Job types within Social, Care & Related services
Social, Care & Related services
Care jobs employers in the social care sector include local authorities, the National Health Service (NHS) and private and voluntary sector organisations.
Care jobs can involve helping and supporting people through life difficulties. Care jobs allow for working with all age ranges, problems relating to illness and disability, divorce and bereavement, the law, drugs or alcohol, or facing problems caused by family relationships. Care jobs can mean helping people with physical, mental health, learning, emotional, or social and spiritual problems. Your aim in care jobs is to help people cope with their problems and make the best of their lives.
There are many openings for care jobs in Residential Care, which might include care jobs for resource workers, care jobs for house managers, day centre care managers and receptionists. Community Care offers more choices in care jobs for youth and community officers, trainee social workers, care jobs for nursing staff, support workers, voluntary staff, special housing managers, and care jobs for social workers.
Care jobs in a direct, or one-to-one, setting offer care jobs for health visitors, care jobs for probation officers, care workers and home care support, whilst Welfare provides care jobs in mental health social work, art or drama tutors, welfare rights officers, and education welfare officers.
Entry into care jobs is at all levels, however, whilst some care jobs require few qualifications other care jobs require a degree. It may be possible to start care jobs at a lower level and towards NVQs/SVQs, professional, or other qualifications through vocational/home study and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Care jobs usually involve hands-on care, but there are also care jobs opportunities for managers, clerical and administrative staff, who help to maintain standards and ensure smooth and efficient service.
Relating to people from many different cultures and backgrounds is an important facility for care jobs workers. Care jobs need you to empathise with others problems and deal with them in a professional manner. Care jobs require team working, communication, and motivational skills- self-confidence and the ability to balance a busy and varied workload are also desirable.
Whilst some care jobs offer a 9.00am to 5.00pm regime, others require more flexibility. Care jobs may need you to work shifts, a call-out service overnight, or weekends and holidays. There are staff shortages in many care jobs areas so employment prospects are good.
Care jobs employees should expect to be required to undergo a criminal records (Disclosure Scotland) check before being offered work.
Whatever your role, or your aspirations, Rank Jobs is here to help you find the care jobs you deserve.