Under the terms of the Asylum And Immigration Act 1996 we can only employ people who are legally entitled to work in the UK. In observing this Act, we will need to see certain documents which confirm this entitlement if an offer of employment is made.
Please answer the following questions below using the job description and person specification to provide relevant examples.
Please give details of most recent full/part time work.
Please provide details of any previous relevant job roles
Skills for Care ask this question as we are committed to a positive approach towards employing people with a disability, long term condition, or caring responsibilities and will seek to make reasonable adjustments to its working arrangements wherever possible to accommodate the needs of that job applicant or employee.
Skills for Care is a Disability Confident Employer and we will interview all people with a disability that meet the minimum essential criteria for a position.
A carer can be:
Young Carers are children and young people who take or share responsibility for the care of another person (Carers Act 1995) Parent Carers are those with responsibility for a child with disabilities.
Carers can provide from a few hours care a week up to 24hours a day.
At Skills for Care we are passionate about our workforce becoming more representative of the society we support, this includes all equality characteristics such as age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us in all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care.
We want to make sure that we are an equal opportunities employer in practice, which is why monitor our recruitment procedures. The following part of the application "Equal Opportunities Monitoring" will not form part of the selection process.
If you have a medical condition, the Equality Act 2010 requires employers to make reasonable adjustments to the job content or working environment. To achieve this, we need to know whether you are covered. Definition of Disability: "A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities in a non-work environment."
Please check before submitting your application. You will not be able to change your application once submitted.
Data Protection
The information provided on this application form will remain private and confidential by Skills for Care and will be used for the purpose of selection and recruitment. Where the application is successful Skills for Care may, from time to time thereafter, wish to process information for personnel administration and business management purposes.
Skills for Care are committed to processing data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (“GDPR”) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”). Please note that Skills for Care may approach third parties to verify the information you have provided. By signing this form you will be providing the company with your consent to these uses.
Skills for Care are committed to processing data in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 ("GDPR") and the Data Protection Act 2018 ("DPA").
We take your privacy seriously and will only use your information to administer your application. To process your application we may contact you by telephone or email and we may include your details in our talent pool database for recruiting purposes.
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Skills for Care is looking for experienced trustees to join the board
This is a pivotal time for adult social care. The Government has set out its ambition for significant reform of adult social care, including proposals for a National Care Service and greater recognition of the social care workforce. That ambition reflects the fact that there can be no sustainable reform of care without a sustainable, skilled and valued workforce.
Skills for Care is the only national charity focused on building a stronger workforce for the quality adult social care we all need. We work with employers, Government and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver high-quality care and support now and in the future. Through workforce development, workforce intelligence and system leadership, we help shape and support the workforce changes needed to meet current and future demand.
Skills for Care is playing a leading role in delivering the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England and supporting employers to attract, retain, develop and lead a skilled, confident and valued workforce.
We are seeking to appoint two new trustees to join our board and are particularly interested in hearing from individuals who can bring either current experience of working within a medium or large provider of adult social care services; or lived experience of drawing on care and support services.
Alongside this, we are keen to strengthen the range of expertise on our Board and would particularly welcome candidates with experience in commercial, digital transformation, finance and audit, or skills, learning and development.
We are looking for people who are passionate about adult social care and can bring valuable insight, experience and perspective to help shape the strategic direction of Skills for Care.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our board and welcome applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
You will need to be available to attend four in-person board meetings a year, plus an annual strategy day with a similar number of committee meetings (virtual). The position is unremunerated, but expenses are paid for meetings that will be held in London or Leeds.
For more information on our work please visit www.skillsforcare.org.uk. To request an application pack, please contact recruitment@skillsforcare.org.uk by 12pm on 25 November 2026. The closing date for completed applications is 5pm on 27 November 2026.