Social Work Staff : April – March 2024

Please provide the following information for April 2024 to March 2024:

1) The number of social work staff

2) The number social work staff who are agency staff

3) The turnover rate of the agency staff

4) The average length of time agency staff work for Devon Country Council

I would like this information for children’s services as of possible broken down by:

– front line social work staff working directly with families and children
– team managers and middle managers
– senior managers

I don’t need this information for people working in fostering and adoption.

Please refer to the table below in response to all questions.

Social Work Type Contracted Agency Agency Average Tenure (Days) Agency Turnover Rate (Ended Bookings)
Frontline 228 120 406 26.40%
Manager 22 19 438 22.73%
Senior Manager 7 3 652 25.00%