Recruitment and Retention

In 2006 when CSAC's Recruitment and Retention sub-group was set up, it decided to carryout research to provide base line information for its forthcoming work. This involved asking front line workers from a number of CSAC's members if they'd ever considered leaving care and if they had, what it was that they didn't like about their work that had made them think about doing something else. Of course, if they liked what they did and hadn't considered leaving we asked them to provide information about what kept them motivated. 

You can read the results below, together with our  'Good Practice Guide to Staff Retention' which we produced as a result of our research. 

• CSAC Staff Retention Report
• CSAC Good Practice Guidelines

Recruitment and Retention Bulletins

Sandy Armstrong joined CSAC as a Recruitment and Retention Project Officer in April 2008. Since joining us our R&R activity has become much more focused.

Here are her Recruitment and Retention Bulletins to keep you informed of her activities

• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin-July 2008
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- August 2008
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- September 2008
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- October 2008
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- November 2008
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- January 2009
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- February 2009
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- March 2009
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- April 2009
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- May/June 2009
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- July 2009
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- August 2009
• Recruitment and Retention Bulletin- October 2009

Recruitment and Retention Sub Group

• Recruitment and Retention Group 24.10.07
• Recruitment and Retention Group 08.01.08
• Recruitment and Retention Group 06.03.08
• Recruitment and Retention Group 08.07.08
• Recruitment and Retention Group 23.10.08

Recruitment & Retention Strategy

With the need for social carers due to rise dramatically year on year, we need to look at innovative ways to attract more people into a career within care and just as importantly, to look at ways of keeping them there.

Meeting the need, the Recruitment and Retention Strategy 2008-2013, outlines actions that CSAC will take over the next four years and beyond to support employers and service users to recruit and retain social care staff. 

We welcome your feedback using the strategy feedback form below.

• Recruitment and Retention Strategy
• Recruitment and Retention Feedback