Social worker compensation system issued in Guizhou

The Guizhou Department of Civil Affairs recently issued a document to establish salary standards for full-time social workers in provincial social work service institutions (nonpublic institutions), providing much-needed industrial policy support.

The document clarifies that the salary and rank of social workers are related to their professional qualification level, professional years engaged in social work, educational background, and length of further education. The salary base refers to the average annual salary of urban unit employees in the last year, and the salary standard is determined according to the floating coefficient.

The document is expected to help accelerate the establishment of a social worker talent team, which is conducive to reducing the loss rate of social workers and boosting growth in the area.

"At present, all provinces and cities in China are making strong efforts to build grassroots social work stations. As of the end of October, Guizhou province had established more than 900 social work stations, and nearly 2,000 social workers have devoted themselves to providing professional services in villages and towns," said the relevant person in charge of the provincial social work center.

He added that with the growing diverse needs of urban and rural communities, a large number of social workers are urgently needed to work at the grassroots in the future.