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Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Monday, 26 October 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 November 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 November 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Care Workers: Vacancies

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Skills for Care The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, published in October; and what steps they are taking to fill social care job vacancies.

Answer

The Department has noted the findings of this report. The Department funds Skills for Care, as a key delivery partner, to support the development of skills in the adult social care sector and address issues related to recruitment, retention, development and wellbeing of staff.

In order to attract more people to work in the sector we ran a national recruitment campaign across broadcast, digital and social media highlighting the vital work social care workers do, we are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to promote adult social care careers to jobseekers, and we have launched an online recruitment tool, Join Social Care, to simplify and fast track the recruitment process. We are continuing to offer free rapid online induction training through Skills for Care, to help induct and train redeployees, new starters, existing staff and new volunteers in social care services.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9586
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Vacancies Care workers
Link
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