{"id":3480,"date":"2018-03-14T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/pen-new\/?page_id=3480"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:08:09","slug":"proud-to-care-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/provider-engagement-network\/workforce-development\/proud-to-care-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Proud to Care Ambassadors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/provider-engagement-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2020\/08\/PTC-Recruitment-logo-300x80.png\" alt=\"Proud to Care logo\" class=\"wp-image-7280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/provider-engagement-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2020\/08\/PTC-Recruitment-logo-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/provider-engagement-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/195\/2020\/08\/PTC-Recruitment-logo.png 548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud to Care Ambassadors are enthusiastic, frontline care and health staff who attend careers events and talk passionately and enthusiastically about their role in care and health.&nbsp;They aim to inspire people to start a career in the care and health sector and demonstrate how rewarding it can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We currently have over 330 Ambassadors throughout Devon. They attend events at schools, colleges, universities, job centres and apprenticeship events to talk honestly about their role in health and social care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Proud to Care Ambassadors scheme is run in association with the national Skills for&nbsp;Care\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsforcare.org.uk\/Recruitment-retention\/I-Care...Ambassadors\/I-Care...Ambassadors.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">I Care\u2026Ambassadors\u202finitiative<\/a>. Please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PublicDocs\/AdultSocialCare\/Engagement\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FPublicDocs%2FAdultSocialCare%2FEngagement%2FWorkforce%20Development%2FAugust%202020%2FP2C%20Ambassador%20Role%20Descriptor%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fsites%2FPublicDocs%2FAdultSocialCare%2FEngagement%2FWorkforce%20Development%2FAugust%202020&amp;p=true&amp;originalPath=aHR0cHM6Ly9kZXZvbmNjLnNoYXJlcG9pbnQuY29tLzpiOi9zL1B1YmxpY0RvY3MvQWR1bHRTb2NpYWxDYXJlL0VhTnJJM2doWFF4TW1FQUx0Y1VPWnI4QmhxNkRxeVg4dXUxSzNIZDY0YXo4Z3c_cnRpbWU9SHFGLW5WZ2cyVWc\" rel=\"noopener\">role descriptor<\/a> for a Proud to Care Ambassador for more information if you are interested in becoming one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources to support Ambassadors at events:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Flyers, tablecloths, business cards and pull-up banners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skills for Care booklets and leaflets outlining careers and apprenticeships in care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Education England booklets on a range of health related careers from medicine, midwifery and dentistry to therapy, allied health care and domestic duties, and a booklet giving an overview of the sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Torso with removable body parts for schools engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impairment aids; visions blurring goggles, sound cancelling headphones and bulky gloves for use with schools activities to show how impairments affect ability to preform every day tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to know more about Proud to Care Ambassadors, volunteer to become one, or invite a Proud to Care Ambassador to your upcoming event, please contact Tracy Grant at <a href=\"mailto:proudtocare@devon.gov.uk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">proudtocare@devon.gov.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us Proud to Care Ambassadors are enthusiastic, frontline care and health staff who attend careers events and talk passionately and enthusiastically about their role in care and health.&nbsp;They aim to inspire people to start a career in the care and health sector and demonstrate how rewarding it can be. 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