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Social Care Vacancies Soar to Highest Level at 52% as Workforce Shrinks for the First Time
The number of vacancies in social care is now at its highest rate on record with 165,000 unfilled posts, according to new report. New figures released by Skills for Care show that the number of vacant posts in adult social care have increased by 52% in one year – the highest rate on record. Key findings from the annual ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report’ include:
The number of filled posts (posts with a person working in them) has dropped by 50,000 – the first drop in the number of social care workers ever. Average vacancy rates across the sector are at nearly 11% which is twice the national average. Care workers with five years’ experience are paid 7p per hour more than a care worker with less than one year’s experience.
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