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Current Vacancies

Thank you for your interest in the Social Workers Union (SWU), the UK trade union dedicated to representing the interests of social workers and the social work profession.

Vacancies for staff and committee member roles will be listed here as they become available.

Call for SWU General Secretary Nominations

Full-time position

Salary Band 6 (£71,400-£83,527.90)

The General Secretary is the most senior staff position within SWU and the selected candidate will play a key role in taking the union forward in the next step of its evolution. The General Secretary of the Union acts as Chief Executive Officer to the Executive Committee and decision maker on the Executive’s behalf and with the SWU Executive in the formulation of, and implementation of SWU’s values and strategic goals leading to the organisation achieving its set objectives. This is an opportunity for an individual who is passionate about the success of the Social Workers Union and Social Work in general and who has a track record of leadership and working in partnership with other organisations.

The successful candidate will take up office on the 3rd August 2026 and shall hold office for no more than five years but is eligible to stand again for a further term of office. We aim to have the election process concluded by the 30th April 2026.

The closing date for nominations for General Secretary to be received is 5pm Monday 2nd March 2026.

To stand for election a candidate must meet the conditions set out in SWU Rules, Bye Laws 2.4 and 2.5. A copy of the SWU rules and details of the application process can be found on the SWU Governance webpage at https://swu-union.org.uk/about-swu/swu-governance

Nomination forms, role description, and person specification are available to download from this list or from Joanne Marciano whose contact information is listed below.

Please contact Joanne Marciano if you would like to speak to someone informally about standing for this position at joanne.marciano@swu-union.org.uk (0121 389 9248).