‘Assimilate’ looks at how you induct, develop, supervise and manage staff to ensure they demonstrate your workplace values in their role.
Assimilate workplace values, embed your values throughout the employee journey.
The Assimilate stage focuses on helping staff understand, demonstrate and live your organisation's values from the day they join.
Recruiting people who share your values is only the first step. Embedding those values into everyday practice helps staff understand what's expected of them, feel connected to your organisation and deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
When values are consistently reinforced through induction, supervision, development and performance conversations, they become part of your workplace culture, not just words on a page.
Embedding your values can help you:
Watch: Assimilating values within your workplace (2 minutes 43 seconds).
For individual employers: Watch Assimilate – Inducting, developing and managing personal assistants to learn how to embed values throughout the employment journey.
We communicate our values and expectations through a wide range of tools including job specifications, comprehensive job interviews, policies and procedures, health and safety booklets, our comprehensive induction, three month probationary period, service user and work questionnaires, assessment during two week shadow working period, self-assessment toolkit for new staff members who have previously worked in care.
All Care Shropshire Limited, Outstanding rated provider
Individual employers can find out more about assimilating values with our 'Assimilate - Inducting, developing and managing new and existing personal assistants (PAs) to ensure they demonstrate the values and behaviours that matter in their PA role' video.
How to embed your values
Your values should be reflected throughout the employee experience, not just during recruitment.
Resources and templates
Download and use these resources to help embed workplace values across induction, supervision and performance management.
Making your workplace neuro-inclusive
Supporting neurodivergent staff helps everyone succeed and ensures all employees can demonstrate their strengths.
Consider:
- offering workplace needs assessments through Access to Work or other providers
- training managers to understand and support neurodivergent colleagues
- providing written guidance alongside verbal instructions
- giving staff time to map out processes and ways of working
- involving neurodivergent colleagues in improving training and development opportunities.