Join an exciting

recruitment and

retention initiative

raising the profile of

CAREers in CARE

Official Launch

Event Thurs 9th Nov 2017 12:45pm – 15:30pm

Blackfriars Priory, Ladybellegate Street,

Gloucester, GL1 2HN

12:45 Arrival, Registration & refreshments

13:15

Welcome & Introductions

Bev Harvey (OD &

Workforce Development

Adviser, GCC)

13:30

Key Note Address

Kim Forey (Director of

Integration, CCG/GCC)

13:40

Glos. Journey on PTC

Angela Willis (Workforce

Development Manager,

GCC)

13:50

Benefits of Provider

involvement in PTC

Martin Hughes (Chief

Executive, Lilian Faithfull

Homes)

14:05

Proud to Care

Ambassadors in

Association with Skills for

Care’s

I Care...Ambassadors

Charlie Swarbrick

(Locality manager, Skills

for Care) & Bev Harvey

14:25 Tea, Cake, Networking & Information Stands

14:50

Advertising Jobs with PTC

Glos.

Rachael Hughes

(Recruitment &

Retention Co-ordinator,

GCC)

15:05

Care Quality Commission

inspection methodology

Oliver Dobbins

(Inspector, CQC )

15:15 Closing Remarks, Raffle &

Round up

Bev Harvey

15:30 Finish

Agenda

It’s who we are, not just what we do,

Is it something that’s inside you too?

Can you rise to the challenge, and say

I want to support a life each day?

Do you want to change the way

A person copes from day to day?

Can you be the difference to someone,

To make them confident and strong?

Join us today,

So that you can stand and say……

We are Proud to Care,

For Gloucestershire we’re there,

To take the time to walk beside those

Who sometimes need a hand to hold.

We’re searching now for your light -

Raise it high and make it bright!

We’ll search for it everywhere,

To find those who are Proud to Care.

Song written by: Ellie O’Regan

Performed by: Students from The Dean Academy School, Lydney.

Proud to Care Song 🎼

About Proud to Care South West Gloucestershire is one of sixteen counties in

the South West who have joined forces for

the Proud to Care South West campaign

aiming to bring more people into the Health

& Social Care Sector across the South West.

The campaign has identified three groups of potential

employees; 16 – 25 year olds, parent returners who have had

a career break and people 55+ (perhaps looking for a

second career that gives them real satisfaction).

A media campaign for Proud to Care South West (with

advertising on Sky TV, Facebook, Twitter, in regional

newspapers, on Internet Search Engines and selected

websites) is running July to December 2017, directing people

who are interested by the advertising to the Proud to Care

South West website, where they will be able to select the

county where they are interested in working.

Proud to Care

Gloucestershire In November Proud to Care

Gloucestershire is launching to

providers and will commence its

media launch to the wider public

in January 2018. This will include

Facebook Ads, YouTube Ads,

Google search enhancements,

Billboard advertisement, jobs fairs

- along with local press and radio

engagement; all of these

avenues will be pointing people

to www.proudtocareglos.org.uk.

From here, individuals will be able

to see all of the current vacancies

posted by Gloucestershire

Providers.

As well as a website offering a recruitment and retention

‘one-stop-shop’, Gloucestershire has a dedicated

Recruitment & Retention Co-ordinator (Rachael Hughes)

employed by Gloucestershire County Council to work

exclusively on this project, supporting providers/employers in

their challenge to meet the staffing requirements in their

workplaces.

Proud to Care Glos. is led by a multi-agency strategy group

who have devised a Year One action plan with key

outcomes identified. The Year One priority for the Proud to

Care Gloucestershire campaign is recruitment into the

Domiciliary care Sector, with ambitious plans in the pipeline

for future initiatives supporting both recruitment & retention.

Planned Training & Development

Opportunities:

Values based Recruitment Workshops

‘Finding the Right People for your Organisation’ – a ½ day

workshop for 60 Delegates with resources to take away.

‘Recruiting for values in social care: interviewing for values,

behaviours and attitudes’ – a full day seminar.

European Social Fund Leadership Modules

Understanding organisation environments

Managing challenging personalities

Developing mental toughness and resilience

Leading a Values-Based service

Gloucestershire County Council’s Multi-Agency

Training Offerings include:

Dementia Training & Education Strategy

Safeguarding Adults Board (GSAB) Training &

Development pathway

MCA & DOLS Training & Development pathway

Autism Workforce Development Pathway

Management Development Opportunities

Activity Provision Support (MAW Network)

To find out more information about GCC’s Multi-

Agency Training offering please visit:

www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/multiagencytraining/

Proud to Care Glos. health & social care employers’

hub

The hub contains more information on Proud to Care

Gloucestershire, is where you can advertise a vacancy, get

up to date with news & events, see what information &

resources there are to support you and see how you can get

involved.

To access the hub, your organisation must be registered:

please do so by emailing ptc@gloucestershire.gov.uk with

your: First & Last Name, Job role, Organisation, Generic email

address and Telephone Number.

Job Vacancy Advertising

Proud to Care Gloucestershire has a designated Job

Advertising portal for providers in our County to advertise

their vacancies free of charge. Posting vacancies on the jobs

portal is FREE!!

Most of the fields on the form are drop downs to make filling

out the form quick and easy. This enables potential

candidates to easily find the type of vacancy they are

looking for.

Help Us To Help You: Case Studies

Share your inspirational stories with us! Proud to Care

Glos. is looking for individuals who would like to

feature in either short video clips or a short write up

about their career in care to help inspire others to

join the sector.

“I support Rob to help him

live as independently as

possible."

Jess loves her role as a

support worker; it’s hard

work but the rewards are

brilliant!

Hayley Bennett

(right) Active Living

centre Lead, and

Julie Kingston Active

Living Centre

Dementia Link

Worker – Community

Engagement lead

(left) are PTC

Gloucestershire’s first

two case studies -

their videos will be

on the website soon.

As a Gloucestershire employer, you can register to be part of

the Gloucestershire Proud to Care Ambassadors’ Partnership,

run in association with Skills for Care’s I Care…Ambassadors

initiative. Once you are part of the partnership, you can

nominate members of your staff to become Proud to Care

Ambassadors.

Proud to Care Ambassadors will be part of a network of

individuals working in the sector to promote careers in health &

social care to individuals considering their career options. This

will be through different careers activities such as; talks,

presentations, interactive group activities, information stands,

mentoring and media activities. There is no fixed time

commitment.

Why get involved the Ambassador

partnership?

Attract more people – One in four

people are more interested in a

career in care having heard from

an ambassador.

Boost your business – When your

staff share why they love their job,

it will encourage others to choose

or recommend your organisation.

Motivate your staff – 70% of care

ambassadors feel more confident

and motivated in their work as a

result of being an ambassador.

Develop your staff – Becoming a PTC Ambassador is a

fantastic learning and development opportunity.

Cut your recruitment costs – PTC Ambassadors can help

you attract more informed people who have what it

takes to work in social care.

Thank you for

Supporting

Get in Touch

Tel | 01452 324310

Email | ptc@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Web | www.proudtocareglos.org.uk

@ProudtoCareGlos

Supported by

Proud to Care thanks :

Lilian Faithful Care and The Orchard Trust for giving

permissions to use their photography in the campaign.

Ellie O’Regan and the Students from The Dean Academy

School for producing and performing the song

Kim Forey for her Keynote Speech opening the launch

event

Martin Hughes, Lilian Faithfull Care for speaking for

providers

CQC for endorsing the Proud to Care Campaign and

Oliver Dobbins for his presentation today

Amanda Morgan from Crossroads Care FOD along with

Julie Kingston & Hayley Bennett who were PTC Glos’ first

two case studies

Tim Pellatt from Cordial AV for producing the PTC Glos.

Case Studies

James Hughes for producing the ‘How to post your job

vacancy’ guide.