Employability Service
Email: employability@anglia.ac.uk | Call: 01245 68 6700
Social Work and Social Policy
Further details on typical roles, employers and sector trends can be found on our Employability Portal and within the Job Sectors section of the Prospects website and TargetJobs.
Social Work
Most social workers are employed by local authority children's or adult services. Increasingly, however, opportunities are available with voluntary organisations or charities.
- Frontline (two year elite graduate social work programme)
- The British Association of Social Workers careers
- The British Association of Social Workers job listings
- Information on the AYSE scheme (supported year in practice)
- NHS Hospital Social Work
Previous work experience in an area relating to social work is extremely important for entry into the profession and for entry onto the MA in Social Work you will need a total of 6 months. This may be through paid positions or voluntary work and can include roles in community care centres, working with children or with vulnerable adults. Any roles that show you can demonstrate empathy along with a genuine desire to improve the quality of the lives of others are helpful.
General
Social Policy
Social policy and public administration graduates are employed in management positions in the public sector or for private organisations working with government. Some go on to graduate management training schemes in health, housing, police, think tanks or specialist agencies. Opportunities also occur in social work or other personal social services work, as well as in social and political research.
- Civil Service Fast Stream
- Civil Service jobs
- Cabinet Office
- Ministry of Defence
- The Economist
- Guardian Jobs
- The Home Office
- HM Revenue & Customs
Further Study
Volunteering
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Contact us
Email: employability@anglia.ac.uk
Phone: 01245 686700