A promise to keep
The Social Care Commitment
Quality People, Quality Care
The Social Care Commitment is our promise to
people who use our care and support services
that we will put our values into practice:
Individuality
Independence
Privacy
Partnership
Choice
Dignity
Respect
Rights
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The Social Care Commitment is a
voluntary agreement between the
individual employer and the personal
assistant
Employers promise to give their workers the
development they need.
Staff promise to put care values into practice
in their daily work.
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What are care values?
Treating people who need care and support as individuals.
Respecting their right to make their own decisions.
Respecting their right to privacy.
Working in partnership with them.
Giving them real choices.
Promoting and supporting their dignity or self-respect.
Treating them with respect at all times.
Promoting and supporting their rights.
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The employer commitment
is a promise to:
1
Recruit staff who care.
5
2
Provide thorough induction
training.
6 Supervise staff properly.
3
Help staff develop their
skills.
4
Make sure staff understand
safety and quality standards.
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7
Take responsibility for
how staff work.
Support staff who put their
commitment into practice
everyday.
The employee commitment
is a promise to:
1
Work responsibly.
5 Protect privacy.
2
Uphold dignity.
6 Continue to learn.
3
Work co-operatively.
7 Treat people fairly.
4
Communicate effectively.
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What’s involved?
Seven statements.
Guidance.
Tasks
- choose at least one task
for each statement.
Resources
- Social Care Commitment booklets
- Personal development plan
- Links to resources across the sector.
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Making the commitment
means doing the tasks
There are three types of tasks:
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1
identifying and sharing
good practice
2
finding out information
and sharing it
3
discuss issues.
How it works
Making the commitment is voluntary.
The employer makes the commitment online first, and then
emails a link to staff.
Members of staff can’t make the commitment on their own.
Workers and employers both make the commitment once a year.
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The Social Care Commitment
online
For organisations the commitment
is a public promise.
Employers that make the commitment
are listed on the internet.
For staff, the commitment is private.
Only your employer will know that
you have made the commitment.
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Learning through work
The employer and employee commitment in full.
Your guide to making The Social Care Commitment
- for staff.
A promise to keep The Social Care Commitment
- for staff.
Supporting staff to make The Social Care Commitment
- for managers.
Two sets of statements cards.
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How do I sign up?
Your employer emails you a link to
the commitment website, with a
registration code.
You follow the link to the
website and use the
registration code to register.
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On the website you…
Go through the seven statements
of commitment and their guidance.
Look at the tasks for each statement.
Choose the ones you want to do.
Set yourself deadlines for doing
your tasks.
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On the website you…
Download and print your certificate.
Save and print your personal development
plan.
Discuss how you will plan and do your
tasks.
Review your tasks.
Renew your commitment annually.
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Any
Questions?
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