S2 E4: I’m handy with a drill - Skills for Care | The care exchange

Series 2 Episode 4:  I’m handy with a drill

Hear from Becky Coles who in 2020 became the youngest CQC registered manager of a newly built respite service. Becky shares her career journey, from work experience aged 15 through a range of roles via apprenticeships, to becoming a registered manager. She also talks to us about what it’s like to build a brand-new facility (hard hat included!), build up a team which feels like a family and develop local connections. 

Resources

• Workforce intelligence team: Our workforce intelligence team work with the data collected in Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) and share intelligence and insight into the sector. They produce various reports that help identify what the adult social care workforce in England looks like today and what it might look like in the future including information on registered managers. 
• ASC-WDS: is an online data collection service that covers the adult social care workforce in England. Join over 20,000 care providers already using the free ASC-WDS online service and discover all the benefits it can have to our sector and your organisation.
• Think Care Careers: find out more about careers in social care.
• Registered manager networks: We support over 140 local networks across England. Our networks are a place for managers to come together with other managers in their local area and share guidance and experiences and provide support.