Skills for Care has launched a two-month campaign to support social care leaders.

The organisation’s ‘Developing leaders at all levels’ campaign includes resources, information and ideas to support leaders across social care, while exploring what it means to be a leader.

The campaign is designed for managers, deputy managers, team leaders, senior care workers and people who are a leading force in their team in other ways – such as being digital or wellbeing champions, as well as new and aspiring managers.

The campaign will run across Skills for Care’s website, social media and other communications channels with blogs and articles sharing expert insight and real-life case studies, as well as sign-posting to further resources, projects and other support.

It will run alongside Black History Month in October and focus on how leaders can create a positive and inclusive workplace for all; the obstacles that people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds may face in their leadership journey and support available – including Skills for Care’s successful Moving Up programme which is now open for applications for 2022. This programme covers a range of learning to support Black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders to take the next step in their career.

Tricia Pereira, Director of Operations at Skills for Care, said: “I’m looking forward to seeing this campaign develop over the next two months.

“A leader can be many things and this campaign will really probe what it means to be a leader, to deliver good leadership and impact your team in a positive way; perhaps encouraging people to reconsider their definition of leadership and how this applies to them.

“Skills for Care has a vast range of support and resources available for leaders in social care and we’re pleased to have an opportunity to highlight this support, as well as hearing from others across the sector about how they lead their teams.”

More information on the campaign and how to get involved can be found at: www.skillsforcare.org.uk/developingleaders

Follow the campaign on social media using #DevelopingLeaders.