Employer standards for social workers

Resources to help social work leaders meet employer standards and support their workforce.

Introduction

Read about the LGA employer standards, the health check and the employer standards resources.

Why having an effective framework to guide social work practice is important for social work employers.

Using effective workforce planning systems to make sure your workforce can meet current and future service demands.

How employers make sure that social workers have safe, manageable workloads.

How to improve wellbeing and support staff across your organisation.

Making sure social workers can reflect critically on their practice through high quality, regular supervision.

Ensuring social workers are provided with the time and opportunity to learn, keep their knowledge and skills up to date.

Supporting social workers to maintain their professional registration with the regulator.

Creating strong partnerships between employers, higher education institutions and other training providers.