Social Work Careers Guide: The Midlands

Thinking about working in the Midlands? This page lets you find out what it's like to work there, how the area is innovating in practice and find the latest job vacancies in the region.

The Bullring (Pic Credit: Graham Lawrence/Robert Hardi/REX)

 

Find your perfect social work job in the Midlands

The map below provides everything you need to know to get started on finding your perfect social work job in the Midlands from the number of children in care to the average house price.

Rebuilding reputations: Social work in the Midlands Social work in the Midlands has been dogged by bad publicity in recent years but the region is determined to showcase its strengths

‘Green spaces, eclectic people and affordable houses’ We asked five social workers to tell us about living and working in the Midlands and how they would make social work better

How three projects are transforming social work in the Midlands Community Care discovers how three innovative Midlands projects are fostering services for personal budget holders, improving links with schools and smoothing the transition into adult social services

‘There’s a real feeling things have turned around’ Danielle Lane, a team manager at Sandwell Children’s Services, explains why becoming a social work manager was the best decision she’s made

We’re making Worcestershire a great place to be a social worker At Worcestershire County Council we’ve invested a huge amount into our front-line Children’s Social Care services.

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