Sector overview and job profiles
Visit Prospects' site to get an overview of the social care sector and the typical job profiles:
Careers ServiceI want to work in social and probation work
Useful online resources
Children and Young People Now Online magazine, includes job and career advice
A question of care Social Services careers information incuding job profiles
TARGETjobs: Get a graduate job in social work
Think Ahead - new route into mental health social work for graduates
Job sites and specialist recruiters
Care Appointments in Scotland Vacancy magazine
Good Moves charity and voluntary sector in Scotland
Myjobscotland public sector jobs
Think Ahead mental health social work scheme (England only)
Professional bodies
Care Inspectorate (Scotland)
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
International Federation of Social Workers
Social Care Institute for Excellence