In a report published today (17 October) the Commission on Social Workers said the role should be introduced to keep experienced social workers on the frontline. A pay structure to support workers who don't want to move into management should also be created, says the report.
Commission chair and shadow children's minister Tim Loughton said: "We have considered how better to manage the caseload burden on staff and how to ensure the best workers are not lost to the practice by taking on management roles."
The commission also calls for a high-profile advertising campaign to recruit social workers, similar to campaigns for the Army, police and teachers. Commission member Alastair Pettigrew, director of children's social care in Lewisham, said: "I welcome the advertising suggestion - that there be some sort of campaign to change people's views of social workers."
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