Social Work Careers Guide: The South West

Careers and lifestyle: Social work in the South West

How the South West hopes to win over social workers with its mix of beautiful countyside and career opportunities.

‘Fantastic weather, friendly people and manageable workloads’: Social workers give the low down on living and working in the South West

We asked four social workers to tell us about living and working in the South West

How three projects are transforming social work in the South West

Community Care discovers how three innovative South West projects are growing AMHPs, localising social work and rethinking domiciliary care

‘It’s quite refreshing to have something new’

Katrina McJannet, a principal social worker for Somerset County Council, reveals what it’s like to make the move from social work to management

Gloucestershire’s innovative children’s services are going from strength to strength

Kathy O’Mahony, operations director for children’s safeguarding and care, explains why she’s glad to be back at Gloucestershire children’s services.

Somerset, it’s the place to be for social workers

There are few areas of work that can make such a big difference to people’s lives as children’s social work.

Live.Work.Care – Wiltshire Council is working hard to get it right

We hear time and again that a work/life balance is key to feeling fulfilled. As we all know, it’s not always that simple. As an organisation, Wiltshire council is working hard to get it right.

There’s no coasting, but plenty of job satisfaction in Devon

“Our ability to stabilise and support our workforce was absolutely essential if we were to make any progress after the critical Ofsted report in 2013.”

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