Factors influencing the turnover of frontline public child welfare supervisors. Issue 5 (19th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Griffiths, Austin; Murphy, April; Desrosiers, Patricia; Harper, Whitney; Royse, David
• Is Part Of: Journal of public child welfare. Volume 14:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 553
• Page End: 569
• Publication Date: 2020-10-19
• Subjects: Child welfare -- supervisor -- supervision -- turnover -- retention -- job satisfaction; Child welfare -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.70973
• DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2019.1652719
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1554-8732

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Frontline child welfare supervisors are a vitally important component for providing leadership in service delivery and workforce stability. This statewide study of public child welfare supervisors uses a modified version of a previously developed instrument (the CWEFS) to examine job satisfaction and factors influencing supervisors' intention to leave. A consistent negative perception of salary was found but a stratified pattern of dissatisfaction emerged across other variables when examined by intention to leave (Stayers, Undecided, and Leavers). A Hierarchical Binary Logistic Regression Model identified two factors that predicted intention to leave: dissatisfaction with administrative support and workload impact.