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Social Work Graduate
Job Posted: 21 hours ago
Salary: £ 90 - 110 / Day
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Social Work Graduate
Special Educational Needs & Behavioural Support Schools
Salary: up to £110 per day | Location: Preston
Transform Lives Using Your Social Work Skills
Are you a Social Work graduate ready to make a direct impact? Our special schools need passionate graduates to support children with learning difficulties, autism, behavioural challenges, and complex needs.
Your social work training has equipped you with exactly what our most vulnerable students need - now apply those skills where you can see the difference every day.
How Your Skills Transfer
Crisis Intervention → Supporting students during behavioural episodes
Family Systems Knowledge → Understanding how home life impacts learning
Assessment Skills → Identifying needs behind challenging behaviours
Advocacy Training → Ensuring every child's voice is heard
Multi-agency Experience → Working with teachers, therapists, and support services
What You'll Do
Support children with behavioural difficulties using trauma-informed approaches
Work with vulnerable students including looked-after children and those with social services involvement
Build therapeutic relationships with students who've experienced adversity
Engage families and connect them with community resources
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop support plans
Apply de-escalation techniques and positive behaviour strategies
Why Your Background Matters
You understand that behaviour is communication. You're trained to see the whole person, not just the diagnosis. You know how inequality and social factors impact development. You're equipped to work with complexity and believe in empowering children and families.
We Want You If:
Recent Social Work degree (within 3 years)
Passionate about vulnerable children and young people
Want to use your skills in an educational setting
Resilient, empathetic, and solution-focused
Understand the link between social factors and educational outcomes
Ready to Make a Difference?
These children need someone who understands trauma, sees beyond behaviour to the child underneath, and believes in their potential. Your social work training prepared you for exactly this challenge.
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