How do I make it? Signing up to the commitment is a very easy process. It involves two steps: 1.firstyouregisterandagreetosevenstatementsaroundimprovingyouasanem-ployerandthequalityofyourpersonalassistant(s) 2.then you select tasks to show how you are going to put those statements into practice.
Why should I sign-up? Signinguptothecommitmentallowsyoutoberecognisedasanemployerandshowsthatyouarecommittedtodevelopingyourselfandyourpersonalassistants.
Onceyouhavemadethecommitmentyouwillbeabletousemanyresourcesthatwillhelpyouachievethetasksyouhaveselected.
TheseincluderesourcessuchastheEmployingpersonalassistantstoolkitandlinkstofundingthatyoumaybeabletoclaimtoprovidetrainingforyouand/oryourpersonalassistant.
Making the Social Care Commitment
What is it?TheSocialCareCommitmentisanagreementaboutworkforcequalityinadultsocialcare.By making the commitment those working in social care are committing to having the right valuesandattitudestodrivestandardsforward.
Itisforeveryoneworkinginthesectorincludingorganisations,individualemployersandpersonal assistants.
Bysigningup,youarepromisingtogiveyourstafftherequiredsupportandyourpersonalassistantsarepromisingtoputcarevaluesintopracticeintheirdailywork.
Forindividualemployers
“It’sabouthavingapersonalised,valuesbasedapproach to make sure that people get the sort ofcaretheyneedanddeserve.” Nina Osbourne, individual employer
Helping the commitment to make a differenceYouwillbesentacopyofLearningthroughWork:TheSocialCareCommitmentonceyouhavecompletedyoursignup.TheLearningthroughWorkpackprovidespracticalexercisesandtipstobeusedwhencompletingthetasks.Italsogivesinformationtoemployersabouthowtheycansupportandencourageemployeestomakethiscommitmentandtellsemployeesaboutwhattheyshouldexpectfromtheiremployers.Includedinthepackis:
• AguidetomakingtheSocialCareCommitment• A promise to keep the Social Care Commitment• SupportingstafftomaketheSocialCareCommitment• Theemployeecommitmentinfull• Theemployercommitmentinfull• Commitmentcardswithstatementsandtasks
Sign up atwww.thesocialcarecommitment.org.uk
The commitment and personal assistantsThecommitmentisnotjustforemployeesbutemployersaswell.Thismeansthatyourpersonalassistantscansignup.Theprocessforthemisthesamebuttheyagreetosevenemployeestatementsratherthantheemployerstatementsthatyouhaveagreedto.Onceyourpersonalassistanthasmadethecommitmentyoucantieitintotheirinductionandsupervisiontofurtherdeveloptheirlearningneeds.
