Community Care recently ran a survey revealing a
1 in 10 vacancy rate in social work - much higher than equivalent professions.
It also revealed the
£70m extra that local authorities spend employing agency social workers.
So why do I
keep reading on CareSpace about newly qualified social workers who can't get a job?
Are these isolated examples or part of a wider trend? Are councils choosing to operate with vacant posts rather than train up new staff? Do they prefer to pay the premium associated with agency workers rather than train new staff?
I'd be interested in people's thoughts...
Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/mental-health/2010/09/who-is-hiring-newly-qualified.html
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7 Sep 2010 3:06 PM
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Mad World
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