Social Workers in UK

jeff08
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Joined: 11 Mar 2008
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Location: Ottawa

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:53 am

 

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Hello, does anyone know what the job market is like for the UK for Canadian social workers and would it be hard to get a work permit? Many thanks for any info anyone may have.

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Sarah1983
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Joined: 23 Feb 2008
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Location: Ontario

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:06 pm

 

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i've been hanging out here for a couple weeks now and there doesn't seem to be many sw's. i've posted about it before.

i've been searching a few different recruiting sites and local UK newspapers and found there is a high demand for sw's. i dont have much info re: visas since i have canadian and italian citizenship but hopefully someone can answer your quetion.

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jeff08
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Joined: 11 Mar 2008
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Location: Ottawa

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:29 pm

 

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I've also been told starting salaries for social workers is 30,000 pounds. Is this reasonable for life in London or Manchester?

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Joanne
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Joined: 18 Jul 2003
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Location: Stockport

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:15 am

 

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For what I can see (newspaper, job website) , social workers start more at around £20 000, I think £30 000 is probably for experienced social workers (4-5 years experience).

But with £30000 it's a good wage for Manchester (London is quite expensive)

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Sarah1983
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Joined: 23 Feb 2008
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Location: Ontario

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:36 pm

 

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I'm trying to figure out what a take home pay would be if making £20-30,000. Are there taxes like here in Canada, and pension and everything else under the sun the deduct.

I found a site but I'm not sure how accurate is and no one replied to my previous post.

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jeff08
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Joined: 11 Mar 2008
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Location: Ottawa

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:11 pm

 

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Thanks for the info! So I guess central London is a no go with 30,000 pounds per year.what about the outer areas like Finchley, Hendon.?

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taitau_lam
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Joined: 18 Mar 2008
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Location: HKG

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:48 am

 

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Excuse me, can anyone told me that what’s the job market in Canada? I’m a social worker from Hong Kong. I have 10 years working experience. I want to know more about the job market in Canada as well as UK. Is that easy to get work permit? How’s the salary? What’s the qualification requirement?

Many thanks.

Tai Tau

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daviddavid
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Joined: 13 Mar 2008
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Location: Venice

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:49 am

 

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good info
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