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Regional Recruitment and Retention Lead

Full Time
Achieving For Children
Posted 21 hours ago

Achieving for Children was created by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in 2014, and since then has been commissioned to deliver children’s services on behalf of both local authorities. Our Independent Fostering Agency (IFA) was created in August 2018 and the Kingston and Richmond Branch was inspected in June 2023 and achieved a “Good” rating in all areas.

To apply for this job please visit careers.achievingforchildren.org.uk.

Student selection

Ensure the highest calibre of social work students with the attributes, competencies and passion needed to thrive in the profession are recruited to our academic programmes.
Curriculum development

Develop a curriculum that aligns with local need and is grounded not only in research and the CSWs’ KSS, but also in practice.
Readiness for practice

Give students the experience and support they need to ensure they are ready to practice within our region as Newly Qualified Social Workers.
Academics in practice

Ensure practice across our region is consistently informed by theory and research and that academics’ teaching is equally informed by practice.
Regional progression and development

Create regional progression pathways and CPD opportunities capable of attracting and retaining the best and brightest social workers in the UK.
Future workforce

Better understand our regional labour market to enable us to develop a robust plan to meet our partnership’s current and future workforce demands.

Regional Recruitment and Retention Lead

Student selection

Curriculum development

Readiness for practice

Academics in practice

Regional progression and development

Future workforce

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