Social worker caseloads

Q1.

Q1) What was the average caseload of children’s social workers in your local authority on 19 January 2015, and on the same date for each of the preceding four years?

We are not able to calculate caseloads prior to February 2015.
Although we can provide the current average caseload;

The Average case load today 24th Feb 2015 is 19
(adjusting for newly qualified and part time workers)

Q2.

Q2) What was the highest caseload of a children’s social worker in your local authority on 19 January 2015, and on the same date for each of the preceding four years?

We are not able to calculate caseloads prior to February 2015.
Although we can provide the current largest caseload;

The largest case load today 24th Feb 2015 is 35
(adjusting for newly qualified and part time workers)

Q3.

Q3) What was your target/recommended children’s social worker caseload as of 19 January 2015, and on the same date for each of the preceding 4 years?

We plan caseloads with reference to;
- nature of the work
- geographical distance
- skills and experience of staff
- number of children balanced with the number of families

Targets would be in the range of;
- 16 children families from 7-9 families for Child Protection and court work
- 20 children from 8-10 families for assessment work
- 20 children for Looked After Children