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NBBSW
NETWORK OF BLACK BRITISH SOCIAL WORKERS
To challenge the inequalities and injustice in the field of social work.
Empower and build an emotional, resilient, confident, competent and strong practitioner.
WHY IS NETWORKING IMPORTANT?
A professional network
NBBSW can support your career development and help you in your current role. It's a great way to get a deeper understanding of the happenings within different departments in your company and within the industry as a whole, and it could even help you to secure new clients or get that dream job through word-of-mouth recommendations.
Networking within your own organisation can also make you a better-known candidate when a promotion opportunity comes up. If recruiters can put a face to the name on the CV and already know your strengths from previous meetings, you're starting your application on a strong footing.
Contacts
Making professional contacts not only benefits you in your current role, it can help you when you're next on the lookout to make a career move. Having contacts in the right places will ensure you have a heads-up about the latest openings, and a well-placed word could help to secure that interview.
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Practical effects
Knowledge sharing and having 'feelers' out there in the industry is great, but what are some of the tangible ways your network can help you today?
Career advice
If you have contacts in more senior roles, or in different sectors, their advice could be valuable if you're facing a tricky task or problem.
Mentoring
Having a mentor is a great way to advance your career. Maybe it's someone already in your network, or maybe a contact can put you in touch with the perfect person.
Information
Need help with a specific project? Ask your contacts to put you in touch with someone who specialises in the subject. Company-to-company relations. Knowing someone in a partner organisation can make your working relationship much smoother and more productive.
Speculative applications
Want to work for a specific company? Your contact on the inside will know who's best to send your application to (along with their seal of approval).
5 REASONS TO JOIN NBBSW
Advance in the Workplace
NBBSW is committed to your career advancement.
You can search for a new social work job or polish your resume and interviewing skills in NBBSW careers.
Get guidance on National policy affecting social work practice and learn what is happening in your field of practice. Stay current through free and discounted online courses.
Protect
yourself
NBBSW support you to make sure complaints don’t derail your career by protecting yourself with NBBSW risk management workshops.
Learn how colleagues are handling complex regulatory and legal challenges in the work place.
We support you to use the Social work England Codes of Ethics to guide your practice or to improve your organisation’s service standards.
NBBSW will sign post you to legal services and offer support to you to make a formal complaint in relation to oppressive, discriminatory, bullying and harassment at work.
Networking
Join NBBSW online community for qualified social workers, where you can share knowledge and grow your network.
A Facebook group and other social media platforms are available for you to join and to discuss compelling professional and social issues.
You could also join education, advocacy and social events to expand your social work network.
Build skills and earn continuing professional development points through your chapter conferences attendance at one of our networks and conferences.
Opportunity to lead
NBBSW seeks to provide members with opportunity to lead and to use the platform to grow.
Be it in training, writing, chairing meetings, administration and event organisation.
NBBSW will let you use the platform to showcase your talent and to encourage others to do so.
Vacancies
Let your network know when you're on the lookout for a new role, just in case they know of anything that's opening up soon.
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