Hiring best practice

What are the issues facing the sector?

• An ageing population – as the population ages, more people are requiring support for longer.
• Social demographic changes – changes in family situations are pushing up service demand. Higher divorce rates, declining birth rates, increased female workforce participation and the geographical dispersion of families are reducing the number of people available to provide informal care for family members.
• More complex services – the move away from institutions towards encouraging clients to remain in their own homes has created a shift in the roles required as well as increasing the amount of staff with a broader set of skills required to provide that support.
• Public perception – research has shown that there are many misconceptions surrounding the sector, the people who work within it and the work they do. People either know very little about the work the sector performs or they have negative perceptions of that work.
• Remuneration – community care roles within not-for-profit organisations can sometimes struggle to compete with the salaries offered by government and private organisations.
• No career progression – the perception by jobseekers and their key influencers is that career progression is not at the same level as other sectors.

What can we do to improve hiring best practice?

Hiring best practice – carecareers is here to help you attract the right mind set, skill set and cultural fit you need in your organisation. In order to get the employment process right, we recommend various practices across these pages.

Market and competitor research – market analysis and competitor comparisons are important when developing a recruitment strategy.  Whether you’re trying to grow your talent base, deciding on a new campaign or needing a business case to ask for more funding, research is critical to making informed decisions. 

Keep up to date – as a hiring manager, a certain amount of responsibility lies with you to ensure you keep up to date with relevant HR and sector information. Ensure you maintain your own career development as an HR practitioner – attend conferences, read the latest journal articles.

More specific information can be found in the following pages:

• Talent attraction
• Talent recruitment
• Talent retention  
• Employer branding