As part of International Recruitment Project we have been busy over the last few months designing an app to help sponsored care workers who are new to BNSSG, and/or are new to the care sector.

We have tried to include everything which a new sponsored worker will need to get settled in our area with information about renting, registering with Doctors and opening bank accounts.

And we have spent some time talking to both sponsored care workers and care providers about what information they would like to see on an app, and they gave us lots of brilliant ideas which we have also included.

The information held on the app is already starting to evolve. When we started the project it was focused on new arrivals to the UK and to BNSSG, but as government policy is changing it will look at including more information to support displaced workers, as well as still helping new arrivals to our region.

The app is free to all. 

Please can you encourage your sponsored workers to download the app.  Share the following link with your care workers = https://www.careandsupportwest.com/sponsored-worker-app

I heard that there is a Care Provider Area on the App?

We have given open access to our app as we want as many sponsored care workers as possible to have access to the information and find the details of organisations who can support them. 

However, we have put aside an area specifically for our BNSSG care providers which requires you to register to access. This area has lots of information and signposting to support you - in your sponsorship journey.