#CareManagersShow guest blog: Oonagh Smyth, CEO of Skills for Care, discusses why it’s important to retain the best staff and the factors that impact retention within the care sector eu1.hubs.ly/H09mW180

🤝 The first 90 days of employment are vital to #KeepTheRightPeople 💚 Ensure staff feel happy and supported from day one – we have resources and guidance to help you with induction, supervision and more
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💭Blog: How the new ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ will help social care providers #KeepTheRightPeople
We hear from Kirstie Jones, Chief People Officer on how the new ‘Workforce strategy for adult social care’ will support staff retention
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New blog from the fabulous Kirstie #ASCWorkforceStrategy #socialcare 💚👇

Immigration is the wrong lens through which to view #socialcare pay. It needs to be discussed as part of an overall workforce strategy, which in turn should link to wider social care reform. New piece for LGC
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Really pleased to have worked with@skillsforcare on this report about what people want from a future #socialcare workforce. Lots of agreement but also some tension, particularly around careworker registration. It feels resolvable, though. skillsforcare.org.uk/resources/docu…

Our #Demonstrator and #Facilitator vacancies close this Sunday

Apply now to join our team and play a pivotal part in improving #AdultSocialCare

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How has your organisation been #CelebratingSocialCare this April? Oonagh Smyth, CEO at Skills for Care, shares her thoughts on why it’s so important to recognise the care sector's achievements.

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Missed out seeing it in person but reading with excitement, especially reflecting on work together on the adult social care workforce strategy #ASCWorkforceStrategy Skills for Care Oonagh Smyth

Great to hear Oonagh Smyth from Skills for Care at Care Show talk about the care workforce. Twice as many men working in care than in the army!

Looking forward to this session on recruiting younger people into #socialcare at #careshow2024 . Our report on exactly this subject comes out next Wednesday.

For the past three years the #BetterSecurityBetterCare team @DigiSocialCare have worked with #ASC providers across England to improve data and #CyberSecurity

The results are pretty impressive even if I do say so myself

This report from @SkillsForCare and The King's Fund looks at the workforce we’re likely to need in the next 15 years. We commissioned as first step in the development of a workforce strategy, which we’re supporting and will be published in the summer. skillsforcare.org.uk/resources/docu…

We are recruiting for Skills for Care & Development Alliance – Senior Advisor with our partners Northern Ireland Social Care Council The Scottish Social Services Council Social Care Wales Skills for Care CORU Ireland Early Years Alliance Social Work England 21.6 hours a week, home working. And we are such lovely people! careers.skillsforcare.org.uk/job/545688

Self-help technology available to Warwickshire residents to make daily life easier – Warwickshire County Council buff.ly/4aL0IcD

We’re hiring! This is great job even if I do say so myself - Senior Policy Lead, working on emerging policy issues and helping shape the debate in health and care. Closing date 8 May and more info here. kingsfund.org.uk/about-us/jobs/…

We have 22 exciting new vacancies across IMPACT’s 2024/25 #Demonstrator and #Facilitator projects – join us and play a pivotal part in improving #AdultSocialCare

Find out more on the roles below and apply here: impact.bham.ac.uk/our-people/vac…

Closes midnight, Sunday 5th May [1/2]

Starting in September (but recruiting now): 22 new posts across the UK

The aim is to get evidence used in practice to make a difference to social care services / people’s lives

They're all 50% for 12m, so ideal for secondments from a wide range of backgrounds and previous roles

💭Blog: #CelebratingSocialCare : recognising excellence within the care industry
“I am so proud of Dean…He has such a unique stance on things and provides real insight and understanding resulting in great ideas and approaches!”
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.Skills for Care is #CelebratingSocialCare , encouraging the sector to celebrate the people who contribute so much through their work.

Well done for this dedicated month of recognition; thank you to all those who make a valuable contribution.
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