Tag Archives | social work recruitment and retention

Post-it note with the welcome 'welcome back' next to a cup of coffee

Social work leaders, Workforce

Government urged to fund return to social work scheme to bring back 200 practitioners

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ADCS president Steve Crocker

Children, Social work leaders

DfE working on plan to restrict use of agency social workers, says ADCS president

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Young social worker working remotely

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Increasing numbers of agency social workers are NQSWs, warn children’s directors

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Adults, Social work leaders

Delay cap on care costs by a year to tackle social work recruitment challenge, councils urge DHSC

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Social worker assessing older woman

Adults, Workforce

AMHP numbers shrink by 3% amid increase in detentions and plans to expand role

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Children, Social work leaders

Boost to social worker numbers despite funding constraints helps council improve Ofsted grade

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Children, Social work leaders

Vacancy spike delayed permanence for some children but Ofsted finds progress at struggling council

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Jigsaw puzzle showing supply demand gap

Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work numbers up in Scotland but concerns over widening mental health officer shortages

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Home care worker speaking to older person

Adults, Workforce

Government seeks overseas care staff to fill mounting shortages

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social worker reading report

Workforce

What do you value in a social work job?

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Two people on a video call

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Desk-based social work that can be done from anywhere’: Ofsted issues warning over remote working

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An illlustration of a salary rise

Children, Social work leaders

Unions seek 11% wage rise for Cafcass staff after chief’s warnings of social worker exodus

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Close up interviewer interview candidate apply for job at meeting room in office

Social work leaders, Workforce

Employers failing to advertise part-time social work roles, finds study

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Darryl Freeman, director of children's services, Herefordshire Council

Children, Social work leaders

DCS: bullying highlighted in TV investigation ‘no longer tolerated’

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The word 'recruit' spelt out

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Reforms would require ‘unfeasible’ boost to social work numbers without system change, says report

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Picture with a postit note that reads 'I quit!'

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Twenty per cent rise in children’s social workers quitting sector last year, suggest government figures

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