Clare HughesSocial Care in

Partnership Coordinator

Care Ambassador WalesA Question of Care Aptitude Test

Aims of the Care Ambassador Project

• Raise the profile and interest of careers in Early Years, Childcare & Social Care among young people in schools and colleges

• Highlight the rewards of working in the sector

• Educate & inform as many people as possible of the wide range of professions, career routes and opportunities

• Change negative perceptions and dispel myths about the sector

Who are Care Ambassadors?

• Social care workers, Early Years and childcare workers at various levels of their careers

• Passionate, enthusiastic & committed

• Varied ages and job roles

• Staff who are confident in their role

• Have a genuine wish to inspire others to consider a career in the sector

• World of work/ Industry Days

• Interview Skills

• Recruitment Fairs

• Careers Fairs

• Curriculum Support visits

Type of activities

• Employers endorsement

• Staff to be released to carry out Care Ambassador duty

• Encourage Ambassadors to be committed to the project

What do we ask for?

Benefits to employees

• Continued Professional Development (CPD)

• Experience of working with external partners

• Chance to inspire new generation into the sector – sense of achievement

• Confidence & new skills acquired

• Career Development of staff – confidence and new skills acquired

• Better profile in local community; being seen to contribute to the local community

• Raising interest among future generations as potential employees in the sector

• Low Cost marketing – Positive publicity

Benefits to employers

• Increased number of young people with a positive view

• Increased applications to vacancies in the sector as a whole and education courses

• Increased number of applications from people changing their career after redundancies and returners to work

• Increased applications from young people to jobs in Early Years, Childcare & Social care

Benefits to the sector

A Question of Care

• Online aptitude test• Bilingual • 3 settings • 4 choices – 1 correct, almost correct and 2 wrong• Structured advice• Suitability profile produced – 6 key characteristics• Resource to support recruitment

www.aquestionofcare.org.uk

http://www.aquestionofcare.org.uk/character-situations

Any questions?