provide consistent support, which is crucial for building trust and effective relationships with children and families. This stability is vital for delivering high-quality care and achieving positive outcomes. Professional Growth and Development: Permanent positions offer social workers more opportunities for ongoing training and career development. This ensures they remain well-equipped to handle the complexities of their roles and stay updated with best practices and regulations. Team Cohesion and Support: A permanent workforce fosters a stronger sense of team cohesion and mutual support. This collaborative environment enhances job satisfaction and reduces burnout, leading to a more resilient and motivated workforce. Cost-Effectiveness: Reducing reliance on agency workers can lower costs, allowing local authorities to invest more in workforce development and support services. This financial stability benefits both social workers and the communities they serve. By focusing on permanent recruitment, we align with the new statutory guidance and take a significant step towards creating a more sustainable and effective social work environment. This approach not only benefits social workers but also ensures that vulnerable children and families receive the consistent, high-quality support they need. If you're open to discussing permanent vacancies, get in touch today! ☎0113 236 8965 📧 [email protected] 📲 LinkedIn DM #SocialWork #PermanentRecruitment #WorkforceDevelopment 

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🚨 New Social Work Apprenticeship in Scotland 🚨 Exciting news! A social work apprenticeship is set to launch in Scotland, offering a well needed additional route into Social Work in the Country. 📢 Key Points: 🔵 Announced by Cabinet Secretary Angela Constance, the Scottish Government is partnering with Skills Development Scotland to develop this new pathway. 🔵 Open to graduates, the apprenticeship allows candidates to work in social care while obtaining a master’s qualification, with fees covered by SAAS. 🔵 This is the first social work apprenticeship in Scotland, following the model already available in England since 2019. 🔵 It provides a crucial opportunity to strengthen and diversify the profession, especially amid the current recruitment and retention crisis. Leadership bodies, including Social Work Scotland and the Scottish Association of Social Work, have welcomed this initiative. However, both highlight the need for additional bursaries for students, similar to the support nursing and midwifery trainees receive, to make social work more accessible. This new pathway is a positive step forward in ensuring Scotland’s social work workforce reflects and supports all communities. 🙌 #SocialWorkScotland #Socialwork #Positive

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Since November 2022, I’ve worked on this Initiative and it’s great to see the outcomes for the customers we support - such a great initiative and so excited that it’s extended until 2026, with onboarding of the next 100 customers happening now 🥳 If you’re interested in finding out more about the Initiative or Surrey Choices, please feel free to reach out #LSEi #SurreyChoices #EmploymentSupport

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Interesting article.. think the work on how people feel supported is important

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We're hiring! 📌 Registration and Advice Senior Officer 📌 Registration and Advice Officer The team is responsible for the registration of qualified social workers and ensuring that the register is up to date and accurate. The team provides advice and guidance to all people who contact Social Work England. We are a strong and supportive team who engages with internal and external stakeholders. 📌 Registration and Advice Senior Officer Key responsibilities: ✅ Ensure effective customer service is provided by the registration and advice team at all times, and to take action to maintain and improve this service. ✅ To support the Registration Operations Manager(s) in the development and training of team members including any necessary feedback, recruitment, induction and objective setting. ✅ Support the annual renewals process by improving guidance and standard responses. Maintaining a list of improvements which can be implemented for the current year (system, process, guidance and training). Closing date for applications: 6 May 2024. 📌 Registration and Advice Officer Key responsibilities: ✅ Manage a high volume and varied caseload, delivering quality assessments through effective planning, prioritisation and independent case management, by applying relevant guidance and regulatory frameworks. Analyse, assess related documents, draft case summaries and make decision and recommendations in accordance with the Social Workers Regulations (2018). ✅ Identify, request and obtain information relevant to assessment to registration cases. This may include contacting health professionals, police, employers, course providers and other regulators. Actively manage and follow-up requests in a respectful and sensitive manner. ✅ Making evidence based decisions against our regulations as to whether cases can be progressed or need to be escalated whilst considering risk to the public. Closing date for applications: 12 May 2024. Read the full job descriptions and how to apply on our website: https://ow.ly/aqlm50RszKz

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Upskill Your Workforce Diversify our workforce for corporate and social responsibility. Explore government schemes encouraging inclusive recruiting and upskilling. Make a meaningful impact on your team and local economy. https://lnkd.in/epB_Quyc

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Interesting read 👇🏼 We can all learn from Bluey 😂 https://lnkd.in/edSXbjRm #socialworknews #socialworkers #socialwork

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Enlisted below are the sequence of events for my Social Work England application. This might vary from person to person and was exactly 1.4 years ago and with major amendments and changes within Social Work England this might not be the scenario presently. This might be useful to understand the process for aspiring social work professionals who are interested to join the register. January 2023- Submitted the application by paying the scrutiny fee along with the prerequisite documents. March 2023- Allocation of a case manager for the application and requested for additional documents after pre assessment of the initial application submitted. Some of the major things which had to be rectified and was missed out for submission were 1.     Attested bank Statement 2.     Updating knowledge and skills form 3.     Passport with 4 corners visible as photo without obstruction not a scanned copy. May 2023-  Correspondence from SWE to college and employers to verify the information furnished relating to course and employment. July 2023- Amendment of USK initially submitted as per the standards of SWE. A rectified USK had to be submitted as per the professional standards of SWE. A detailed description of the major activities conducted in the USK had to be added and certain of the activities mentioned in the initial USK was not accepted as social work practice in the United Kingdom. August 2023- Verification of USK with supervisor. September 2023-  Issue of joining letter and allocation of a unique number for identification. Payment of 90 pounds for confirmation of the registration had to be done before November 2023 Applicants who are successful are requested to submit a CPD and payment of an annual membership fee to continue in the register. This has to be done every year and the assessment period starts for example from December 2024 to November 2025. The completion of CPD and payment of membership fee has to be done before 30 November 2023 Just in case you find this post to be useful kindly like, share and comment so that it reaches people who are struggling and perplexed about the process. #SocialWorkEngland #timelineofevents #overseasapplications

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💡 Don’t forget: This is such an important reminder for all social workers! Renewing your registration is more than a requirement—it's an opportunity to reflect on your practice and grow through continuous learning. The peer reflection aspect is especially valuable, as it fosters shared insights and strengthens the profession. Don’t forget to complete your CPD and meet the requirements well before the deadline to ensure you continue providing the highest standards for those you support every day. 🌟 #SocialWork #ProfessionalDevelopment #CPD #PeerReflection #RegistrationRenewal #ContinuousLearning

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"Shaunna, I want to start my application with Social Work England but I've looked on their list of overseas qualifications and mine is not on there, what do I do?" First of all don't panic, you may still be accepted. It's very likely you are one of the first people to apply with your qualification- there are new courses created every year in different institutions. If your course is not listed on Social Work England’s list of overseas qualifications, you must include a course information form or provide a letter of training and experience with your application. The supporting letter needs to outline how your education, training and experience aligns with Social Work England’s professional standards. I would advise uploading both the form and the letter to avoid any unnecessary delays. Make sure to also provide details of any placements you have completed if you have not worked since you first qualified. In this case, less is not more- provide as much information as you can so they can make an informed decision. As always if you want more information or specific advice please email me [email protected] and I will do my best to help you. #internationalrecruitment #socialcare

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An easy way to communicate what goes on during a Needs Assessment... We always ensure that the process of a Needs Assessment is adapted to the individual's unique communication needs and preferences. ✅ #socialcare #socialwork #safeguarding

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