Trainee Social Workers

**Trainee Social Workers**:
**Closing date**: 23/02/2025

**Reference**: REQ105830
- 37 hours / Fixed-Term
- 27,711 - 32,654 *
- Within Ceredigion
- *All salary values are pro-rata.
- About the role

Do you have the potential to work with people at the most vulnerable times of their lives?

Interested in training to become a qualified Social Worker and earning while you learn?

Social Workers in our Through Age Wellbeing Services work to protect, advocate on behalf of and support children, young people and adults. It’s a professional, challenging yet rewarding job that needs dedicated people.

We are looking for individuals with a passion for working with and on behalf of the residents of Ceredigion, and are offering the opportunity to earn while you learn, on a fixed-term traineeship for up to 3 years, to achieve a professional qualification.

Our offer to you

Hosted by a social work team and under the supervision of qualified and experienced social workers you will learn to undertake social work tasks. Alongside this you will be sponsored to undertake a Degree in Social Work through our partnership with the Open University in Wales.

Post qualifying you will be expected to remain in employment with Ceredigion County Council for a minimum of three years.

In exchange for your skills and commitment we will also offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, pension scheme with 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings and employee health and wellbeing support. More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found here.

We are also passionate about supporting our employees balance work and life. To support you in achieving work-life balance, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

- Hybrid Working: you may choose to work from home or in an office location.

More information

For more information please see our guidance document and visit the Open University website.
- Job Description and Person Specification (Grade 7 until succeful completion of Year 1 and Certificate of HE in Social Care Practice)
- Job Description and Person Specification (Grade 8 with Certificate of HE in Social Care Practice)
- Guidance Document

Selection Process:
Applications will be shortlisted and successful applicants will be invited to attend an interview during the week commencing 10 March 2025.
- What we offer
- Work-life balance
- Lifestyle savings scheme
- Generous employer pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Learning and development