Social care staff
Skills for Care’s three-year strategy Skills for Care’s new three-year strategy aims to help the adult social care workforce support people who draw on services to live the lives they choose. It sets out the direction the strategic workforce development and planning body for social care in England will take to deliver the organisation’s vision of supporting everyone who works in social care to create a fair and just society - where people can access the advice, care and support they need to live lives they want. The strategy was developed because
the way social care is delivered needs to adapt to reflect a society in which people live longer, often have more complex needs, and have different expectations about how and where care should be delivered. It is focused on four areas for
investment and growth over the next three years to help develop the values and competencies of the 1.5m-strong workforce, support reform of the sector and ensure that social care is seen by the public as a valued and worthwhile career. The four strategic areas that are designed to respond to changes in the sector over the next three years were developed after consultation with the organisation’s key stakeholders: l Increasing workforce capacity to make sure we have the right number of people, with the right values and behaviours, working in social care now and in the future.
l Supporting workforce capabilities to ensure staff have the right skills, knowledge, competencies, values and behaviours to meet current and future needs in our communities.
l Supporting culture and diversity to ensure the workforce is treated equally, feels included and valued, and is supported to stay well and pursue their careers in social care.
l Improving the social care system to ensure it is well funded, supports people to live the lives that they choose and attracts the right people to the workforce.
Support and resources for social care employers Skills for Care supports the adult social care workforce to lead, deliver and grow. It provides tools and resources to support social care managers to effectively
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recruit, lead and develop their teams. On the Skills for Care website, you
can find guidance, articles, webinars and more to support with topics including values-based recruitment, supporting staff with ongoing learning and development, looking after wellbeing, and introducing digital processes. Skills for Care also provides the leading
source of workforce intelligence for the adult social care workforce in England. It publishes national reports providing insight into the state, size, and structure of the adult social care workforce in England. In addition, you can find Skills for Care’s latest report and workforce insights on our website. Skills for Care is the membership body
for registered managers, proving local networks, social media groups, webinars and other support for registered managers. With the current challenges facing the social care sector, Skills for Care has focussed recent activity on providing support on recruitment and retention for social care employers. This has included: templates to
help with creating job adverts and applications and conducting interviews, taking a values-based approach; guidance on where and how to advertise job vacancies. We also provide support on how to provide ongoing learning and development for your team and a look at how learning and development helps to retain staff; information on how to create a positive workplace culture to support retention, and blogs from people working in the sector sharing their tips, advice and experiences around recruitment and retention.
References 1. Skills for Care, Our strategy - Explore our plans for 2021-2024, August 2021 https://
strategy.skillsforcare.org.uk/.
2. Skills for Care, The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, October 2021
https://www.skillsforcare.
org.uk/adult-social-care-workforce-data/ Workforce-intelligence/publications/ national-information/The-state-of-the- adult-social-care-sector-and-workforce-in-
England.aspx.
3. Skills for Care, The value of adult social care in England, October 2021 https://
www.skillsforcare.org.uk/adult-social-care- workforce-data/Workforce-intelligence/ publications/national-information/
Economic-value-report.aspx.
Jenny Paton
Jenny Paton is a strategy director at Skills for Care. She has supported the cultural and charity sectors in a strategic capacity, most recently as head of strategy and impact for Mencap before joining Skills for Care. Jenny is also vice-chair of the Mental Health Foundation. Her previous roles include supporting the global health charity, Wellcome Trust, to improve diversity and inclusivity.
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Sarah Gilbert
Sarah Gilbert is a strategy director at Skills for Care. Prior to joining Skills for Care, she was interim executive director of strategy and influence at Mencap, where she played a key role in leading the charity through the pandemic and the design of its new transformational change agenda. Through her work with the National Council of Voluntary Organisations, Sarah researched and developed ideas, created good practice guidance and resources for charities in campaigning, strategy and impact.
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