Social Work
- Qualification
- BA (Hons)
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Start date
- 2025-2026
- Average grad salary
- £30k
- UCAS Tariff
- 120/120
- Student satisfaction
- N/A
New workers start around £15,752. Normal pay is £39,755 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £92,568.
In the past year there were 33,764 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
Liaises with representatives of other relevant agencies.
Studies and advises upon changes in legislation that will impact upon social service provision.
Monitors and evaluates departmental performance with a view to improving social service provision.
Plans work schedules, assigns tasks and delegates responsibilities of social services staff.
Determines staffing, financial, material and other short and long-term needs.
Provides leadership and management to ensure services are delivered in accordance with statutory requirements and in line with the local authority social services department’s policies and procedures.
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Social Work
Mental Health
Risk Analysis
Child Protection
Project Management
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Working With Children
Auditing
Performance Management
Marketing
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Management
Communication
Leadership
Customer Service
Planning
English Language
Interpersonal Communications
Teaching
Operations
Organizational Skills
People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.