SCRA wins Care Conscious Employer

We are delighted to have been awarded the Care Conscious Employer award. 

To mark the 10 year anniversary of the Children and Young People (Scotland) 2014 Act, Who Cares? Scotland hosted the first ever Corporate Parenting Awards. SCRA received one of the 14 awards at a ceremony in Glasgow. The judges included Care Experienced people and representatives from Who Cares? Scotland.

The award was in recognition of our Modern Apprentice and paid for work experience programmes which aim to give care and Hearings-experienced young people employment opportunities. 

Taylor McPhee, one of our most recent graduates of the Modern Apprentice programme collected the award on behalf of SCRA.

SCRA’s Principal Reporter/Chief Executive, Neil Hunter said: “This is brilliant recognition for all SCRA staff and for all of the young people who have joined our organisation as Modern Apprentices, many of whom remain with us today, are making careers in our organisation and of whom we are rightly very proud. 

“This organisation over a decade or so ago set out to play our part in helping Hearings-experienced young people with training and employment opportunities. The fact that the programme continues to exist and is going strong today is testament to the focus and determination of a group of SCRA staff across Localities and Head Office who have coached, mentored, supported and gone way above and beyond to make this a success. 

“Special mention must go to Jennifer Orren our Participation Lead who has shown total commitment to this work. The fact that this award comes from an assessment made by a panel of care experienced young people makes it all the more special.”

You can read more on the Who Cares? Scotland website.