S2 E9: Young people are the future of social care - Skills for Care | The care exchange

Series 2 Episode 9: Young people are the future of social care Kirsty Armstrong, registered manager of Kelly Park Ltd a home care organisation talks about her huge success in offering work placements for students and employing young people as a result. She believes that young people are the future of social care and registered managers have a responsibility to give young people a positive perception of the sector and the range of opportunities available. Kirsty also talks about some recruitment and retention initiatives including the nurturing of staff which has made a real difference for her organisation.  Resources Guidance on employing workers aged 16 and 17: employing young people gives them the opportunity to start a career in care.  Preparing for your CQC interview checklist: aimed at helping managers of new care services to prepare for their CQC registration interview.   Care Friends: this employee referral app supports you to find and retain high quality care staff, by allowing your staff to refer their friends for job opportunities. 

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The Care Exchange is a new podcast series for managers in social care hosted by Skills for Care Locality Managers Pia Rathje-Burton and Wendy Williams. We’ll be sharing experiences from other managers in social care, providing a place where managers can listen to other managers, feel less isolated and pick-up some good ideas to support them in their own role.