our members
We represent and champion social care managers, whether you are employed by the NHS, local authorities, charities or the private sector.
Sign up today and join our growing network of social care managers.
Personal advice and representation
We are here to support you if you have a problem at work. Whether it’s advice or representation, we have a successful track record of supporting our members.
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We fight for your pay, pensions and working conditions
We advocate on behalf of our members on issues such as pay, pensions and organisational change to make sure managers always have a voice.
Learning and development
We offer a range of learning services for managers who want to develop their careers – from webinars and workshops to briefings.
Member discounts
As soon as you become a member of MiP, you can access our discounts. Our average member can save £692.04 per year.
Sign up today and join our growing network of social care managers
MiP represents managers across all social care providers throughout the UK, including:
Residential and domestic care managers
Our members work in organisations providing residential and domestic care.
Local authority care managers
Our members work in organisations providing care on behalf of local authorities – including charities and social enterprises.
Private care providers
Our members work in private businesses providing care such as Four Seasons Health Care and Care UK.
MiP Member
Thank you so much, you gave me more support than I could have ever expected, and I will always be extremely grateful for your wisdom and sound advice. You never gave up on me.
You may not need direct support for many years, but when you do you get ‘platinum guidance and support’ and will realise the value of joining MiP. I know I will remain a member of MiP and will most certainly be strongly encouraging other colleagues to join.
I was so pleased to have MiP’s support in negotiating my settlement agreement. You really listened to my concerns and took the time to appreciate what I needed to achieve. You gave impartial advice and guidance, including the risks but left the decisions to me which made me feel supported and empowered.
Resources
Members Magazine
Keep up to date with MiP’s activities and get the most out of your MiP membership by reading our quarterly members magazine.
Advice & Support
We offer a range of advice & support around workplace issues such as organisation change, redundancies, grievances and more.
MiP Workplace Guides
We produce a series of free guides to support you in the workplace, from managing change to preparing for your one-to-one meeting.
HELP
MiP has a streamlined process for supporting members at work. When an issue occurs contact our Member Advice Co-ordinator who will triage your issue, help you there and then, or if required refer you to one of your local reps or National Officers for further support. Please note MiP can only offer one-to-one support on issues that occur after your first four weeks of membership. Find out more.
All social care managers who earn a basic salary of £40,000 or more and have a management responsibility are eligible for MiP membership. More details on eligibility can be found here.
In the interests of fairness to all members, we cannot provide full representation or legal advice for problems that began before you joined MiP or those arising within your first four weeks of membership. Members can still enjoy MiP’s wide range of other benefits and will be protected should another issue occur in the future. Joining when work is going well means your union will always be there if you ever need it.
No, we represent social care managers in local authorities, charities and private care providers throughout the UK as well as NHS managers.
Yes, our members automatically gain membership with our partner unions (UNISON and the FDA) at no extra cost. This gives you access to a wide range of support and resources, including financial and legal advice, FDA Learn for professional development and UNISON Living for exclusive member discounts on goods and services.
MiP offers tiered subscriptions with the cost depending on your annual salary. Your MiP subscription also includes membership of our partner unions UNISON and the FDA at no extra cost. One subscription, three memberships. Find out how much you would pay here.
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