100 point review of Foster Carer Recruitment. The UK's most Authoritative and Exhaustive Review of Foster Carer Recruitment
Point 1 - 10
The first post is an introduction from Rolfe Pearce MBA on how the series works and who it is for. Foster Carer Recruitment is mor complex than most people believe. its not just a marketing issue.
01/100 IS FOSTER CARER RECRUITMENT REALLY A STRATEGIC PRIORITY? can you evidence it is?
02 — DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY FOSTER CARERS YOU ACTUALLY NEED? “We need more foster carers” is an ambition, not a recruitment target.Point 02 examines how providers can identify the volume, type, geography and availability of fostering capacity they actually need to create.
03 - IS YOUR RECRUITMENT PLAN BUILT BACKWARDS - if you need 20 new carers you may need 400 new enquries find out why this is importnat to your recruitment plan
04 - WHO IS ACTUALLY IN CHARGE OF FOSTER CARER RECRUITMENT - if too many are then it will fail
05 - WHAT DOES SUCCESS ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? - You eneed to meet the needs of the children in your care not jsut recruit more Carers
06 WHEN A RECRUITMENT PLAN BECOMES A MARKETING PLAN - means that the activity is not based on the needs of the organisation it based on the needs of the brand
07 - DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO DELIVER YOUR FOSTER CARER RECRUITMENT PLAN
08 - RECRUITMENT and ASSESSMENT DO THEY WORK AS ONE SYSTEM - are they preventing drop outs
09 - CAN SENIOR LEADERS ACTUALLY SEE WHATS GOING ON - I would argue they can't
10 - WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR FOSTER CARER RECRUITMENT PLAN STOPS WORKING?
All the video's can be found on Youtube
The video's are an introduction by Rolfe Pearce MBA giving an overview of the specific needs of the Recruiter ot the senior manager overseeing Foster Carer Recruitment
Points 11 - 22 of the 100 points to Foster Carer Recruitment
POINT 11 - WHAT ACTUAL PART OF YOUR SUFFICIENCY ARE YOU TRYING TO RECRUIT TO?
POINT 12 - ARE YOU RECRUITING FOSTER CARERS IN CLUSTERS? OR JUST ANYWHERE THEY HAPPEN TO COME FROM
POINT 13 - DOES YOUR DATA SHOW WHERE YOUR NEXT FOSTER CARERS WILL COME FROM?
POINT 14 - HAVE YOU TURNED YOUR AUDIENCE PLAN INTO A RECRUITMENT TERRITORY PLAN?
POINT 15 - ARE YOU FIRST CONTACT STAFF FULLY TRAINED? ARE YOU LOSING TOO MANY ENQUIRIES?
POINT 16 - Stop Busting Myths: Start Understanding Why People Hesitate to Foster
POINT 17 - Are You Comfortable Admitting Foster Carer Recruitment Is a Sales Process?
POINT 18 - What happens when a prospective Foster Carer asks a difficult question?
POINT 19 - Are you letting current carers speak to the Enquirers early enough?
POINT 20 - Before You Spend Another £1 on Foster Carer Marketing, Can You Explain What It Is Supposed to Achieve?
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Points 21 - 30 of the 100 Points review of Foster Carer Recruitment
POINT 21 - Are you recruiting the enquirer or the whole household?
POINT 22 - Does your Marketer understand Recruitment Marketing?
POINT 23 - Is your website just the same as everyones elses?
POINT 24 Does your marketing meet your Sufficiency needs?
Point 25 - Are you answering questions or still Myth Busting?
POINT 26 - Do you show the real side of Fostering in your Marketing?
POINT 27 - Generic marketing does not fill your sufficiency needs.
POINT 28 - Are you posting in the same places every year or are you challenging if your Paid Social is actually working
POINT 29 - Are you testing the outcome or just juggling posts hoping to find the right one
POINT 30 - The Enquiry is not the outcome
Points 31 - 40 of the 100 point Foster Carer Recruitment Review
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Point 31/100 — Is Your Foster Carer Recruitment Marketing Always On?
Point 32/100 — When Should You Increase, Reduce or Change Foster Carer Recruitment Activity?
Point 33/100 — Facebook & Instagram Advertising: What Are They Actually Good For?
Point 34/100 — Google Search: Are You Capturing People Already Looking for Fostering?
Point 35/100 — Organic Social Media: Which Platforms Actually Deserve Your Time?
Point 36/100 — Should Foster Carer Recruitment Be on TikTok, X and Every New Platform?
Point 37/100 — Are You Recruiting Where Your Local Communities Already Gather Online?
Point 38/100 — Referrals & Word of Mouth: Are Your Foster Carers Your Best Recruiters?
Point 39/100 — When Is a Foster Carer Recruitment Test Actually Finished?
Point 40/100 — Can You Put Your Whole Foster Carer Recruitment Year on One Page?
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Points 41 -50 of 100 Point Foster Carer Recruitment Review
Point 41/100 — Can a Prospective Foster Carer Actually Enquire Easily?
Point 42/100 — Can a Prospective Foster Carer Actually Enquire Easily?
Point 43/100 — Where Do Your Enquiries Actually Go — and Can You Track Them?
Point 44/100 — Does Your First Contact Build Trust — or Destroy It?
Point 45/100 — Are You Answering Their Questions — or Just Asking Yours?
Point 46/100 — Are You Screening People Out Before You Understand Them?
Point 47/100 — Does Every Enquiry Have a Clear Route Forward?
Point 48/100 — What Actually Happened to Everyone Who Didn’t Progress?
Point 49/100 — “Not Now” Is Not “Never”: Are You Nurturing Future Foster Carers?
Point 50/100 — Is Your Initial Enquiry System Actually Working?
Points 51 -60
POINT 51/100 — ARE THEY READY FOR THE INITIAL VISIT — OR ARE YOU READY FOR THEM?
POINT 52/100 — DOES YOUR INITIAL VISIT FIT THEIR LIFE — OR YOURS?
POINT 53/100 — WHO SHOULD BE AT THE INITIAL VISIT?
POINT 54/100 — WHAT IS THE INITIAL VISIT ACTUALLY FOR?
POINT 55/100 — ARE YOU ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS AT THE RIGHT TIME — AND IN THE RIGHT WAY?
POINT 56/100 — DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD — NOT JUST THE APPLICANT?
POINT 57/100 — WHAT COULD THIS HOUSEHOLD ACTUALLY OFFER?
POINT 58/100 — ARE YOU GIVING THEM THE REAL PICTURE BEFORE THEY SAY YES?
POINT 59/100 — PROGRESS + RESOLVE: MUST EVERYTHING BE FIXED BEFORE THEY MOVE FORWARD?
POINT 60/100 — DOES THE INITIAL VISIT END WITH CLARITY — OR ANOTHER WAIT?
Points 61-70
POINT 61/100 — DOES THE APPLICATION PROCESS MOVE THEM FORWARD — OR MAKE THEM START AGAIN?
POINT 62/100 — DOES THE HANDOVER INTO ASSESSMENT PROTECT THE RECRUITMENT RELATIONSHIP?
POINT 63/100 — WHY ARE WE ASKING THEM THE SAME QUESTIONS AGAIN?
POINT 64/100 — CAN YOU GIVE THE APPLICANT A CLEAR ASSESSMENT ROADMAP FROM DAY ONE?
POINT 65/100 — ARE REQUIRED CHECKS BEING MANAGED — OR JUST WAITED FOR?
POINT 66/100 — DOES RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT HAVE TO MEAN A SLOW ASSESSMENT?
POINT 67/100 — DOES THE FOSTER CARER BUDDY STAY WITH THEM THROUGH ASSESSMENT?
POINT 68/100 — WHO IS WATCHING FOR ASSESSMENT DROPOUT BEFORE IT HAPPENS?
POINT 69/100 — IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG DURING ASSESSMENT, CAN IT BE PUT RIGHT QUICKLY?
POINT 70/100 — CAN SENIOR MANAGEMENT ACTUALLY SEE WHY APPLICANTS ARE LEAVING ASSESSMENT?
Points 71 - 80
Point 71: What Happens When the Assessment Meetings Finish?
Point 72/100: Silence Is Not a Next Step
Point 73: Does the Form F Contain Any Surprises?
Point 74: Is the Report Ready — Or Just the Assessment?
Point 75: Have You Planned the Route to Panel?
Point 76: Are You Preparing Them for Panel — Or Building It Into an Ordeal?
Point 77: Panel Is a Milestone — Make It Feel Like One
Point 78: What Happens Between Panel and the ADM Decision?
Point 79: The Moment of Approval — Make Them Feel Wanted
Point 80: Did the Final Mile Protect the Recruitment Investment?
Points 81 - 90 Foster Carer Recruitment Review
Point 81/100 Approved! Now Stop the Information Blizzard
POINT 82/100 — DOES THE HANDOVER WORK — OR DO THEY HAVE TO START AGAIN?
POINT 83 — HAVE YOU BUILT THE FOUNDATIONS BEFORE THE FIRST PLACEMENT?
POINT 84/100 — TRAINING IS MORE THAN THE COURSE
POINT 85/100 — THE FIRST REFERRAL: EXCITEMENT, FEAR AND THE PRESSURE TO SAY YES
POINT 86/100 — CAN THEY SAY NO — OR “I’M NOT SURE”?
POINT 87/100 — COULD RESPITE BE THE BRIDGE INTO FOSTERING?
POINT 88/100 — THE FIRST PLACEMENT ARRIVES IN A HOUSEHOLD
LPOINT 89/100 — DOES YOUR SUPPORT ACTUALLY FEEL SUPPORTIVE?
POINT 90/100 — FROM APPROVAL TO CONFIDENCE: ARE YOU BUILDING TRUST THAT LASTS?
Points 91 -100 Foster Carer Recruitment Review
POINT 91 — RETENTION IS SUFFICIENCY: WHAT MAKES FOSTER CARERS WANT TO STAY?
POINT 92/100 — ARE YOU AN EQUAL PARTNER — UNTIL YOU DISAGREE?
POINT 93/100 — WHEN DISAGREEMENT BECOMES A LABEL: WHO CHECKS THE STORY?
POINT 94/100 — ALLEGATIONS: CAN YOU PROTECT THE CHILD WITHOUT BREAKING THE CARER?
POINT 95/100 — CAN THEY PROGRESS — OR ARE YOU HOLDING THEM BACK?
POINT 96/100 — WHEN COMMITMENT BECOMES EXHAUSTION
POINT 97/100 — WOULD WE APPROVE THEM TODAY? FOSTERING THROUGH CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES
POINT 98/100 — ARE THEY LEAVING FOSTERING — OR LEAVING YOU?
POINT 99/100 — DON’T WAIT FOR THE EXIT INTERVIEW: DID YOU SEE THEM LEAVING?
POINT 100/100 — WOULD YOUR FOSTER CARERS RECOMMEND YOU?