Social Work

See what graduates from last year’s Social Work course at Glasgow Caledonian University went on to do after graduation. The chart below shows how many graduates were employed, in further study & unemployed six months after graduation (the category ‘Others’ includes graduates who were either not available for employment, were taking time out, were starting a job the following month, or were doing something else).

Destinations of Social Work graduates from DLHE survey 2009/10

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Employed: 29
Further study: 0
Unemployed: 1
Others: 1
Total 1st degree returns: 31

94% of graduates from our Social Work courses last year who responded to our survey were in employment 6 months after graduation – graduate employers included the following companies:

East Ayrshire Council
Glasgow City Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Renfrewshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Stirling Council
West Dunbartonshire Council

Professional Bodies:

Guide to researching graduate vacancies:

Please refer to our suite of leaflets which will assist you in your search for a graduate job, further study or placement. The leaflets also cover topics including Writing a CV, interview techniques and the application process which you may also find useful. All these leaflets are available from the Careers & Employability Centre, M015 George Moore Building, or can be downloaded from our website.
Also look at the listings of graduate jobs in the vacancy section of our site. On average we receive over 30 new vacancies daily and we usually have over 500 graduate jobs, placements and part-time jobs advertised at any one time - be sure to check our website regularly.
Register with the Careers Service and we will email you jobs matching your specified requirements as soon as they are advertised
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Careers Service Presentations:

This is a copy of our presentation to BA and MSc Social Work students on from 8 April 2011: Career Paths for Social Work Applications

Applications and Interviews:

Going for interviews
Applications, CVs and covering letters (www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Appforms & www.prospects.ac.uk/links/CVwriting)
Making an impact (AGCAS DVD)
Your job’s online (AGCAS DVD)

Postgraduate study/research:

NHS Jobs:

NHS (Scotland) – Search for vacancies by region, employer and category
NHS (England and Wales) – Search options include keyword, location and salary.
NHS (Northern Ireland) – Official gateway for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland

Local Government Jobs:

Scottish Councils search for vacancies by keyword, council, job category, advert reference
English Councils
Northern Ireland see links section for list of council websites
Wales - search by employer, category, salary; see also links for list of all Welsh local authorities

Jobs General:

British Association of Social Workers - see 'Associated Organisations' for links to specialist recruitment agencies
Local Government Careers - go to > Links > Local Councils, for a list of English councils
Local Government Gateway - go to jobs search facility
Local Government Jobs - public sector jobs website. Search by region and key words BEST ONE

Private Practice:

See professional body for advice, online communities and information

British Association of Social Workers - see 'Associated Organisations' for links to specialist recruitment agencies

Charities and Voluntary Sector:

Apex Scotland - Employment & training organisation for offenders/young people at risk
Barnardo's
Charity Jobs
Good Moves Charity and Voluntary sector recruitment Scotland
Jobs in Charities
National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Scottish Criminal Justice Organisation
Voluntary Sector Jobs
Third Sector Vacancies in charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprise

Working Abroad

USA - National Association of Social Workers
Australia - Australian Association of Social Workers
Canada - Canadian Association of Social Workers
Ireland - Irish Association of Social Workers and Careers in Healthcare (General Careers in Health/ Social Care)
New Zealand - Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) and Kiwi Careers, a Government sponsored jobs site
South Africa - Council of Social Service Professions (regulatory body) - useful starting point
International Federation of Social Workers - (see About Us > Member organisations for international career links and jobs link from home page)
Voluntary Services Overseas - Opportunities in a variety of countries
Graduate Prospects (subsection Jobs & Prospects/Explore working abroad/Country specific information). Information on working and studying in over 50 countries throughout the world

Please email us with other useful sites and we may add them to this list