The Care Workers' Charity The Care Workers Advisory Board and Care Worker Champions Project
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

We have recruited a network of frontline care workers from across the UK to share regional insights, collaborate, and enhance skills and visibility. Participants are paid for their time and receive training and development opportunities.

Beneficiaries

  • Carers

    Our commitment to placing care workers at the forefront of our work. Supported by The Rayne Foundation this project aims to raise the voices of care workers and address critical policy issues in the care sector

  • Reach of your work

    Open to frontline UK care workers

Geographic reach

  • England: Nationwide
  • Wales: Nationwide
  • Scotland: Nationwide
  • Northern Ireland: Nationwide
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

100

A core of care workers, who then speak to other care workers

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£100,000.00

TIMELINE

Oct 2024 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

Enhance visibility by care workers speaking directly to the press (Media training provided.)

Speak directly to MP's, care sector leaders and other decision makers to influence policy.

Amplify their voices on issues affecting them, by speaking directly to the care worker community.

Project Activities

  • Recruiting and training care workers to become care worker champions.

  • Care worker board members attend bi-monthly online meetings to plan, Professional Care Workers week.

  • Care Worker Champions to attend media and public speaking training.

  • Care Worker Champions to write for trade press, media and speak at universities.

  • Care worker board members to contribute to an annual wellbeing survey for care workers.

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 5: Gender Equality UN SDG 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

feedback surveys, internal reporting.

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Supported by The Rayne Foundation

As part of the Rayne Foundations Better Careers for Better Care programme.