Housing with Care and Support.

Overview 1.Sitra’s research 2.Skills for Care-further investigation 3.As a result…. 4.Standards 5.Qualifications/Apprenticeships 6.Examples of role profiles 7.Group discussion

Skills for Care commissioned Sitra to undertake research into the workforce needs of new, emerging and changing job roles that have a housing and social care overlap. This research surveyed over 100 organisations within extra care housing, along with 13 interviews with strategic thinkers across the housing sector during the summer of Research can be viewed at; innovation/Research/Research-reports/New-and-emerging-job-roles.aspxhttp:// innovation/Research/Research-reports/New-and-emerging-job-roles.aspx Sitra’s findings

Areas that have emerged and created new roles include those focused on: Health and wellbeing Welfare and benefits advice Independent living Activity co-ordination Reablement/rehabilitation Skills and knowledge needed for ‘cross over’ roles are wide and diverse Under utilisation of Health and Social Care apprenticeships Sitra’s findings continued

Further investigation Awareness and recognition 3 functions Roles evolving (not necessarily emerging) Job titles Learning and development Apprenticeships Opportunities Skills for Care telephone interviews and discussions

Standards Care Certificate Skills and knowledge to provide quality care Part of overall employer induction Basis for further development and career progression CQC requirements Social Care Commitment The sectors promise to provide people who need care and support with high quality services 7 statements with associated tasks

Qualifications/Apprenticeships Knowledge and competence Range of qualifications Diplomas Apprenticeships Units within the diploma/apprenticeships Skills selector

Group discussion Thinking now about your service/organisation Consider your roles- What might you need to plan for or need to change? Thinking about your ‘housing support’ services What are the opportunities for you? What does this mean for you? Look at the role profiles are these roles you could plan for? What would that mean for you?