I've just finished my social care degree. I have experience in child care, but now want to move on to other areas. I don't have much other experience.
I've been offered £11,124 for 37hrs per week, term time only. I don't know whether to take it, as everyone says its far too low. Although i've looked around and it doesn't seem that low. But I want to move out, and I'm learning to drive.
Its spilt shifts as well, so will cost me quite a lot in transport.
Should I hold out and wait for something else or take it? It seems like a good organisation, I'm just worried about the shifts and the wages.
2006-11-20 04:13:19 · 7 answers · asked by As You Like It 4 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Well I'm in my final year training as a social worker and can expect to be starting at about 19,000 a yr when I start my first job so that does sound a bit low but guess it can't hurt to take it for the time being and keep looking for something better. I'd def recommend the social work course tho if ur really interested in this area as it gives you a professional qualification giving you a better starting salary and you get funded to do it with all you tuition fees paid plus living allowance.
2006-11-21 10:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah_Cray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whilst I can see your side of it as you said you have not got a lot of experience in this field, this is quite a good wage and the old saying is it is easier to find work when you are working my suggestion is to take this job do your best get some experience and let people know you are good at your job then start looking for a higher paid position. Shift work is an acceptable way with this type of work it depends what they are and how they are run you might find you enjoy it.
2006-11-20 04:24:00 · answer #2 · answered by blackwidow2408 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the benefits, it might be that this is a starting rate of pay. Also some companies go on age and experience. I worked for a well known supermarket and the managers there work 46 hrs p.w for about the same wages and any hrs over that they dont get paid for, so it sounds a good wage for your first posting. Dont forget you may be able to get subsidies during holidays. Good Luck in the job if you accept it.
2006-11-20 04:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what part of the country you live in but in Wales child care workers in my organisation (local government) get paid £14k and social workers £21k. I don't know which end of the scale you are looking at but £11k sounds low to me. You should also get your transport costs paid if they expect you to travel for work purposes (obviously they won't pay you to get to and from work). I'd either take it until you find something better or explain to them that you would love to take the job but feel that the wages are too low. They might raise it if they want you that much. Good luck :)
2006-11-20 04:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first offer is not always the best one. Dont sell your self short. You got years of college behind you, you had to pay for your educaiton. Now in return you expect to be paid properly so that you can live and pay back your student loans if you happen to have any.
Now my advice for you would be find out the sector in which you would gradually find your self working towards to. In which you find your self interested in and working from there towards a goal of getting more money paid for it.
Now, I do not know anything about payment in that area in Britian. I know here, as a Social Worker my pay was lousy.
So find out which sector pays better. Sometimes government jobs in that area pay you better and have better benefits . So if you after a good pay check sort it all out. Good luck. Greetings from Utah.
2006-11-20 14:38:14 · answer #5 · answered by angelikabertrand64 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never knew you could do a degree in social care. Social work, yes, sociology, yes - but not social care. (Why didn't you do either nursing or social work - you would have had professional qualifications!).
Usually the pay for carers is only around £6.40 - more with an agency, but in both cases working with people who may have no educational quals at all .
Councils are increasing the rates, unable to find people who will stay in this work - and here in Norfolk I have just seen them advertise £16,000 for Home Carers (with no management responsibilities, either).
2006-11-20 05:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I get more than that for less hours and i am not even in a qualified proffesion,seems a bit low for the degree you just finished..
2006-11-20 04:22:34 · answer #7 · answered by The chandlers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋