Swansea Council 'growing its own' workforce
SWANSEA Council is 'growing its own' workforce in a unique project that aims to recruit the next generation of care workers
Janette Jones, who is the community services manager for learning disabilities, and her colleague Alison Leggett have become Care Ambassadors, whose mission is to open doors for young people into a career caring for other people.
The two have established links with local schools, colleges and job centres and have set up training opportunities.
Janette said: "We have put learning disabilities on the map. People tend to think that to work in care means to work with the elderly or children, which is great, but Swansea also has a population of children and adults with learning difficulties who have a lot to offer and who can be a joy to work with.
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Alison added: "The main skill we are looking for is the ability to relate to and show compassion towards people who need to be cared for."
Comments
by Carnabwth
Friday, January 04 2013, 1:28PM
“Think you knocked the nail on the head there Jiffy where you say - "they will be working under bosses with degrees?" Nod nod wink wink brother!”
by andybeacham
Friday, January 04 2013, 9:15AM
“There's nothing new (or wrong) with young people learning about how to support those less fortunate. Both my sisters later went into the caring professions after spending time helping with my mother who managed a disabled services centre. This was all on an informal basis and my sisters made conscious career decisions.
It could not happen these days with all the regulatory controls involved. I suppose this is why the idea is now being spun as something new with ambassadors. I wish them well.”
by Jiffy
Friday, January 04 2013, 8:30AM
“Are they telling the kids that care work is low paid, high turnover, permanent shift work, with liitle hope of promotion, as they will be working under bosses with degrees?
Swansea council "growing slaves".”