Analysis of employability of social workers in the Murcia region

Abstract

The article presents the results of an empirical investigation oriented to know the variables that affect the employability situation of the social work professionals at present, specifically the characteristics of the employing entities, the typology of the job offer for the profession and the profile of competencies required by the employing entities. To this end, the total universe of job offers (120) for social work professionals in the one region of Spain (Murcia) and one year (2016) has been studied. The data collection was done through a validated protocol that allowed the systematic collection of 27 dimensions. Their results were analyzed through a focus group of experts through a report and script of 11 categories of analysis. The results reveal that the job offer for social work is little and it comes mainly of third sector private entities, with temporary jobs, requiring an expertise for this professionals in the area of activity offered, being the areas of work that most job offered, the areas of personal support and employability.