Kick-Start Your Social Work Career with Together for Children! Newly Qualified Social Workers on the ASYE Programme commencing January 2026 Salary: £36,363 per annum £1,239 per annum essential car user allowance Closing Date : 3rd November 2025 Interview Date : 14th November 2025 Are you a passionate and ambitious newly qualified social worker ready to make a real difference? Join our ‘Outstanding’ team at Together for Children and embark on a rewarding career journey! This is your opportunity to join our ‘Outstanding’ Company and make a difference! We are proud that Together for Children Sunderland is rated ‘outstanding’ in a judgement by Ofsted in 2021, and have maintained the outstanding rating in 2025, in recognition of the stability of our very well supported and talented workforce who deliver an ongoing commitment to improving children’s outcomes. Join us and help us in continuing our outstanding journey! Please note that Together for Children is unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this position. Why Choose Us? Supportive Environment: Benefit from high levels of support and guidance from experienced Team Managers and Assistant Team Managers. Professional Growth: Our Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme is designed to develop your skills, knowledge, and professional confidence. Innovative Practice: We use the Signs of Safety model, with extensive training and support provided. What We Offer: Visible Leadership: Our senior management team is committed to creating a nurturing, learning environment with high support and high challenge. Comprehensive Training: Extensive training and development opportunities through our dedicated Practice Development team. Work-Life Balance: Flexible working arrangements, agile working policy, and a good health and wellbeing programme. Attractive Benefits: Free onsite parking at Sandhill, car lease scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, and flexi scheme. Join Us and Make a Difference! We welcome applications from those with Social Work England registration and those currently in an ASYE position with other local authorities. Our values—Child-Centred, Respectful, Creative, and Transparent—are at the heart of everything we do. If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post please contact peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk Together for Children is committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse local communities that we support across Sunderland. We’re striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all employees feel valued and diversity is celebrated by everyone. As part of this commitment, we work collaboratively with our established employee networks: Menopause Network Accessibility Network LGBTQ Network Racial Equality Network Armed Forces Network We welcome and encourage job applications from candidates regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race, and background. If you have a disability please do reach out to our Accessibility Network Chair to hear how we can support you during the recruitment process and if you are successful, in the workplace peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk For further information on Together for Children, please take a look at our website: https://www.togetherforchildren.org.uk Nearly 40 per cent of foster carers combine fostering with other work. Those who do say that a supportive employer can make all the difference, enabling them to balance employment with caring for children. Together for Children have a fostering friendly People policy for all foster carers in their employment (regardless of their fostering service). This includes offering foster carers flexible working and paid time off for training and settling a new child into their home. As a Fostering Friendly employer, Together for Children also help promote Foster Care Fortnight, our annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and encourage people to consider becoming foster carers and offer children the care they need - Foster with North East - Foster with North East