New data from Totaljobs reveals that the number of job vacancies in the social care sector has increased by 84%, compared to August 2020. Recent research from The Work Foundation and Totaljobs revealed that the pandemic has overburdened existing staff, leaving one in seven (14%) looking to leave the sector. They are therefore calling for the upcoming social care whitepaper from the government to include a commitment to work with social care sector bodies and regulators to create a sector-wide, long-term strategy for recruitment, retention and development of social care workers, including the creation of a Continuing Professional Development framework.
