With vacancies for qualified children's social worker positions on the rise, local authorities are increasingly looking overseas to find suitable candidates.
Figures from the Department for Education show that, as of 30 September 2014, there were 4,320 vacant full-time children's social worker posts across English councils. This compares with 3,610 in 2013, an increase of 19.7 per cent.
While some authorities are trying to recruit and retain staff through tried and trusted methods such as "golden hello" payments and retention bonuses, an increasing number are recruiting from abroad.
Recently, Northamptonshire launched a recruitment campaign in India, while Buckinghamshire County Council is hoping to fill 20 or more positions with Romanian social workers.
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