Caitlin G.
About me
| Caitlin G. | |
| English and Related Literature | |
| English and Related Literature | |
| Undergraduate | |
| Derwent | |
| 2013 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Social worker | |
| Children's Services | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Social care and social work | |
| Large business (250+ employees) | |
| 2017 | |
| 27,000 |
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A day in the life of a Social worker in the United Kingdom
My career goals when I graduated
To work in publishing or journalism
My career history
Marketing and Events in International Development
Courses taken since graduation
Step Up to Social Work PgDip
My advice to students considering work
Try it out first in the sector as a support worker etc
My advice about working in my industry
You don't get positive praise or awarded. It can feel very thankless.
Other advice
It is a very hands on and down to earth job and I find it very rewarding and a great challenge!
Contacting me
Happy to attend events/speak on a panel. Not able to answer individual student messages asking for advice regarding social work.
What I do
Child protection social worker on the court and locality team
Skills I use and how I developed them
Communication, empathy, resilience, assessment, relationship building, written skills
What I like most
Hands on, working with children and families every day
What I like least
High caseloads and not getting to spend enough time on each family seeing them and preparing
What surprised me most
How much you are thrown in and learn on the job