Fallen Behind in your Foster Carer Recruitment?
FALLEN BEHIND? Your foster carer recruitment plan has fallen behind. Enquiries are lower than expected. Conversions are taking too long. The number of households entering assessment is not where it needs to be. That does not mean the year is lost. But continuing with the same activity and hoping performance improves is unlikely to close…
1,453 POINTS OF REVIEW
1,453 POINTS OF REVIEW How thoroughly has your foster carer recruitment service really been reviewed? My Foster Carer Recruitment Review examines 1,453 separate points across the end-to-end recruitment process. Not just the advertising. Not just the number of enquiries, but WHY ENQUIRIES DROP OUT The review examines everything from visibility, messaging and targeting through to…
THE FOUR-MONTH Foster Carer Recruitment REVIEW
THE FOUR-MONTH Foster Carer Recruitment REVIEW We are now four months into the financial year. So, how is your foster carer recruitment plan progressing? Remember Foster Carer Recruitment is the ONLY department in your organisation that can for an IFA make significant money or for an Local Authority SAVE significant money on YOUR budget. So.…
Does you Foster Carer Recruitment need a Re-Tune?
When Foster Carer Recruitment is underperforming, you do not have to keep guessing why. You can see it in the management meetings. Enquiries are down. Conversions are not where they should be. The pipeline is weakening. A lot of activity is taking place, but it is not producing the results you expected. You know something…
Read my article on Foster Carer Allowances on CYP Now
CYP Now - We’re debating the wrong problem in foster carer recruitment - CYP Now Foster carer recruitment and retention specialist, Rolfe Pearce says instead of debating the wording of an advertising campaign poster, we should tackle the financial and structural barriers to becoming a foster carer. In any environment where there is competition for…
My article In CYP Now
CYP Now - Society has evolved – foster carer recruitment needs to evolve with it - CYP Now Fostering agencies should consider tailoring recruitment campaigns to the needs of single people if they want to tap into a growing pool of potential carers, says foster care recruitment and retention specialist, Rolfe Pearce. By Rolfe Pearce…