The move by councils in the North East of England, which has 11 local authority areas, comes at a time when many councils across England face difficulties in filling vacancies.
Government figures published earlier this year show that the total number of children's social work vacancies rose slightly from 5,470 in September 2015, to 5,540 in September 2016.
Writing in a blog for the Association of Directors of Children's Services website, the organisation's North East representative, Daljit Lally, who is DCS at Northumberland, said the region is facing "immediate" workforce pressures.
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