Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www.CACHEAlumni.org.uk

In this episode, Dawn talks to Stephen Mordue about social care, adult social work best practice, recruitment and the importance of self-care in caring job roles. 

Stephen is an experienced social worker, with a specialism in working with older people.  A Senior Social Work Lecturer at Sunderland University, Stephen is also the host and writer of the Social Work Shorts Podcast and a keen musician.  Stephen's passion for organisation, productivity and self care is catching.... so be prepared to tear through your to-do list and set some time aside just for you, after listening to this week's episode!

You can find out more about the work that Stephen does over at the Social Work Shorts podcast, or on LinkedIn, Instagram (@SocialWorkShorts) and Twitter (@sjmordue).

If you want to join CACHE Alumni, the association for professional caregivers, you can find us at www.cachealumni.org.uk.

Membership is free and you'll find loads more examples of best practice, lots of great sector insight and opinion from subject specialists across Care, Education and Early Years. 

Until next time.... Take care. 

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Mulvaney - Editor of www.CACHEAlumni.org.uk

In this episode, Dawn talks to Candi Vajana about the wonderful world of Nannying, finding out about boundary setting, navigating the career and the importance of interviewing your employer and agreeing on childcare philosophies. 

Candi is an experienced and NNEB qualified Nanny, with a specialism in working with high-income and high-profile families.  Winning the title of International nanny of the Year in 2017, awarded by the International Nanny Association, Candi is a keen advocate for the profession and the sector voice behind The Funny Nanny, an online resource for nannies and au=pairs. 

You can find out more about the work that Candi does over at her website www.thefunnynanny.com, or on LinkedIn, where you can find her as Candi Vajana and Twitter, where Candi tweets with the handle @candi3105

If you want to join CACHE Alumni, the association for professional caregivers, you can find us at www.cachealumni.org.uk.

Membership is free and you'll find loads more examples of best practice, lots of great sector insight and opinion from subject specialists across Care, Education and Early Years. 

Until next time.... Take care. 

Hi and welcome to POD-CACHE, the portable CPD and best practice podcast from CACHE, presented by Dawn Newman - Editor of www.CACHEAlumni.org.uk

In this episode, Dawn talks to Richie Ellison about prisoner rehabilitation, employability in communities where worklessness is commonplace and about the importance of just being nice. 

Richie is director of TKO Boxing and Learning Centre in Newcastle, and opened the centre after a successful career within welfare to work, engaging those who had been 'written off' into training and work. 

You can find out more about the work at TKO by following Richie on LinkedIn, or finding TKO on social media or on their Facebook page (@TKOnewcastle), on Twitter (@TKOnewcastle) and on Instagram (@tko_boxingnewcastle) 

If you want to join CACHE Alumni, the association for professional caregivers, you can find us at www.cachealumni.org.uk.

Membership is free and you'll find loads more examples of best practice, lots of great sector insight and opinion from subject specialists across Care, Education and Early Years. 

Until next time.... Take care.