SSSC 23 Digital – No. 5 Social Media #1

It is important to make sure your personal social media profiles do not interfere with your work. Being friends with parents of the children I work with for example is a big no-no. It states in my nursery’s policy that you cannot communicate with them through your personal social media. The definition of muddy waters I feel is a good description for mixing work with personal life online. In my line of work privacy is essential. Making a social media post about work is probably worse than talking about it face to face with people outside of it. Once something is online, it is very difficult to get rid of. Yet there could be benefits to social media, SSSC, Care Inspectorate and various other organisations have Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc. Following them can help you to be in the know of recent news. I have gotten updates on training and guidance by following these accounts.