The Proud to Care team has teamed up with Job Centre Plus to support people at risk of redundancy and to help them to find alternative work in the care and health sector in Devon. People have been offered one-to-one support, help with CVs and introductions to other care and health employers. The feedback to date has been very positive and the approach has supported staff to feel valued and confident about finding another job in the sector. For people with the right values who are working outside care and health (e.g. in retail), this approach will also help people to consider their transferable skills and exciting opportunities in care and health across Devon.
If you are a Proud to Care Ambassador who is interested in training to support people at risk of redundancy, please contact proudtocaredevon@devon.gov.uk to register your interest.
Many thanks
Sally-Ann Turner
Proud to Care Devon
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We're pleased to be hosting four joint health and care recruitment events in March 2020. Now is your opportunity to get involved as a Proud to Care Ambassador. Please email proudtocare@devon.gov.uk if you can help for a couple of hours, either welcoming people or helping out on the Proud to Care stand.
All events will take place from 10 am to 3 pm;
Saturday 7th March - Mercure Exeter, Rougemont Hotel
Saturday 14th March - Petroc North Devon Campus, Barnstaple
Saturday 21st March - Crowne Plaza, Plymouth
Saturday 28th March - Torquay Town Hall
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7 Mar Rougemont Hotel, Exeter 10 am - 3 pm Jobs fair
14 Mar Petroc, North Devon Campus 10 am - 3 pm Jobs fair
18 Mar Exmouth College 4.30 pm - 7 pm Careers fair
21 Mar Crowne Plaza, Plymouth 10 am - 3 pm Jobs fair
25 Mar Honiton JCP 10 am - 2 pm Jobs fair
27 Mar Dartmouth Academy 1.50 pm - 2.10 pm Careers talk
28 Mar Torquay Town Hall 10 am - 3 pm Jobs fair
Any day Queen Elizabeth's Crediton 12.15 pm - 1.15 pm Pop-up cafe
For more information or to volunteer please email Tracy at tracy.grant@devon.gov.uk
Come and join us for a cuppa, some cake and a catch-up.
This is an opportunity to get to know fellow Ambassadors better, support each other to attend events together, or just relax for an hour and chat with colleagues.
We will be at Costa Coffee, Rydon Lane Retail Park from 2 pm to 3.30 pm on Thursday 5th March.
Let me know if you can join us!
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As always, your feedback is important to us. Please follow the relevant links to a short two minute survey if you attended any of these events.
- Honiton College, 10 Jan
- Spires College, 16 Jan
- St Peter's School, 16 Jan
- King Edward VI School, 21 Jan
- South Devon College High School, 22 Jan
- Plymouth School of Creative Arts, 24 Jan
- All Saints Academy, 27 Jan
- National Apprenticeship Show, 29/30 Jan
- National Apprenticeship Week RILD, 3 Feb
- Apprenticeship Expo, 6 Feb
Thanks to all Ambassadors who attended the public speaking workshops in November. The workshops covered how to deal with nerves, communicating confidently with others, and telling your story to an audience. We’re really pleased that feedback was positive “Really challenging and enjoyable. Feel very proud of myself for pushing boundaries of my comfort zone” and “I already feel much more confident about putting these techniques and strategies into practice”. We hope that following the workshops Ambassadors feel more confident speaking at events and putting their learning into practice.
We have one further public speaking workshop planned for 24th March from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm at Barnstaple Library. If you would like to attend please email proudtocare@devon.gov.uk
Is there anything else that would support you in your role as an Ambassador?
Please let us know at proudtocare@devon.gov.uk
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New Ambassador induction event
16th April 1 pm - 3.30 pm, Larkbeare House, Exeter
Event for existing Ambassadors
7th May 1 pm - 3 pm, Wonford Community Centre, Burnthouse Lane, Exeter EX2 6NF
To attend any of these events please email proudtocare@devon.gov.uk
Proud to Care have funded a workshop delivered by Skills for Care around values-based interviewing.
This will take place on Tuesday 24th March from 9 am to 3.30 pm at The Hayridge, Cullompton Library.
This full day seminar is aimed at adult social care employers of all sizes who are interested in learning more about a values-based approach to recruitment and would like help to start using this approach in their interview process.
If you would like to book a place please click here.
As a Proud to Care Ambassador you are able to claim expenses for travel and parking costs when attending events at schools, colleges, universities, job centres and recruitment events. You can claim either bus or rail fares or mileage when travelling to events and any parking charges during your time at an event. Please keep all receipts for travel and parking and submit copies with our expenses form to proudtocare@devon.gov.uk
Seasonal flu vaccination will help protect vulnerable clients and staff with underlying health conditions (who are normally offered the vaccination through their own GP). In addition, vaccination may reduce sickness absence over the winter period.
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Have you accessed funding through the Workforce Development Fund yet?
The CAHSC Learning Partnership are co-ordinating this funding worth a total of £220K for all adult social care providers to support staff learning and development. All you need to do is become a partner member with CAHSC Learning Partnership and be registered and compliant on ASC-WDS. You can then claim for any certificates dated between 1st January 2019 – 31st March 2020 for a range of qualifications and learning programmes.
Ambassador resources are available from:
- Your local Proud to Care Champion. Find your local Champion here.
- Health Education England have 16 A4 books covering individual health career areas and an A5 overview booklet. Order on 0345 6060 655 or advice@healthcareers.nhs.uk Allow two weeks for delivery.
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Skills for Care have a range of care careers and apprenticeship information and booklets. Contact your local Champion.
Do you or your company have anything you would like to be included in future newsletters?
If so, please send it to tracy.grant@devon.gov.uk by the second week of the month and I will do my best to include it in the next newsletter!
     
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