Milton Keynes
Full details of our international recruitment campaign with Milton Keynes Council and information about living and working in Buckinghamshire.
Roles Available
Milton Keynes Council are looking to fill the following positions:
Qualified Social Workers – Children and Families
To apply please email your resume to us.
INTERVIEWS IN SAN FRANCISCO: 19th – 22nd MAY 2010
Full Job Description
Full Job Profile and Person Specification
Permanent Social Worker Benefits
About Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes is an exciting and vibrant place to work and play. It is one of the fastest growing cities in England with an A grade theatre, fantastic shopping facilities, and Xscape Snow slope , new skydiving centre and much more.
The Xscape building, which dominates the skyline, houses an indoor ski slope, bars and restaurants, amusements, ten pin bowling, shopping and more. For those who like the outdoors there are scenic parks, lakes and woodland.
The National Bowl plays host to major musical events with the likes of Michael Jackson, REM, David Bowie, Guns ‘n’ Roses, U2, Green Day and Robbie Williams playing here in the past.
Milton Keynes is also home to some major employers with Daimler Chrysler, Argos and The Open University having headquarters in the city. With businesses continuing to locate here, unemployment levels are among the lowest in the country.
Milton Keynes has excellent transport links with the M1 motorway and A5 running alongside the city. Milton Keynes is also on the London Euston rail line, meaning London is within easy access.
A new phase of development has just begun which will double the size of the city in the next 30 years. This will include a canalside development with bars and restaurants.
Living in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes is the UK’s fastest-growing urban area. In just over 41 years, Milton Keynes has grown from a rural area embracing three towns and 13 villages to a thriving, cosmopolitan city with a population of 228,400 people.
Some of the main benefits of living in Milton Keynes include:
- House prices are around 50% less than in London
- Location – close to the M1, just an hour’s drive to Central London, the city stands on the West Coast main line and is close to London Luton airport
- Accessibility – the city’s unique road system means traffic jams are rare and you can move easily from one side of the city to the other
- 20% of the city is open space with parkland, woodland, rivers and lakes
Milton Keynes is a pleasant, clean and convenient place to live. There are lots of open spaces, decent housing, good facilities for families, plenty of shops and a good choice of entertainment and leisure facilities.
Family Support Strategy
Milton Keynes Council’s Children and Young People’s Service uses the Family Support Approach. The Family Support Approach sets out the approach taken by Milton Keynes Council’s Children and Young People’s Services, in partnership with other agencies, to ensure that children and young people in Milton Keynes are brought up in safe and secure settings and in ways that give them the best opportunities to thrive and prosper.
This approach sits as agreed policy of Milton Keynes Council and endorsed by Milton Keynes Safeguarding Children’s board, setting out how we respond to the needs of children and families where there are significant safeguarding concerns.
To view the Family Support Approach in full please click here.
Milton Keynes Council is an equal opportunities employer.
Useful Links
Milton Keynes Council
Milton Keynes Council website
Careers at Milton Keynes Council
Live MK – Council Resident’s Magazine
Local Information
Xscape Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes Bowl
Sport in Milton Keynes
Entertainment in Milton Keynes
Useful Sites
General Social Care Council
UK Government site
Things to do in London
An American guide to Britain
Legislation
Summary of Children Act – Specific Points of Reference
- Intro: Welfare of the Child
- Section 17 Provision of Services for Children in Need, their families & others
- Section 38c Interim orders
- Section 47 Local Authority’s Duty to Investigate
National Assessment Framework
Integrated Childrens System (ICS)
Every Child Matters
Working Together
Money
Universal Currency Converter
Inland Revenue
UK Tax Calculator
Cost of living in the UK
Grocery Shopping Comparison site
General
Useful site for US citizens moving to the UK
UK Visa Information
Bringing a pet into the UK
FBI Background Check
Travel
Coach travel in the UK and Europe
Maps and destination finder
Easyjet – low fares airline
BMI Baby – low fares airline