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People management

Recruitment and retention is an ongoing problem for social care employers. SCIE’s people management resources focus on improving recruitment and retention rates by better organisational working practices and by supporting the development of staff.

At SCIE we understand how important it is that managers at all levels are well trained if they are to lead and motivate staff effectively. We also know that training can be expensive and time-consuming, so we offer management training resources that can be used in-house and will fit in with the busy manager’s workload.

SCIE’s approach to improving working practices is to offer audit tools to employers which they can use in complete confidence to assess their current standard of performance. Where assessment indicates that there is a need for further development, employers will be guided to resources that will help them make changes.

The learning organisation resource pack offers employers the opportunity to assess to what extent their organisation is open to learning and change. The People Management Network has a series of audits on all aspects of running a social care organisation.

Resources

Type Title Year
Knowledge review 16 Improving social and health care services 2007
Knowledge review 17 Developing social care - service users driving culture change 2007
Joint publication Social care governance: A practice workbook 2007
Web resource People Management website 2006
Learning organisations: a self-assessment resource pack 2004
Leading practice: a first-line managers' development programme 2004
Joint publication Race equality through leadership in social care 2004
Practice guide 01 Managing practice 2003
Number of publications: 8

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Ongoing work

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