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One Children's Workforce Tool |
What is it? On line tool, developed by the CWDC, to help Children's Trust establish their progress towards developing a "One Childrens Workforce" - an integrated childrens workforce to deliver better outcomes to children and young people and their families.
The aim is that the self assessment should assist in collecting the evidence to enable Children's Trust to know where they are and what they need to do to further develop integrated working.
Documents to assist:
Workforce Planning: Introduction and six step approach
Improvement and Development Agency (I&DeA) have an introduction and six-step workforce planning guide which is intended to help councils throught the workforce planning process. It has been designed to complement the NHS's six step approach to integrated workforce planning, to make it easier for councils to join up in their workforce planning with their health service partners. For further infomation visit the website
Short Break Workforce Recruitment Resources
The BIG Recruitment Challenge project funded by the DCSF Shared Care Network – the Short Breaks Charity is launching a DVD of short films to help local services recruit short break carers and workers. The 'Be the BIG Difference' DVD is being made available to local services. The seven films feature a variety of people including family-based short break carers; contract carers; outreach workers; young befrienders and sitters as well as interviews with the families they support. The introduction is by DJ Jo Whiley who herself has a disabled sister.
The films and DVD are being launched in Share the Care Week (7-14 March) as part of The BIG Difference carer recruitment campaign. Please ensure short break services in your area are listed on the searchable map www.theBIGDifference.org.uk. This will signpost people enquiring about becoming a short break carer to short break services in your local area.
A free copy of the DVD, photos to use in recruitment materials and a recruitment pack are available to local services. For more information contact Verity Hitchings on 0117 9415361 verity.hitchings@sharedcarenetwork.org.uk
CWDC Training, Support and Development Standards for Short Breaks Carers - June 2009
CWDC are launching their Training, Support and Development Standards for Short Break Carers in June 2009. The standards are accompanied by a workbook and guidance for managers, supervisors and trainers. From June 2009 all short break foster care providers are expected to be implementing the standards. These documents are available to download from the CWDC website.
CWDC Training, Support and Development Standards - May 2007 The standards are accompanied by a Guide for foster carers, a Workbook and Guidance for Managers, Supervising Social Workers and Trainers. These documents are available to download from the CWDC website.