During the last few months Carers Break and Department of work and Pensions staff in Cornwall have been working together on an innovative solution to solve the recruitment challenge in Social Care.

The Fast track into care courses are held in Pool and Bodmin. Working together with the jobs coaches around the County, candidates have been identified and offered the opportunity to attend a 5 day course with Carers Break and Trusted Training where they will be taught the 16 fundamental standards required to work in Health and Social Care, Safe moving and handling of people, using all the equipment required, a medication management session and a day out shadowing experienced staff with real people in real situations. After the course is completed fully, each candidate is offered a guarunteed interview with a possibility of employment with Carers break.

During the last 3 courses Carers Break have recruited around a dozen new staff across the County. Many of the first cohort have already completed significant amounts of further training in emergency first aid, food safety, Oliver McGowan training tiers 1 and 2 and much more beside and are already out earning their living as Community Support Workers. The feedback we are receiving from our clients and their families is first class and they are doing a sterling job.

One of the candidates , now full time employee said ” Its great, I am really enjoying this role and wished I had done this years ago”.

If you are interested in joining us on one of these free courses, currently unemployed on Universal credit or ESA contact your jobs coach for more information or contact us directly on 01726 890828 or email enquiries@carersbreak.org.uk and we can do that on your behalf. You may be our next employee!