Famous faces urge people to take up a career in care
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Celebrities inspire more people to consider a career in adult
social care Christine McGuinness, Ade Adepitan, Lady Leshurr and
Toni Tone publish powerful job descriptions of what it means to
work in care Part of the ‘Made With Care’ recruitment campaign to
fill the 105,000 vacancies in the sector The public are being urged
to consider a career in care as celebrities pledge their support
for the sector. Reality TV star and campaigner, who recently
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The public are being urged to consider a career in care as celebrities pledge their support for the sector. Reality TV star and campaigner, who recently fronted a BBC show on her family’s experience of autism, Christine McGuiness, TV presenter and Paralympian Ade Adepitan, rapper and star of Dancing on Ice 2021 Lady Leshurr, and author and influencer Toni Tone have come together tosupport the Department for Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) ‘Made with Care’ recruitment campaign. Taking to social media, the stars have united to help show a job in adult social care is a career like no other. They have written their own insights into the qualities, rather than qualifications, needed to be a care worker and to shine a light on the extraordinary parts of the job often not included in traditional job adverts. The ‘Made with Care’ campaign launched in November 2021 to help fill vacancies across the adult social care sector. With more than 105,000 vacancies, and almost half-a-million extra job opportunities in adult social care expected by 2035, the campaign aims to encourage people to apply for exciting and rewarding roles across the country. To support this, the department announced £5.4 billion of additional funding to reform social care over the next three years, including at least £500 million to support training and career development for the workforce. This is on top of £462.5million to support the recruitment and retention of staff. Minister for Care Gillian Keegan said: “A role in care can provide a truly rewarding and fulfilling career. You need empathy, compassion and patience. For everything else there’s training. You don’t need qualifications to get started and there are many opportunities for professional development. “Those already working in adult social care are doing an amazing job and we need more people to join them. “I would urge anyone who thinks they might have something to offer to consider applying for a rewarding, fulfilling and varied career in adult social care.” Each of the celebrities has a direct, personal connection to care or a particular passion and desire to support the sector. Christine McGuinness recently filmed a documentary following her family as they found out more about autism after their three children received their autism diagnoses, including meeting with adults with autism and their care workers. Christine said: “My three children have all been diagnosed with autism and I received my diagnoses towards the end of last year. As part of my research into autism, I have had the pleasure of meeting and speaking to remarkable people working in the adult social care sector and seen what an incredible impact they have on individuals’ lives. “All people need to get started in their career in social care is their natural qualities, there’s training for everything else. Working in care really does change lives. I have a massive respect for the profession and would encourage anyone looking for a career where they can make a difference to apply.” For Ade Adepitan, the care sector has played a huge role in his life. His sister, Omoyile, lives with Down Syndrome and as a result, the support from care workers have given her the tools and ability to gain independence that would have been incredibly challenging otherwise. Lady Leshurr’s mother is a care worker and is incredibly proud of the amazing difference she has seen her mother make to people’s lives. Roles in adult social care can be flexible, varied and rewarding, and offer those who have the values and attributes needed to be a care worker the opportunity to start a hugely fulfilling career. For more information on the campaign and how to apply for a job in care visit: www.adultsocialcare.co.uk. -ENDS- CELEBRITY JOB DESCRIPTIONS: For Ade Adepitan, the care sector has played a huge role in his life. His sister, Omoyile, has Down Syndrome and the support from care workers has given her the tools and ability to gain independence that would have been incredibly challenging otherwise. In addition, he has also set up the Ade Adepitan Short Breaks Centre; in Brent for children and young people aged from eight to eighteen, with profound and multiple learning difficulties, complex health needs, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders. Ade Adepitan, TV presenter, Paralympian, author and ‘Made With Care’ supporter's job description: *Special person wanted to make a difference to many extraordinary homes and families* Could you care? Could you answer the call to help others lead a more fulfilling life? Could you lend a helping hand, a friendly face to those who need it? If so, then a career in adult social care could be for you. A career where the smallest act of kindness, support or encouragement can make a big difference to someone else. Where every day you will build on the foundation of what it really means to be human, through a natural inclination to care, love, and protect. Where the most important part of your job is to enable the person you care for to live as independently as possible. This will mean different things to different people; providing a helping hand, a listening ear, a cheerful smile or sharing your passions and hobbies – in some cases, all of the above! Where you offer not only practical care, but emotional support, the simple things that so many of us take for granted. Where you can use the power of laughter but also know how to wipe away a tear. Care doesn’t always present itself in the same way but it must always have the same result. Enabling someone to live their best possible life. This job requires no previous experience, no qualifications. This job requires something that they can’t teach in school. We only ask that you care. That you care about the lives of others and the difference you could make. So if you could care. This could well be the job for you... +++ Best selling author Toni Tone, is using her gift for writing to express the impact care workers have on their care recipient’s quality of life, and the emotional rewards the care workers themselves can gain in return. Toni Tone, author and ‘Made With Care’ supporter’s job description: We all deserve to feel cared for, and to live a life of dignity. That’s why those working in Care are united in the way they describe their career; fulfilling. If you want to go to bed every night knowing that you’ve made a real difference to people’s lives, this could be the job for you. This is a career which is about making people’s lives more comfortable - mentally, emotionally, and physically. Offering mental health support might involve helping people experiencing social isolation and loneliness – whether that’s going on a walk with them, taking them for lunch, or simply just paying them a visit. Emotional support is all about being there for people during their most challenging times. You might need to provide a listening ear, help them come to terms with new diagnoses, or simply just listen to them talk about their day. Physical support could include helping people get around – such as to the supermarket for their weekly shop, helping them to look and feel their best, assisting them with chores around the house, and supporting them in managing their medicines. With no qualifications required to get started, and opportunities for progression, you could end up managing a unique team of individuals united by the same desire to care. We are looking for someone that is:
Compassionate: Kind, understanding and patient
Reliable: Can be trusted with important tasks and confidential information
Enthusiastic: Eager to learn and passionate about making a difference So if you C.A.R.E this is the job for you. A job that helps make your life, and the lives of others, as fulfilling as possible. +++ Christine McGuiness - reality TV star, documentary maker and campaigner who recently fronted a BBC show on her family’s experience of autism – is lending her voice to the campaign after meeting adults with autism and their carers whilst researching autism for her documentary. Christine McGuiness, reality TV star, campaigner and ‘Made With Care’ supporter’s job description: How was work today? A simple enough question, but as a care worker where would you start? Yours was no ordinary day. You made someone’s day. Helped them achieve something they thought was out of reach. You helped someone live more independently. Supported them with the simple tasks that make all the difference. You shared your passions – and in doing so, put a smile on not one, but many people’s faces. You were a shoulder to cry on and a helping hand when they were needed most. Today you were able to use your kindness, compassion, and empathy to do a job that you love. And you made a difference to someone’s life, either by helping them navigate challenges, or celebrating achievements. Today you made someone’s day. Who could ask for more? So how was work today? If these sound like the kind of answers you’d like to give to that question then a career in care could change your life and the lives of others…starting today. +++ Lady Leshurr - rapper and star of Dancing on Ice 2021 - has a close connection to the care sector as her mother is a care worker. She is incredibly proud of the impact and amazing difference she has seen her make on people’s lives. Lady Leshurr, rapper ‘Made With Care’ supporter’s job description: So what does it mean to care in 2022? To know that the smallest act of kindness can make a big difference to someone else. To have the ability to change someone’s day from despair to hope. To do the simple things…or support someone do them for themselves. The things that many of us take for granted but can mean so much to others – a hand with the shopping, filling in medical forms, a walk in the park. Being able to anticipate the needs of others, before they even realise what they need. And knowing that a smile or a helping hand can make someone's world a better place. To be a King or Queen of compassion, possibility, opportunity. To care in your community. Because caring can be the most powerful of things. And it’s a career. A career that’s flexible. That doesn’t require any specific qualifications. That cares more about your natural qualities than your exam grades. That has room for progression. A career that centres around empowering others to lead more independent lives. And what price can you put on that? So could you care? Because if you can. The rest you can learn on the job. +++ FURTHER CAMPAIGN SUPPORT: CASE STUDIES
Janine Wiles from Devon is supporting the ‘Made With
Care’ recruitment campaign to help encourage more people to
consider a career in care. She now owns her own care agency in
Tavistock with her husband: “The role has diversified over the years into an extremely complex one that requires a skill set that is unique to this sector. There is no other role that can give the daily challenge and rewards that working in the care sector can give you.” Angela Luckett, 62, from Manchester is an Experience Co-ordinator in Manchester. Angela decided to change careers in her late 50s after deciding she wanted a more rewarding element in her work: “Before going into care in 2016, I used to be a personal stylist. I’ve always loved fashion but I felt that it wasn’t giving me the level of fulfilment and reward that I needed in my job. I first approached the Belong Morris Feinmann care village in Didsbury to become a volunteer but after speaking to them in more detail, I knew that a full-time career in care would be perfect for me. “I’m so grateful that I took the step to switch careers and go into care. One of the highlights for me is just spending time with those in our care – they've seen so much of the world – and hearing their stories and learning from their experiences. It really is a magical place to work, and I’d recommend anyone looking for a rewarding career to consider care.” |