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London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Tower Hamlets Indian Social Worker Recruitment Campaign.

London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Tower Hamlets Indian Social Worker Recruitment Campaign. Neeti Sharma and Brian Stone. The Campaign. Interviews took place December 2004. There were hundreds of applicants. 49 were short listed and 15 appointed.

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London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Tower Hamlets Indian Social Worker Recruitment Campaign.

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  1. London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Tower Hamlets Indian Social Worker Recruitment Campaign. Neeti Sharma and Brian Stone

  2. The Campaign • Interviews took place December 2004. • There were hundreds of applicants. 49 were short listed and 15 appointed. • The new social workers gradually started to arrive in the UK, in advance of the 1st April 2005 start date.

  3. The role of the agency • Running an advertisement campaign in India. • Planning and organising the interviews. • Arranging for the successful applicants to arrive in the UK. • Meeting them and providing them with accommodation (if needed). • Supporting them and providing them with practical support.

  4. The role of the council • Carrying out the interviews and making the final selection. • Providing them with introduction to UK social work (inc the wider context). • Advising, supporting and assisting them in their individual GSCC registration applications.

  5. Prior to the new staff coming tothe UK • Using an email group to develop personal contact with each of the 15. • Providing local information, social work briefings and answering their questions. • Ensuring that the required police checks were all in place. • Working with them on the completion of their GSCC registration forms to ensure that they could be submitted on their arrival.

  6. The induction – day 1 • Informal introductions inc Director and Head of Child Care to welcome the new staff. • The all important meeting with Human Resources. • Lunch provided to allow the new staff to meet with their new managers and other key staff members. • Visit to their new teams, to meet work colleagues and shadow one at work.

  7. A month long induction programme • Training, talks and discussions. • Site visits including our to our health partners. • Throughout the month continuing to attend their respective team meetings.

  8. Training – the programme • Introduction to local government in general • Introduction to Tower Hamlets in particular • Local Service Partnerships • Quality Briefing • Quality auditing and the future of the service • The future of Fieldwork Services • Electronic Social Care Record

  9. Training – the programme continued • Integrated Children's Systems • Introduction to the Children's Services Procedures • Data Protection Act • Framework Assessment • Equalities • Working with the mosques and forced marriages

  10. Training – the programme continued • The Future of the Health Service Partnerships • Reviewing of child protection case conferences and developing the service • Reviewing of Child Looked After and developing the Service • The future of management resources • Introduction to Fostering and Adoption Services

  11. Training – the programme continued • Introduction to Access to Resources Team • Human Rights Act • PQ Awards, Learning and Development • Systems and support • Evidence Based Practice

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