The article is devoted to the study of the potential of the theory of value-motivational meanings and the positive psychological capital of the individual (PsyCap) in the study of the problem of the turnover of teaching staff in social institutions. The author pursued the goal of testing the potential of the concepts under consideration on the example of the study of value-motivational meanings and psychological capital of pedagogical workers in orphanages. A total of 175 teachers (n = 95 educators; n = 33 additional education teachers; n = 47 support teachers) completed the author's questionnaire for the study of value-motivational meanings and psychological capital of the individual (PsyCap). After testing the empirical results using correlation analysis in the SPSS program, conditions influencing the desire to leave the profession among educators were recorded, which are associated with job satisfaction and some PsyCap measures. In addition, correlation analysis determined that satisfaction with the level of salary does not affect the intention of teachers to leave the profession.