Social Care jobs and careers

This section provides guidance to anyone who is interested in following a career within Social Care at Leicestershire County Council.

Leicestershire has been recognised as one of the top performing Social Care services in the country. We provide a comprehensive induction and supervision programme to all staff and we encourage our staff to develop both personally and professionally. We also offer the opportunity to work flexible hours to help our staff to strike a better balance between the demands of job and family.

Social care is about helping people in difficulty to live their lives. There are a wide range of jobs to choose from and that means you should be able to find a job with flexible working patterns that you can match to your own circumstances. You could work full-time, part-time or flexible hours around family or other commitments. Either way you’ll be doing a job that offers close contact with people and constant variety. You’ll be provided with training in the skills you need to do the job well and there are many opportunities for further development and career progression.

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Social Work puts you in a responsible position which requires training and professionalism. An interest in people is important but you also need to be quick-thinking, thorough, persuasive and committed to making a difference. Social Workers work with people who need some support. As an advisor, advocate, counsellor or as a listener Social Workers try to help people live more successfully within their local communities.

As of 2003/2004, the professional qualification for Social Workers is the BA (Hons) Social Work degree. This is offered by most universities as 3 year course. DeMontfort University, Leicester offers this course and further details can be obtained from their website www.dmu.ac.uk. University of Leicester offers a Social Work course at postgraduate level, MA in Social Work. For further information about this course, visit the University of Leicester website. www.le.ac.uk/msce