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Care Providers Share Their Local Recruitment Solutions | Homegrown Care Talent Series Ep 2

50 min · 17. juli 2025
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Is it really possible to build a care company where people stay, grow, and lead? Dorset care providers say yes. The real workforce crisis isn’t finding new people. It’s losing the ones you already have. We know what policy says: “Focus on homegrown talent.” But what about the providers already doing this? And more importantly… is it working? Episode 2 of our 4 part Homegrown Care Talent Series takes you inside organisations that have quietly been doing what the Prime Minister is only now calling for. Featuring: Ash (CareSouth) – 15 years in one home, now managing it Jeanette (Culliford House) – from carer to senior leader Rob (Bramley Care) – leading a value driven, stable team In partnership with Dorset Care Association and hosted by Anna Knight, we hear directly from providers on: -What homegrown success really looks like - How to bring young people into care and keep them even with limited interest -Why retention starts with storytelling, not salaries (despite what most assume) Episode now live. Listen in. Let’s learn from it. Lead better. #CareSectorLeadership #DorsetCareAssociation #ProviderVoices #SustainableWorkforce #HomegrownTalentSeries #FutureOfCare

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Some stumbled into care. Others were drawn to it. A few thought they’d leave after a month. But they didn’t. Red Jacket didn’t just fall into care. They’ve redefined what it means to build a local care workforce from the ground up. They now recruit over 200 students through Bournemouth University They've secured new partnerships with Southampton University, a Russell Group institution Today, their 350-strong workforce is made up primarily of local talent under the age of 30 How? They invested early. They showed up in classrooms, at career fairs, in full team formation. They didn’t wait for ‘qualified staff’ to appear. They trained them. They believed in them. And they built a company where young carers don’t just survive ..... they rise. In this episode of the Homegrown Talent Series, we meet three of those rising stars: Milly, Callie and Jude. We also hear from Red Jacket’s co-founder, Jordan Towles, who shares how empathy not experience became the foundation of their recruitment model. “We never throw bodies at a problem. We don’t do short visits. We do real relationships.” This is what happens when care is led from the front.

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episode Care Providers Share Their Local Recruitment Solutions | Homegrown Care Talent Series Ep 2 artwork

Care Providers Share Their Local Recruitment Solutions | Homegrown Care Talent Series Ep 2

Is it really possible to build a care company where people stay, grow, and lead? Dorset care providers say yes. The real workforce crisis isn’t finding new people. It’s losing the ones you already have. We know what policy says: “Focus on homegrown talent.” But what about the providers already doing this? And more importantly… is it working? Episode 2 of our 4 part Homegrown Care Talent Series takes you inside organisations that have quietly been doing what the Prime Minister is only now calling for. Featuring: Ash (CareSouth) – 15 years in one home, now managing it Jeanette (Culliford House) – from carer to senior leader Rob (Bramley Care) – leading a value driven, stable team In partnership with Dorset Care Association and hosted by Anna Knight, we hear directly from providers on: -What homegrown success really looks like - How to bring young people into care and keep them even with limited interest -Why retention starts with storytelling, not salaries (despite what most assume) Episode now live. Listen in. Let’s learn from it. Lead better. #CareSectorLeadership #DorsetCareAssociation #ProviderVoices #SustainableWorkforce #HomegrownTalentSeries #FutureOfCare

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Gen Zs grew up in care businesses. But now that it’s their turn they’re saying no thanks. In Episode 1 of the Homegrown Care Talent Series, we speak with Willow and Albert, two young creatives who had every opportunity to inherit thriving care agencies… but chose a different path. Featuring Anna Knight, CEO of Dorset Care Association, we unpack: The real reason Gen Z is walking away from the family business The pressure to take over and what that does to ambition Whether care still has a homegrown future, or if it needs a new pipeline This episode is part of a 4-part series exploring whether the care sector can still grow its next generation of leaders from within. ️ Episode themes include: Gen Z perspectives Care succession & burnout Building leadership pipelines Provider reflections Carer truths Frontline realities Subscribe and turn on notifications to catch every episode. Drop a comment: Do you think care is still a viable family business?

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