Apprentice Social Worker

Liverpool City Council

Liverpool (L3 1AH)

Closes in 13 days (Thursday 17 September 2026)

Posted on 3 September 2026

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Summary

Ready to make a difference? We're looking for the next generation of Children's Social Workers. With 3 apprenticeship opportunities available, this is your chance to start a rewarding career supporting children and families.

Wage

£26,427 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Social worker (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday- Friday- evenings when required.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 9 November 2026

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

3

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Provide practical support to children, young people and their families or carers as requested
  • Listen to, hear, observe and record the daily lived experiences of children, young people and their families, making sure that this is central to their assessments and plans
  • Arrange appointments, meetings and visits for the social worker in line with the child’s, young persons, or carers plan
  • Undertake administrative tasks as required e.g., obtaining details for DBS checks, passport applications
  • Transport children, parents, other family members or carers to appointments, family time sessions and other activities
  • Assist in the arrangements for team days and service events
  • Observe and record contact sessions when required
  • Maintain accurate records ensuring that up-to-date and relevant information on the child’s/carer’s casefile
  • Undertake tasks outside of the City Council’s boundary in relation to children placed or carers resident out of area e.g., tasks as listed above
  • Prepare for and attend supervision, team meetings and performance and development reviews
  • Attend relevant training and development opportunities as identified by your line manager
  • Undertake the training and development to become a qualified Social Worker

Where you'll work

Cunard Building
Water Street
Liverpool
L3 1AH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF LANCASHIRE

Training course

Social worker (integrated degree) (level 6)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Ensure professional ethical standards are developed, maintained and promoted.
  • Take responsibility for your decisions and recommendations.
  • Be aware of the impact of your own values on practice.
  • Exercise authority as a Social Worker within the appropriate legal and ethical frameworks.
  • Ensure the highest standard of person centred approach, so that people are treated with dignity and their rights, values and autonomy are respected.
  • Practise in a non-discriminatory manner.
  • Hear the views of people who use services, carers, their families and communities, recognise their expertise, and enable their views to have validity and influence.
  • Promote the best interests of people who use services, carers, their families and communities.
  • Work with people to enable them to make informed decisions and exercise their rights.
  • Work to promote individual growth, development and independence.
  • Undertake assessments of need and/or capacity.
  • Initiate resolution of issues and use initiative.
  • Gather, analyse, critically evaluate, and use research information and knowledge in your practice to develop an understanding of the individual’s situation.
  • Make and receive referrals appropriately.
  • Use social work methods, theories, and models to enable individuals to identify actions to achieve change and improve life opportunities.
  • Manage and weigh up competing/conflicting values or interests to make reasoned professional judgement.
  • Work within scope of practice as an autonomous professional.
  • Maintain high standards of personal and professional conduct.
  • Manage the physical and emotional impact of your practice.
  • Identify and apply strategies to build professional and emotional resilience.
  • Use supervision to support and enhance the quality of your practice.
  • Maintain your own health and well-being.
  • Recognise the need to manage workloads and resources effectively.
  • Keep your skills, knowledge and ongoing professional development up to date.
  • Show an awareness of current and relevant legislation.
  • Use a range of research methodologies to inform your practice.
  • Work in partnership with others
  • Balance appropriate levels of autonomy within a complex system of accountability
  • Respond appropriately to unexpected situations, identify and challenge practices which present a risk to, or from, people you are working with, their carers or others in order to uphold professional requirements.
  • Respond appropriately to signs of harm, abuse and neglect.
  • Establish and maintain personal and professional boundaries.
  • Follow health and safety policies and procedures.
  • Communicate in English at the level required by Social Work England.
  • Communicate your role and purpose sensitively and clearly, using appropriate language and methods.
  • Communicate in a way which is engaging, respectful, motivating, and effective, even when dealing with conflict or resistance to change.
  • Exercise professional curiosity.
  • Have difficult conversations with empathy.
  • Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
  • Engage with individuals and their families/carers and sustain effective relationships in order to effect change
  • Engage effectively in inter-professional and inter-agency working to achieve positive outcomes.
  • Support networks, groups, and communities to meet needs and outcomes.
  • Maintain accurate and complete records in accordance with applicable legislation, protocols, and guidelines.
  • Prepare formal reports in line with legislation, policies, and procedures.
  • Critically reflect on/review practice and record the outcomes of reflection appropriately.
  • Present reports in formal settings.
  • Use technology to manage your work.
  • Use technology to communicate appropriately.
  • Maintain individuals’ information security and protect data.
  • Advise people on how to use assistive technology.
  • Promote the use of technology to achieve better outcomes.
  • Ensure professional ethical standards are developed, maintained and promoted.
  • Take responsibility for your decisions and recommendations.
  • Be aware of the impact of your own values on practice.
  • Exercise authority as a Social Worker within the appropriate legal and ethical frameworks.
  • Ensure the highest standard of person centred approach, so that people are treated with dignity and their rights, values and autonomy are respected.
  • Practise in a non-discriminatory manner.
  • Hear the views of people who use services, carers, their families and communities, recognise their expertise, and enable their views to have validity and influence.
  • Promote the best interests of people who use services, carers, their families and communities.
  • Work with people to enable them to make informed decisions and exercise their rights.
  • Work to promote individual growth, development and independence.
  • Undertake assessments of need and/or capacity.
  • Initiate resolution of issues and use initiative.
  • Gather, analyse, critically evaluate, and use research information and knowledge in your practice to develop an understanding of the individual’s situation.
  • Make and receive referrals appropriately.
  • Use social work methods, theories, and models to enable individuals to identify actions to achieve change and improve life opportunities.
  • Manage and weigh up competing/conflicting values or interests to make reasoned professional judgement.
  • Work within scope of practice as an autonomous professional.
  • Maintain high standards of personal and professional conduct.
  • Manage the physical and emotional impact of your practice.
  • Identify and apply strategies to build professional and emotional resilience.
  • Use supervision to support and enhance the quality of your practice.
  • Maintain your own health and well-being.
  • Recognise the need to manage workloads and resources effectively.
  • Keep your skills, knowledge and ongoing professional development up to date.
  • Show an awareness of current and relevant legislation.
  • Use a range of research methodologies to inform your practice.
  • Work in partnership with others
  • Balance appropriate levels of autonomy within a complex system of accountability
  • Respond appropriately to unexpected situations, identify and challenge practices which present a risk to, or from, people you are working with, their carers or others in order to uphold professional requirements.
  • Respond appropriately to signs of harm, abuse and neglect.
  • Establish and maintain personal and professional boundaries.
  • Follow health and safety policies and procedures.
  • Communicate in English at the level required by Social Work England.
  • Communicate your role and purpose sensitively and clearly, using appropriate language and methods.
  • Communicate in a way which is engaging, respectful, motivating, and effective, even when dealing with conflict or resistance to change.
  • Exercise professional curiosity.
  • Have difficult conversations with empathy.
  • Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
  • Engage with individuals and their families/carers and sustain effective relationships in order to effect change
  • Engage effectively in inter-professional and inter-agency working to achieve positive outcomes.
  • Support networks, groups, and communities to meet needs and outcomes.
  • Maintain accurate and complete records in accordance with applicable legislation, protocols, and guidelines.
  • Prepare formal reports in line with legislation, policies, and procedures.
  • Critically reflect on/review practice and record the outcomes of reflection appropriately.
  • Present reports in formal settings.
  • Use technology to manage your work.
  • Use technology to communicate appropriately.
  • Maintain individuals’ information security and protect data.
  • Advise people on how to use assistive technology.
  • Promote the use of technology to achieve better outcomes.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

  • Enhanced DBS Check
  • You will be working across the City
  • Evening working may also be required

About this employer

The city of Liverpool is world-famous for its cultural offer, and our greatest asset is our people. Our residents deserve the very best from those who serve them and have a council they can be proud of - and you can help play a part in this. We value our employees and aim to create a positive, progressive, and open work culture that supports everyone to thrive.

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After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

  • A permanent position following the apprenticeship (depending on funding)

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY OF LANCASHIRE

apprentices@liverpool.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051545.

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Closes in 13 days (Thursday 17 September 2026)

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