Charities and a housing association were among the winners of national awards celebrating innovation and excellence in adult social care.
Nine Skills for Care Accolades, which recognise employers’ achievements in workforce development, were presented at a ceremony in Liverpool on Thursday. The event followed Skills for Care’s annual conference, which looked at how to boost recruitment and retention in the sector.
Sharon Allen, Skills for Care’s chief executive, told the finalists they were “the best of the best” in the sector. She added: “I think adult social care needs to be much better at celebrating the great things we do in our communities, and every one of our Accolades finalists are doing brilliant work to make sure we have a highly-skilled and well-trained adult social care workforce.”
The winners in full
Best employer support for apprenticeships – St Mungo’s
Most effective approach to leadership and management – WCS Care
Most effective approach to integration and new models of care – Southdown Housing Association
Best endorsed provider of learning and development – Mencap
Best recruitment initiative – Thurrock council and Thurrock Coalition Partnership
Best employer support for registered managers – Sense
Best employer of under 50 staff – Cooper Tarry Partners LLP
Best employer of between 51 and 249 staff – Castle Supported Living Ltd
Best employer of over 250 staff – St Monica Trust
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