Deadline: 29-Jul-22
Inspiring Scotland is inviting applications for its Workforce Wellbeing Fund for Adult Social Work and Social Care to improve staff wellbeing across the Adult Social Work and Social Care sectors. Applications are welcome to support staff working in Adult Social Work and Social Care across the public, private and voluntary sectors.
The wellbeing of the social work and social care workforce, wherever they work, remains a key priority and they will overcome the challenges ahead if they look after the most valuable asset – the people.
They will be partnering with Inspiring Scotland to:
- administer the fund
- understand impact.
Funding Information
- Total funding of up to £1million available over 2022 for staff wellbeing projects.
- Applications for grants of up to either a maximum of £5,000 for immediate impact projects or a maximum of £10,000 for activities that will have a more sustainable impact on staff wellbeing.
- An expectation is that the majority of awarded funding will be spent within 6 months of a grant offer being made (and by end of March 2023) however the impact from the funded activity may go on longer.
- Funding is available for revenue and small capital ideas.
What can you apply for?
- You can apply for activities or to purchase items that will help to improve the wellbeing of adult social work and social care staff, including social work students.
- They are keen to receive applications for innovative, imaginative or unusual projects from staff groups that struggle to access funding from other sources for their own wellbeing projects, activities or equipment.
- Applications should be based on feedback from staff on what will improve their wellbeing.
Eligibility Criteria
- Staff from public, private and voluntary sector organisations delivering adult social work and adult social care services, including Social Work students and Social Work Assistants, and;
- who are employed by, and have the agreement and support of their employer organisation to apply
- Membership organisations that directly support the wellbeing of adult social work and adult social care staff where proposals do not duplicate initiatives from staff or employers direct.
For more information, visit Inspiring Scotland.
For more information, visit https://www.inspiringscotland.org.uk/workforce-wellbeing-fund-for-adult-social-work-and-social-care/