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| Social Work Agencies Join Forces |
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 Social work employment agencies have joined forces to put pressure on councils to raise standards in locum hiring, with the formal launch this week of a new trade association.
The Association of Social Work Employment Businesses (Asweb) was formed last May in reaction to the widespread use by councils of managed vendor services (MVS) - large, non-specialist recruitment agencies contracted to supply a range of temporary staff, including social workers.
The pressure group believes that standards have slipped since many councils have opted for the generic recruitment model and it is officially launching now with a constitution to improve on-going training and support for locums.
Andrew Thorne, Asweb chair and managing director of agency Backstop, said it was now 'virtually impossible' for specialist social work recruitment agencies to survive without providing staff through managed vendor contracts.
SocialWork 2000 are a very active member of this trade association and are highly committed to setting and maintaining the highest possible standards for Social Work Recruitment. We are delighted to see the positive press that the group has been receiving.
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| Writing Effective Emails |
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 Increasingly e-communications are becoming a very important medium for communication. A significant proportion of our working lives are occupied by reading and writing emails. We will all have views on the positives and negatives of this type of communication but very few if any of us escape it.
With this in mind we thought we would share some tips sent to us by the REC on writing effective emails. We hope you find the helpful and welcome your feedback to mail@socialwork2000.co.uk.
Click here to read the article.
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| A Day in the Life of a Recruitment Adviser
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 Have you ever wondered what actually happens on a typical day in the SocialWork 2000 offices? No one knows better than Maggie Whymark who has clocked up over 8 years of experience with us and has set the standards for Recruitment in an industry which has undergone many changes during that time. This is an excellent article which Maggie has penned and truly encapsulates the highs, lows and challenges faced by our team of Recruitment Advisers.
The day starts with six new jobs having arrived via email overnight. A lot of local authorities now use an automated system that generates orders sent to all agencies on their preferred supplier list. I alert all the Recruitment Advisers and put the jobs on our database. At least one of these jobs will suit several of my candidates so I call to make sure they are interested and put their CV’s forward.
Time to make a quick coffee and chat to the others in the team as they come in.
I call one of my locums to find out how her job interview went yesterday afternoon. She thinks it went well and would accept the post if it was offered to her. She’s an excellent worker so I’m sure she will have been successful. Calls start coming in from our clients with new posts available. I update the jobs on the website and send text alerts to locums who have registered for information on new jobs as they come in...
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| Maternal Drug & Alcohol Misuse |
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Conference 1: Binge Britain: Significant Harm for the Unborn Child, 8 September, Liverpool - click here for full programme
Conference 2: Drugs & the Unborn Baby, 11 September, Sheffield - click here for full programme
Conference 3: The Cycle of Drugs & Alcohol: The New Perspective, 16 September, London - click here for full programme
Conference 4: Children Affected by Substance Misuse: Optimising Their Future, 17 September, London - click here for full programme
To book onto one of these conferences, complete the online registration form here, or the conference booking form here.
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The school holidays are now almost over but we are still aiming to have fun as the Autumn Theatre season kicks off. We have booked tickets at the Milton Keynes Theatre on Wednesday 17th September for West Side Story. All our currently placed locums are invited so this is just a reminder to confirm your tickets with us asap. The show has had some really fantastic reviews and will be coming to High Wycombe in the New Year in case we are oversubscribed. Look out for details of Calendar Girls which is coming soon.