Amid concerns in the sector about difficulties with recruitment and retention, the Association of Director’s of Children’s Services (ADCS) is helping to launch a government scheme to offer various groups, including former services users and existing volunteers, to be paid professionals in a range of children’s services roles.
Speaking to CYP Now, Rachael Wardell, workforce development policy committee chair at the ADCS, said the apprenticeship trailblazer scheme will offer training in roles including early intervention work with families, as well as residential care and the wider children’s workforce.
The apprenticeships are likely to last for up to two years.
Wardell said parents who have benefited from early help services have the potential to help others.
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