Introducing the Starting in Social Work Summer Bundle

This time of year, a lot of people are thinking about what's next. Maybe you're finishing your final placement and stepping into your first job. Maybe you've just qualified and you're getting ready for September. Either way, you're moving from student to social worker, and that's a bigger shift than anyone tells you it will be.

I've put together everything I wish I'd had in that transition, all in one place.

Knowing your rights, from day one

Nobody teaches you this at university, but understanding your contract, your pay, your policies, and how to manage conflict at work matters just as much as your practice skills. The HR Masterclass, four parts recorded with independent HR specialist Rachel Donnelly, covers pay & benefits, key policies, managing workplace conflict, and flexible working requests. This is the stuff you need to know to advocate for yourself, right from the start.

Walking through induction, week by week

The Starting in Social Work podcast series follows your first month almost like an induction in itself: your first week, chronologies, shadowing, and your first assessment. It's not theory, it's what actually happens, and what to expect when it does.

The thing you'll do the most, and hear about the least

Here's something odd about social work training: home visits are the thing you'll do more than almost anything else in the job, and yet they're chronically underrepresented in both training and the literature. The Home Visit Masterclass exists to close that gap, real guidance on relationships, assessment, safety, and managing conflict in the room.

And before any of that, the interview

Before you're doing any of the above, you need the job. The Interview Skills Workshop helps you prepare for and feel confident in your first social work interview, from what to expect to how to talk about your practice.

What's inside:

• Interview Skills Workshop here

• HR Masterclass (4 parts) here

• Home Visit Masterclass here

• Starting in Social Work Podcast (4 episodes) here

  
  

How to get it:

Join Social Work Sorted at £20/month for full access to this bundle and everything else inside, or buy the whole bundle as a one-off for £35, no subscription needed. Click here to get it now.

Join or buy before 31st August to lock this rate.

If you're heading into your first year, or supporting someone who is, this is for you.