The Chair of the Lincolnshire Care Association has welcomed today’s announcement of government support for careers in adult social care
But Melanie Weatherley MBE says local authorities need more funding in order to increase carers’ pay.
The government says the plans it has set out today will give social care staff better training, clearer career paths and improved job prospects.
The package of measures that reaffirm care work as a career includes:
“The Lincolnshire Care Association welcomes this package of improved support for carers’ career prospects, but pay for the people in front line services needs to be improved if we are to attract and retain the best employees,” said Melanie Weatherley.
“Measures to enhance career development in the social care sector must be accompanied by increased pay for care workers. That’s why we’re continuing to ask for additional funding for local authorities to support carers and drive up wages.”
The government’s announcement coincides with phase two of its Made with Care recruitment campaign which aims to get more people in the UK to consider a rewarding career in care.