As mentioned above, social workers that I know off do not work strictly 9-5 is just in writing, the reality is 8-9pm for most. Please note Ms President, this is not about lack of time management, its because we are all overworked!
]]>I Totally agree. High caseloads, poor working conditions no overtime paid, staff having to pay to park, no essential car user allowance and an absolute expectation that social workers provide many hours of free labour. Then on top of all this condescending senior managers that refuse to accept the issues that are obvious to every social worker.
]]>It’s about time these directors of children’s devices sorted their own selves out! How about banning agency directors? I can name 25 local authorities that currently have temporary or agency chief executives. Should be paid 70-100k currently charging 400k-1 million a year – and then they have the cheek to tell us agency workers that we are the problem? Hilarious if not so ludicrous.
Northamptonshire CC was a prime example of this – between 3 chief execs over a five year period rinsed the council of nearly 3 million in agency fees for their work! Disgusting.
Pay social workers correctly – treat them right – and you might find there are reducing number of agency roles.
After a social worker for 6 years I’m glad I’ve made the decision to leave this career – it’s horrendous and affects your own personal life and health way too much – for a perm oh of 30-35k…. Not thanks! ?
]]>Fully agree with you in my council its been agency staff holding the workforce together and perm have had the luxury of going off sick long term suring covid agency havent if they have its been with no pay.
It is so insulting in 14 years as a locum ive had 4 contracts i tend to stick around in a council the longest 5 years and know lots of sws that do the same
]]>Well put, if councils had to pay overtime they would soon realise its cheaper to hire more staff. as a council employee we have had our essential car user pay stopped wage increases well below inflation, desks taken away. only wish we had a strong collective voice that would stand up for us.
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