Oct 07, 2020
#BetterPay4Social Care
Description
We are seeking a social media manager and PR leader to help us influence change at government level. We would like the campaign to go live in early October. Autism at Kingwood employs over 250 support workers who, as a consequence of COVID-19, are now recognised as key workers. Their salaries are determined by local authorities, which determine the hourly rate they will pay for the individuals supported by us. The funding by local authorities has been impacted by central government austerity measures. This means that our support workers - and many others in social care - do not receive the Real Living Wage. As a minimum we want to pay our support workers the Real Living Wage - £9.30 per hour (or £10.75 in London). Calculated by the Living Wage Foundation, this hourly rate is based on what people need to live on. The public agree. The Fawcett Society conducted research and found that the vast majority of the public agree that social care workers are undervalued and they support higher pay for care workers. · 72% of the public think care workers are underpaid for the work they do · Three in four people say carers should get the Real Living Wage In July, the Government awarded pay rises, but this did not include non-NHS social care workers. In April, the Scottish Government sealed a deal with local government and adopted the Real Living Wage for all social care workers. We want English Government to follow suit and ensure adequate funding is given to local government for the purposes of enabling all social care workers to receive the Real Living Wage. Ideally, we would like to find someone or people with experience in PR campaigning/lobbying and strategic marketing - or who has ambitions to do so. We hope to find a social media manager who can help us ensure our calls to action are successful.
Skills Required
- Strategic Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Pr
Posted on Sep 03, 2020