Supporting race equality in the social care workforce – DRAFT

Project Background

Persona have committed to an inclusive recruitment process, and as a result have seen a rapid increase in the diversity of their workforce. The organisation won the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter Award for ‘Best Inclusive Large Employer’ in 2024 and want to build on this positive progression.

Persona are working in partnership with IMPACT to engage with employees to identify what is helping and what is hindering the achievement of an inclusive, caring and cohesive workplace for all staff. The project will work with Persona to understand the needs of their workforce as it becomes more diverse, so that they can create the conditions for people to thrive as part of a commitment to good employment which enhances people’s lives.

IMPACT Factfile

  • Year: 2026 – 2027
  • Delivery Model: Demonstrator
  • Four Nations: England
  • Themes:
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  • Resources:
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Meet Our Demonstrators: Lisa Field and Marion Oveson

Lisa Field

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    Marion Oveson

    Hello! I’m French-American and have lived in Sheffield since 2010. I’m an academic researcher by training and have a background in community development, as well as facilitation, co-production, and evaluation consultancy. My academic and consultancy work has involved working with, in, and between communities, the 3rd sector, and HE. In my last project, I helped to co-design, pilot, and evaluate a training course for health and social care practitioners supporting migrant communities.