Recorded webinars and resources

Cultural orientation and pastoral care

A structured programme of cultural orientation and pastoral care is essential to ensure internationally recruited staff are looked after and supported. It will help create a smooth transition into the UK adult social care workforce.

Cultural orientation - AC Solutions

We have produced a cultural awareness toolkit for international recruits and a recorded webinar to assist those working in adult social care.

Access resources on AC Solutions website

Pastoral care - Communities 1st

We have produced a range of pastoral care good practice guidelines to help prepare international recruits that covers:

Pre-arrival engagement
UK arrival collections
Buddying
Local area knowledge
International recruitment network meet ups
Accommodation finding
Access to local services and community
UK orientation

A recorded webinar is also available to support good pastoral care.

Access the good practice guidelines on Communities 1st website

Scam awareness - Communities 1st

Scam awareness resources have been produced for internationally recruited staff to gain skills and knowledge to be aware of and avoid scams. To support this, a scam awareness guide has been produced together with a recorded webinar which will be released by the end of this month.

Access the scam awareness resources on Communities 1st website

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