A new Care Undergraduate Scheme has allowed 6 young Islanders to gain experience working in the social care sector, with more opportunities for young Islanders to come. The scheme began last Summer when the Isle of Wight Council recruited its first 6 young people from across the Island to join the Council’s Reablement and Outreach Team. The service supports people from hospital to regain their independence across the Island, supporting around 120 Island residents each week. The Island’s MP Bob Seely said:
“These impressive young people are the first group through this new initiative to train young Island care workers and to give them a stronger career structure. “I am so grateful to them and to the team at the council that’s been supporting them.”
4 of the undergraduates are now onto their second placements in Island-based learning disability care homes, Wightcare and the mental health social work team. Mr Seely went along to meet the undergraduates and their mentors to find out how the scheme was working and to listen to their reactions. Undergraduate Courtney Reed told the MP:
“The scheme offers young people multiple insights for future career opportunities.”
Linda Thompson, a Support Worker who has been with the council for 3 years – but has over 30 years experience of working in the NHS Trust – told the MP how she has really enjoyed sharing and showing the undergraduates what to do and was looking forward to being asked to help again. 
“This scheme is a great way to recruit people into care roles but it’s also giving job opportunities and experience to young Islanders. “The young Islanders who have taken up these placements all told me that they are enjoying being able to gain experience working in different care roles, and the programme is helping them to decide which area of care they are most suited to.”
The Isle of Wight Council is now looking to recruit the next cohort of undergraduates to join the scheme in 2024 and will be visiting some educational establishments such as the Isle of Wight College, the Sixth Form College and Cowes Enterprise College in the Spring to speak with young Islanders about the scheme and how to apply. Mr Seely continued:
“I strongly encourage young Islanders to consider this scheme as a pathway into the care profession. It’s a great way to gain experience and find the right role. Thank you again to everyone involved.”
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Mr Seely said that anyone interested in the scheme should contact [email protected] who will be happy to help.
Another photo op for the waste of space that is our so called MP
Look at me, look how I work for the community. What, an election coming? No I never knew that. No I am not on the campaign trail, that is against the rules. And I never break the rules. Now, where is my sausage.
Look at that plonker sitting on the desk trying to act like he is down with the kids. The clock is ticking Bob and you will soon be out of a job.
Soon be summer and Bob can attend a Barbeque,
soon he will have a load of free time on his hands when the
Tories are kicked out.
Love it, he sits on the table so everyone has to look up at him and he can look down to his ‘ people ‘ and he says ” I am so grateful “
There’s a election coming up soon. This website seems determined to give maximum publicity to just one candidate.
Are you going to continue this blatant bias?
Inevitable as he is currently the sitting MP don’t you think?
DOH
Pop ups at it again.dont bother…your out
Lets be honest here …most of those youngster WONT STAY or even last at caring! HOW MUCH IS THIS FOOL PAYING YOU AT IE TOO KEEP POSTING HIS SORRY AR SE ON HERE
I’ve just heard Dr Seely MBE MP on national radio complaining about people not keeping their promises!
Did Nanny not teach him that kettles shouldn’t pot stones at glasshouses?
“Resident” of which institution?
Typo: “just” not “must”
Let’s just stay on topic: I have first hand experience of the care system. The questions you need to grow up and ask are: why and how do foreign nationals get sponsored, given a driving licence, a car, somewhere to live etc.
And trust me, these people have zero and I mean ZERO knowledge of care work, you moaning minis wouldn’t let them near your relatives, utterly appalling standards.
And on the flip side our own folk get no help, no sweetners, and basic wage, along with being worked to the bone (white privilege?)
Why the f@#k can’t we look after our own and make this a good career move for them??
Come on leftys, hate me….
I don’t hate you.
I pity you for being such a pathetic, easily led, gullible sap
Read the first line of my comment you rude ignorant worm.
‘First hand experience ‘
You utter prat.
If everyone looked after their own OS we wouldn’t need a care system!
Only four (out of six) possible students involved in the scheme? How about promoting a scheme to encourage young people to join a local care agency? As a self funding recipient of care as a result of becoming paralysed down my entire right side, I have become aware that my care agency is having difficulty in recruiting enough staff to meet the requirements of the number of clients that need assistance.
Pay is too low, it’s a difficult job for pay that hovers around the minimum wage.
With UK unemployment at an all time low, they are never going to recruit British workers unless the increase pay by a large margin.
Appalling pay in the private care industry but incredibly lucrative for the private care companies
Roll up my sleeves Bob. The sad thing is these young people don’t have a clue that Sideshow Bob only cares about Sideshow Bob. If this wasn’t a photo opportunity, he wouldn’t give a flying feck about these people. He’s only worried because his job is going to end soon and he’s unemployable anywhere else.
I don’t who told you Bob, but rolling your sleeves up does not make you ‘down with the kids’
Look at him. Sitting on the table like that. Being all cool and nonchalant. What a pleb. ‘Hey you guys. That’s totally rad dudes. High fives bro!’
Such a charmless and obvious chameleon.