Vacancy -- Appointment of Member - Social Care Wales

Background

 

Social Care Wales was renamed under section 67 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, having initially been established as the Care Council for Wales under section 54 of the Care Standards Act 2000. As a public body, its primary role is to fulfil its statutory responsibilities set within the context of the Welsh Government’s strategic aims.

 

Social Care Wales has the following statutory functions with a view to promoting and maintaining:

• high standards in the provision of care and support services;
• high standards of conduct and practice among social care workers;
• high standards in the training of social care workers, and;
• public confidence in social care workers.

 

Social Care Wales also:

 

• Maintain and publish the Register of social care workers;
• Prepare and publish codes of professional practice;
• Regulate social work and social care training;
• Make rules to secure appropriate education, training and learning provision;
• Develop qualifications and national occupational standards; and
• Lead and support service improvement.

 

As well as:

 

• Collect and analyse data to inform policy and planning at national and regional level; and
• Undertake the functions of the Sector Skills Council - Skills for Care and Development (SfCD) including workforce information and planning.

 

To see what Social Care Wales achieved in its first year read their impact report 2017-18 making a positive difference to social care in Wales.

 

Further background information on the work of Social Care Wales can be found here: www.socialcare.wales

 

Social Care Wales Board

 

The Social Care Wales Board is made up of a Chair and no more than 14 Members, all of whom are appointed by Welsh Ministers. The Board is lay led which means that there will always be more people who use services, carers and members of the public, on the Board than professionals from the care sector. 

 

All the members need to be committed to making sure that Social Care Wales works well so that people working in social work and social care have the right skills and training. 

 

The Social Care Wales Board provides leadership and direction to the organisation. The Board does this by setting plans, agreeing how and where money is spent, and by reviewing the progress and delivery of Social Care Wales’ work. The Board works closely with the executive management team in carrying out their role.

 

The Board must make sure that the aims and objectives set by the Welsh Ministers are met. The Board must make sure that the organisation is run well and is accountable. 

 

Board members:

 

• make sure Social Care Wales is working in line with procedures and policies
• make sure Social Care Wales is spending money well and in the right way
• listen, ask questions, join in discussions and contribute to ideas on what Social Care Wales will be doing in the future and how this can be done
• make decisions as part of the Board and be responsible for these decisions
• work with passion and enthusiasm with other Board Members and Social Care Wales staff
• represent Social Care Wales with its customers, other organisations and communities

The Board must make sure that the aims and objectives set by the Welsh Ministers are met. The Board must make sure that the organisation is run well and is accountable.  

As a Member you will: 

• make sure Social Care Wales is working in line with procedures and policies;
• make sure Social Care Wales is spending money well and in the right way;
• listen, ask questions, join in discussions and contribute to ideas on what Social Care Wales will be doing in the future and how this can be done;  
• make decisions as part of the Board and be responsible for these decisions;
• work with passion and enthusiasm with other Board Members and Social Care Wales staff; and
• represent Social Care Wales with its customers, other organisations and communities.

The Welsh Government acknowledges the importance of developing and growing bilingual capabilities in public appointments in Wales, and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh.  The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the recruiting body of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.

To be a Social Care Wales lay Board Member you must be able to: 

Essential Criteria 

• commit to Social Care Wales for 2 days a month
• balance competing priorities;
• show passion and commitment to improving social care in Wales;
• have an understanding of social care issues in Wales;
• make decisions and explain how you have come to that decision;
• work with others in a team, as well as on your own; and
• have good communication skills in order to participate at meetings and act as an ambassador for Social Care Wales. 

 

Public service values are at the heart of how Social Care Wales operates. As a Social Care Wales Board Member, you will be expected to: 

• work with others to achieve shared objectives;
• learn from successes and mistakes and use that experience and knowledge to ensure better outcomes;
• maintain realistic and positive attitudes to challenges, adversity and change and support others to do the same; and
• communicate openly with people to gain their trust and confidence.

04/01/2019, 16:00

Contacts:

For further information regarding the selection process, please contact:

 

Public Appointments 

Tel: 03000 61 6095

Email: publicappointments@gov.wales

 

For further information regarding the role of a Board member for Social Care Wales please contact Llinos Bradbury, Board Secretary, Social Care Wales:

 

Tel: 029 2078 0540

Email: llinos.bradbury@socialcare.wales

 

If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact the Public Appointments Unit on 03000 61 6095 or email publicappointments@gov.wales.

 

For further information about Public Appointments in Wales, please visit www.gov.wales/publicappointments.

To apply for this role, click on the ‘Apply’ button below. The first time you apply for a post, you will need to complete a registration form for the Welsh Government’s online application system.  You will only need to register once, and you will be able to keep yourself updated on the progress of your application, and any other applications you make, via your registered account.

Once you’ve registered, you’ll be able to access the application form.  To apply you will need to submit two supporting documents. The first, a document outlining how your knowledge, skills and experiences meet the criteria for the role as outlined in the information for candidates.  This document should be no more than 2 sides of A4.  Your application may be rejected if you exceed this limit.  The second document is a full, up to date CV.  The two documents should be uploaded to the ‘Reasons for applying’ section of the online application form.

In your application, you will also be asked to provide details of any activities which have helped you to develop skills that would be useful in a public appointment role, and list the organisations for which you undertook these activities.  We also need to know about any political activity that you’ve undertaken over the last 5 years. 

It is recommended that you register for an account and access the application form as soon as possible so that you see how the application form is structured, before starting to prepare your evidence.  You don’t have to complete the application form all in one go.  You can save your responses, and log in and out as required, until you’re ready to submit – just follow the guidance in the application form.

If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact the Welsh Government’s Public Appointments Unit on 03000 616095 or PublicAppointments@gov.wales

For further information about Public Appointments in Wales, please visit www.gov.wales/publicappointments.