The CWDC is funding 2 schemes for managers of social worker in Leicester: Mentors for Managers, and Leadership, Management and Safeguarding.
The aim of these initiatives is to improve the support and management to social workers to ultimately improve social workers practice especially in the area of safeguarding children.
The second cohorts of these schemes are being run in the Autumn 2011.
For an overview of all learning and development opportunities available to managers, please see the CPD Framework.
Managers are allocated a mentor who has had management experience in children’s services. The mentoring will focus on areas of development required by the manager. Managers of social workers who would like to take up this opportunity, please complete a short personal statement by 22nd August 2011, and submit to Larissa Barker, Tel: 0116 2211723 / (39) 1723, or e-mail Larissa.Barker@leicester.gov.uk.
Further information and an application form is available below:
- Application Information for Mentees
This programme has been developed by the East Midlands Partnership to provide training specifically for Children and Adult Managers who supervise social workers in safeguarding situations.
It is a 5-day taught programme with 3 study days to complete the written assignment and on successful completion, you will gain 30 academic credits which can be used towards a BA or MA degree.
The first programme is being really well received by the participants. A second programme is being run from 28th September 2011 to 16th November 2011. Applications to be returned by 22nd August 2011 to Larissa Barker, Tel: 0116 2211723 / (39) 1723, or e-mail Larissa.Barker@leicester.gov.uk.
An application form is available below:
- Application Form
