Private Care Sector Workforce Initiative
Workers in housing support services
The SSSC will begin registering:
managers of housing support services from December 2010.
Other groups of workers in housing support services include:
supervisors of housing support services
housing support workers.
More detailed timescales for registering all groups of workers in housing support services will be announced in due course.
work in a service that is registered by the Care Commission View the qualifications set for workers in housing support services. For further information The information below is useful for workers in housing support services. Codes of Practice
To register a worker must satisfy the criteria for registration. This includes holding the appropriate qualifications for the job they do and being able to evidence good character.
Applicants for registration who do not hold required qualifications may, if they meet all the other eligibility criteria for registration eg evidence of 'good character', be granted registration subject to the condition that they achieve the required qualifications within a specified period - normally their first three year period of registration.
To register with the SSSC you must also:
not currently be registered with one of the following regulatory bodies:
General Social Care Council
Care Council for Wales
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
General Teaching Council
Health Professions Council
Nursing and Midwifery Council
General Medical Council
General Dental Council
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Telephone: Lo-call 0845 60 30 891 0845 60 30 891 (select option 1)
Email:
Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL)
Fees
Housing support workers with international qualifications
Your professional conduct
