Blogs and articles

19 Nov 2021 Skills for Care

In honour of International Men’s Day, we’re discussing the importance of encouraging men into a career in social care. read more

19 Oct 2021 Skills for Care

The Care Friends app, launched by recruitment thought-leader Neil Eastwood in partnership with Skills for Care, provides an innovative solution for so…read more

30 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

Pre-pandemic, Skills for Care funded three employability support organisations to work with providers in social care to recruit people either under-re…read more

30 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

Welcoming new starters and newly-qualified entrants to the sector is a key consideration of the recruitment process. Luckily, there are many initiativ…read more

16 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

We spoke with a selection of social care recruiters and managers to find out more about how they’re using social media to support their recruitment ac…read more

15 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

When it comes to providing high-quality care and support, finding the right people for your organisation is key. That’s why an effective and targeted …read more

13 Sep 2021 Kerry Cleary

Values-based leadership and wellbeing coach and trainer Kerry Cleary talks to us about what values-based recruitment actually means, and how this can …read more

08 Sep 2021 Laura McSherry

We spoke with Laura McSherry, HR Officer at Active Social Care Ltd - a home, community, and activity based care provider - about what values-based rec…read more

03 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

Skills for Care provides a range of information to support social care employers with their recruitment activity. We’ve rounded up ten of our top tool…read more

02 Sep 2021 Skills for Care

We’ve put together a step-by-step checklist for social care employers covering everything you need to do during the recruitment process, from before y…read more