Going locum: Everything you need to know about agency social work
More and more social workers leaving employment to go locum and council spending on agency staff has shot up a third in the past year. But what’s involved in going locum? To help social workers thinking of whether a move into agency work is for them, Community Care has brought together a collection of articles offering advice and insight into an employer-free working life.
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Job of the week
Employer Profiles
Herefordshire Council 
Wokingham Borough Council 
Cardiff Council 
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust 
Surrey County Council 
Lincolnshire County Council 
Hampshire County Council Employer Zone
Making flexible working work for social workers, their families and the families they support 
A safe and supportive environment in which NQSWs can learn and flourish 
How one council is working to capture the voice of the child 
A job that doesn’t feel like work 
‘There’s a real sense of pride in our work to reunite families’ 
Employer zone – showcasing a selection of the sector’s top recruiters
Work for a council that will support you every step of the way 
Can technology support co-production with children and families? 
What is forensic social work? 
Intersectionality: race, gender and other aspects of identity in social work with young people 
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