Building Pathways

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Building Pathways

• Social Care Careers Seminar
• 9 March 2005

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Work Opportunities in the Social Care Sector

• Presentation
• Helen Rowe Locality Manager
• Sheffield City Council
• Care4you Service

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Do you want to work in a sector where you will
never be out of work?

• Look no further.

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Careers in social care

• 1.3 million employed in Social Care, of which
  70,000 are Social Work qualified
• There are 25,000 employers Private, Voluntary and
  Local Authority
• Government policies for people to remain in own
  homes
• Aging population

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The Social Care Workforce Offers

• Stable role, yet flexible and responsive
• Attractive rates of pay and valued for what you
  do
• Skilled and trusted (full training provided and
  comprehensive clearance checks)
• Well led, well managed, properly supervised

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Current Situation

• Aging workforce
• 63 over 35, of which one fifth over 50
• 93.3 female
• 95.4 white
• Poor image of Social Care

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Why a Poor Image?

• People have little direct experience
• Unimportant
• Media coverage
• Stereotyping
• Low pay
• Lack of development and enhancement

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What Does a Social CareWorker Do?

• What have we all done today before we arrived
  here?

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What Does a Social CareWorker Do?

• A Social Care Worker enables the service user to
  do any or all of those tasks and more
• Without taking over and maintaining the service
  users independence and dignity
• Social Care Workers are valued and vitally
  important in the service users life

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The Modern Image

• Regulated industry
• National Care Standard
• Social Care Council Registration
• Training is a requirement of the Care Standards
  and is a nationally recognised qualifications
• Equal partners with the Health Service
• Good career structure and opportunities

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Routes into Social CareWork

• Schools
• Apprentice
• Regular recruitment
• Also provides a foundation for other careers

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Work Opportunities in the Social Care Sector

• Any Questions ?