Do You... Employ staff who provide direct care and support?

And want to see how the service can benefit you?

How will the service help employers?

• It will help them to raise your profile
• Promote an image of you as a quality employer who invests in staff development.
• Attract more informed workers who will stay for longer.
• Help to increase take up of care services.
• Help them to reduce future marketing and recruitment costs.
• I Care…Ambassador activities help to develop and motivate staff, whose enhanced skills and knowledge can be utilised in the workplace.

How will this help those who are considering a career in adult social care?

• The I Care…Ambassadors service promotes a first-hand, current picture, of what it's like to work in the adult social care sector.
• It provides the opportunity for them to ask questions and check their understanding of the different roles in social care.
• It offers valuable and up to date information that will help them to make informed career decisions.
• It provides them with a direct link to some local employers
• It supports them in deciding whether they would like to work for an organisation like yours!

How will this help people who use social care services?

• They will have continuity of support by people who have the right values and skills to provide high quality care

How does it work in Doncaster?

• The service is run as a partnership of local social care employers, local colleges and employment support providers (Job Centre Plus).
• This is a free service and primarily operates by employers donating staff time to operate as I…Care Ambassadors.
• You don’t have to join the partnership to benefit from the service but meetings can be a useful way of finding out what activities the service are involved in developing your networks, sharing good practice and shaping the service itself. Find out more about it here insert link to Partnership page below.

 OK – I’m interested! What’s next?

Contact your local I Care…Ambassador service coordinator who will tell you more about what’s involved and visit www.skillsforcare.org.uk/icareambassadors