Locum Workers: Changes to Umbrella Providers
Some of you may have been contacted by your consultant regarding umbrella providers. Recently, Local Authorities re-awarded some of their vendor contracts as part of the MSTAR3 Framework, which tells Councils how to recruit temp staff. As part of these new contracts, it is now up to us (as your recruiter) to ensure that every […]
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Benefits Of Becoming A Perm Social Worker | A Chat With Claira
“If you can’t beat them, join them and do it better!” š As part of ourĀ #SpringIntoSocialWork campaign, we spoke to one of our very ownĀ Perm Social Workers, Claira, who is a Senior Practitioner in Child Protection and CIN! š» Claira speaks about the benefits of working in Perm and why it can be the perfect […]
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Perm Social Work FAQs with Lauren!
“For progression and development you want to be permanent.” š¼ Considering taking on aĀ #permanentjobĀ inĀ #socialwork, but not familiar with the ins and outs of a long-term role? LetĀ LaurenĀ talk you through it! šŖ In this video Lauren answers the following questions: 1) Why would you recommend switching from Locum to Perm Social Work? (00:08) 2) What is […]
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Self-Care in Social Work: Looking after yourself
Over the last few weeks/months, Ulster University has been conducting the second wave of a wellbeing survey for Health and Social Care professionals. Research found that the wellbeing of social workers, who were the āforemostā among participants has decreased since the first wave of the study, with results suggesting that those working in the social […]
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International Women’s Day #ChooseToChallenge
As you all will know, today is International Women’s Day, with this year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge – which focuses on women in leadership roles and how we can work together to ensure that we call out inequalityĀ and bias in our lives and the workplace. While 83% of social workers are female, women in all industries, […]
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A chat with Chris about our podcast!
This week, our Commercial Director Chris chats about the amazing social workers he and Lawrence meet through our podcast, Upfront About Social Work. Make sure to check out the new season below and keep an eye out for new episodes every two weeks!
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Key Worker Vaccine: What it means and where to look for information
This week it was revealed that those working on the frontline have been targeted with misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine. In the midst of the pandemic and with all the difficulties it brings, spreading fear and misinformation can be incredibly damaging to the mental well-being of our key workers, especially those who work so hard […]
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A Lockdown Update from Chris
Yesterday the Prime Minister announced another full nationwide lockdown affecting all of us in a variety of ways… One constant, however, has been those of you who continue to provide services for the sick, vulnerable, and in need, and who continue to deliver key services to the public. Unfortunately, weāve seen first-hand the effect that […]
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Lockdown 2.0
When we wrote about our slow return to the offices back in July, we didnāt think weād be writing another update from home with the whole team back working remotelyā¦.yet here we are. During a time where we all feel rather uncertain, and maybe even uneasy, we have tried our best to keep things […]
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Exclusive CPD Offer for SP Candidates
With time running short for QSWās to evidence their CPD for the Social Work England re-registration, Social Personnel are offering our working candidates discounted CPD training to help get you on your way. We pride ourselves on our continuing support for our Social Workers and we have been able to get this at a discounted […]
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