Tag Archives | social work recruitment and retention

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Adults, Workforce

Government quizzes adult social workers on working conditions

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Social work leaders, Workforce

‘There is no justification for agency and permanent social workers having very different pay’

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work’s public image ‘pushing people out of frontline roles and making families distrustful’

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Agency social work is a response to demand and a flexible choice for staff – so rules curbing it won’t work’

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Workforce

Tell us what you look for in a social work job – to help shape what employers offer

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Mental health practitioner and client

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

20% boost to NHS mental health social worker numbers

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Old metal sign with the inscription Vacancies

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social worker vacancy rate in Wales falls amid England rise

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Children, Workforce

Home Office has recruited just 40% of social workers needed for asylum body

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Legislate to limit social workers’ caseloads, Senedd members tell Welsh Government

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Over three-quarters of social work roles not offered on part-time basis despite small rise in rate

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Mary Jackson, chief executive officer, Frontline

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Frontline faces tougher targets for qualifying and retaining social workers in new contract

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Councils increasingly using ‘golden hellos’ to attract social workers

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South Gloucestershire Council adult social care strike April 2023

Adults, Workforce

Social workers and OTs go back on strike over pay inequalities

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Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Momentum for change’ to tackle profession’s staffing ‘crisis’, says Social Work England lead

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Scottish services losing experienced social workers, leaving NQSWs without support, warns SASW

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

BASW warns of ‘dilution of social worker role’ as DHSC plans more assessments by non-qualified staff

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