Housing with Care and Support.

Overview

1. Sitra’s research

2. Skills for Care-further investigation

3. As a result….

4. Standards

5. Qualifications/Apprenticeships

6. Examples of role profiles

7. Group discussion

Skills for Care commissioned Sitra to undertake research into the workforce needs of new, emerging and changing job roles that have a housing and social care overlap.

This research surveyed over 100 organisations within extra care housing, along with 13 interviews with strategic thinkers across the housing sector during the summer of 2014.

Research can be viewed at; http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/NMDS-SC-intelligence-research-and-innovation/Research/Research-reports/New-and-emerging-job-roles.aspx

Sitra’s findings

Areas that have emerged and created new roles include those focused on:•Health and wellbeing•Welfare and benefits advice•Independent living•Activity co-ordination•Reablement/rehabilitation•Skills and knowledge needed for ‘cross over’ roles are wide and diverse•Under utilisation of Health and Social Care apprenticeships

Sitra’s findings continued

Further investigation

•Awareness and recognition•3 functions•Roles evolving (not necessarily emerging)•Job titles•Learning and development•Apprenticeships•Opportunities

Skills for Care telephone interviews and discussions

Standards

Care Certificate•Skills and knowledge to provide quality care •Part of overall employer induction•Basis for further development and career progression•CQC requirements

Social Care Commitment•The sectors promise to provide people who need care and support with high quality services•7 statements with associated tasks

Qualifications/Apprenticeships

• Knowledge and competence• Range of qualifications• Diplomas• Apprenticeships• Units within the diploma/apprenticeships• Skills selector

Group discussion

Thinking now about your service/organisation•Consider your roles- What might you need to plan for or need to change?

Thinking about your ‘housing support’ services•What are the opportunities for you?•What does this mean for you?•Look at the role profiles are these roles you could plan for?•What would that mean for you?