CRB now received!

I wrote in a previous post about the frustrations I was experiencing while waiting for completion of  the CRB checks which are necessary before beginning any employment with children.  I discovered on Monday evening through the tracking service that my disclosure had finally been printed and dispatched.  My copy finally arrived on Wednesday, and so the first thing I did was give the Human Resources department of my new employer a call to ask about arranging a start date.

It was explained that due to a ‘efficiency savings’ that have been implemented within the local authority, mail is now distributed to- and collected from- most of the buildings on a twice weekly basis, rather than daily. For this reason, they often do not receive their copy of the CRB disclosure until several days after the individual’s copy is received. She assured me that as soon as they received it, she would contact my new manager to confirm that a start date could be arranged.

I am obviously now relieved that what has felt like a very long wait is now soon to end and hopeful that I will be sat behind my new desk very soon.  Frustration has been replaced with anticipation but also tempered by a healthy sense of apprehension about the realities and responsibilities of being a fully qualified and registered social worker at last.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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