New Care Careers website and initiative

Mon 22 Feb 2010

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Caring Careers website

A new careers website has been launched by Skills for Care & Development (which includes the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)) across the UK which offers information about careers in social services. The Scottish pages have relevant guidance and describe great career opportunities for people thinking about working in early years, child care and adult care and support services. There’s valuable advice and information about different job roles as well as case studies which illustrate the experiences of people working the sector.

Our new web site is easy to use and will help people thinking about working in the sector to make well informed decisions about pursuing a career in care and support services.

Visit: http://www.caringcareers.org.uk/view.aspx?id=579&sitearea=scotland

Care First Careers

A recruitment initiative, known as Care First Careers, will be launched across the UK shortly, as part of the Backing Young Britain programme, to help 50,000 young, unemployed people into jobs in the adult social services sector.

Jobcentre Plus will launch Care First Careers in Scotland at the end of January, with support from Scottish Government, and preparation for employment provided through Skills Development Scotland’s Training for Work programme. This initiative will help unemployed young people, aged 18 – 24, to find jobs and learn skills to help them develop rewarding careers in adult care and support services. Employers can attract new talent and a recruitment subsidy if they employ an eligible young person.

To find out more contact Brian Wallace, Scottish Employer Engagement Team, tel 0141 207 3231 or email brian.wallace@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk.