Welcome to the Social Care Code of Practice for International Recruitment
Principles and practice
The social care workforce in England numbers around one million workers and 95,000 were born outside the UK. The sector will continue to rely on recruitment of overseas workers to make sure that social care services can continue to provide essential support for children and adults in need throughout England.
Experience has shown that there is a need for clear guidance about the ethical and practical issues which arise from overseas recruitment
The IR Code provides:
- guidance for employers about arrangements for recruitment, induction and training;
- support for those joining the social care workforce from overseas.
Support for workers is provided by ensuring that appropriate information is provided in advance so that they can make informed decisions about employment and by making explicit the support they need from employers to practice effectively and safely.
The IR Code is one of a number of similar codes, for example the Department of Health Code of Practice for Healthcare professionals and the Department for Education and Skills protocol on recruitment of Commonwealth teachers.
Social care employers have been closely involved in the development of the IR Code and guidance which has been endorsed by stakeholders across the social care sector.
News
Intercultural working standards development
Deadline for comments: 2 June 2008
The final draft of the national occupational standards development for intercultural working is now out for consultation. For those who are not already familiar with this development, five of the six new standards have particular relevance to those employing staff from different cultures and countries or delivering services to people from different cultures or countries.
- Working effectively with people from countries or cultures other than your own
- Building working relationships with people from countries or cultures other than your own
- Employing people from countries and cultures that are new to the organisation
- Managing a multicultural team
- Managing service delivery to people from different countries and cultures
Download
- National occupational standards in intercultural working: Final consultation (107kb PDF file)
- National occupational standards in intercultural working: Final consultation (240kb Word file)
Please send comments by the 02 June 2008 to nosconsultation@cilt.org.uk.
Endorsements
The Social Care Code of Practice for International Recruitment has been endorsed by: