Domestic Abuse
A social worker's role in domestic abuse focuses on resolving issues between victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse, no matter the position in the family or relationship. Domestic abuse workers work in line with jurisdiction and family law to make sure that victims are safe and can be kept safe, as well as offering effective solutions that can be adopted to eradicate any influence of domestic abuse on people's lives.
As a grad
The best way to become a social worker is part of a graduate programme (if you haven't already pursued an undergrad degree in the field). You'll be listed with the relevant institutional bodies to enable you to become a social worker, like the HCPC, NHS or BASW. You'll be meeting your clients on a daily basis, getting to know all the important people in their lives, doing a large chunk of administration and logging to make sure everything is recorded, and maintaining good relationships to show people they can trust you.salary bands and hours
£20k – £26k Around 37- 40 hours per week, with occasional extra hourstraining
There are generally two routes you can go down to become a qualified social worker. If you've studied social work for your undergrad or postgrad degree, you can apply for jobs straight away by going to your local authority and receiving specific training there. There are, however, fast track schemes, including Frontline's Leadership Development Programme, Think Ahead's Mental Health Programme, or Social Work Bursaries, that you can enter without a degree in social work. You'll embark on a 6-week training course, then spend your first year shadowing a senior social worker and working on cases with their guidance. You'll also attend lecture days at a university to complete a postgraduate diploma (subsidised) in social work. Alongside this, you'll complete your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE), as well as being responsible for your own cases.progression
You may work for local government, an independent organisation, all kinds of children's services, in hospitals or mental health trusts. With more experience, you could become a more senior practitioner, or you have the opportunity to move laterally into something more managerial like team leader or senior social worker. You could also move into a more supervisory role where you run a refuge project or family centre, where you will plan, deliver and evaluate family services.necessary skills and requirements
Skills:- A strong passion for changing lives for the better
- Physical and mental stamina
- The ability to abide by confidentiality laws
- The ability to absorb the legal information and be patient in reading large texts
- Enjoying working with people and have great interpersonal skills
- Confidence in your decision making
- Be an organised individual with good written and verbal English skills
- Be able to remain patient in a crisis situation
- Be an active listener and resilient
- Be creative and good at improv solution hacking
- You need to have a 2:1 in a degree at university. You'll also ideally have a driver's license to get to and from your meetings and appointments.
top tips
You need to have real-life experience of dealing with risk-led management and support planning to be relatable to any of your cases.testimonials
Chris
Student Social Worker with Frontline
If you want to do something meaningful, what could be better than helping children and families to have better lives? Frontline recruit the best people to work with, you learn on the job and there's a bursary, saving student loans. Oh, and the starting salary after qualifying is pretty good.
Eric
Student Social Worker with Frontline
The job is incredibly rewarding, the training and teaching are fantastic and the focus on systemic practice makes it all seem very tangible. It feels great to be part of a group of people all so dedicated and motivated to succeeding and making a difference.
