Thinking about a career in social care?

Now is a great time to get into social care – there are more opportunities than ever. Social care is a growing sector and can provide long term, secure employment.

Working in social care covers a huge variety of jobs in many different settings – all helping people with their everyday lives. Through practical support, you will help people to maintain their independence and lead fuller, more secure lives. By building partnerships with the people you work with, you will encourage them to get the most out of life.

You may be helping older people who are having difficulty doing things they once found easy; children and families who are struggling to cope with the challenges they face; or people who need support because of disabilities. It might be small things that you enable people to do, but it makes a very big difference to how good they feel – and how you feel too.

One of the advantages of social care work is that it is often local, and can be flexible in terms of fitting in with your other commitments. There are many part-time as well as full-time jobs, and some that offer shift patterns to provide care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

You’ll be encouraged to develop new skills and gain qualifications that can take you into more senior roles as your experience grows. Whether you start with a few GCSEs, a degree, or life and work experience gained as a parent or carer or in some other career altogether, you’ll receive training to help you reach your full potential.

If you interested please visit www.socialcarecareers.co.uk or call 0300 123 1100 for more information.

Last modified 23/02/10