A social worker recruitment drive is taking place in Greater Manchester to help boost the number of experienced employees.
Those recruited by Frontline will undertake a two-year training during which they will be supervised by experienced social workers.
The paid scheme will see recruits deal with vulnerable children and challenging families within the borough and earn a masters degree on completion.
Lord Andrew Adonis, chair of the Frontline board, regarded the forming of Frontline as mobilising social work as a top career within the county.
“There is an urgent need to transform life chances for abused and neglected children and Frontline will play a vital part in addressing this national challenge,” he said.
Frontline was in development for 18 months with contributions from social work employers, academics and professional bodies, starting with Josh MacAlister who used his experiences with the programme.
Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council, said: “This is a significant step forward in terms of our ambition and determination to provide the best social work service there is here in Manchester.
“It gives us the opportunity to build on the good work our social workers already do by bringing into the profession talented and motivated people.”
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