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Leading social care now and in the future - Attract and retain, train and transform

Leading social care now and in the future - Attract and retain, train and transform Join us for a day of celebration, reflection and inspiration. There will be exciting updates, opportunities to network, information from sector experts and much more.

Housing support officer

You'll support people who need care and support to help them live independently, find housing and maintain their tenancy.

Team leader or supervisor

Supervise a team of care workers to ensure they provide high quality care and support. Team leaders or supervisors can work in care homes or can coordinate domiciliary carers in the community.

Mentoring

Information around the mentoring opportunity available to registered manager members

Workforce estimates

Skills for Care uses data from the NMDS-SC as a basis for creating estimates of the size, structure and characteristics of the whole adult social care workforce. This page provides access to these workforce estimates using our data file in an excel document. Download the estimates from this page.

Why apprenticeships can be a positive addition to your recruitment strategy

As part of our #RecruitmentReady spotlight we spoke with one care provider about how they’ve used apprenticeship programmes and the benefits it’s had for their organisation and their recruitment strategy.

Planning opportunities for our team to grow with us

Leah Emerson, Clinical Nurse Manager at Risedale Estates spoke to us about how the organisation provides career pathways, offering opportunities for the team to stay and develop with them.

How we recruit nurses and nursing associates in social care

Paula du Rand, Registered Manager at Kineton Manor Nursing Home discusses the recruitment process they use for finding and keeping nurses and nursing associates.

Mental Capacity Act

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 aims to protect people who may not be able to make decisions for themselves. It helps people to plan ahead in case they're unable to make important decisions for themselves in the future.

Rehabilitation worker

You'll support people to live independently, often following an illness or accident, and help them access support with housing, finance, social activities and life skills such as cooking or budgeting.