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Should I look for jobs managing small care homes or large ones?

Should I look for jobs managing small care homes or large ones?

In this blog, Liam defines the difference between working in small and large homes so you can see what one will be best for you to work in.
Career Development
Should I Work For An Employer Or Through An Agency As A Home Manager?

Should I Work For An Employer Or Through An Agency As A Home Manager?

What is the best route to go down - working for an employer or through an agency? In this blog, Liam explains which may be more beneficial for you.
Career Development
An insider's perspective of care homes - why you shouldn't believe everything you see in the media

An insider's perspective of care homes - why you shouldn't believe everything you see in the media

Registered manager, Liam, gives us an insight as to what life in care homes is really like, debunking any myths and misconceptions we may have about them.
Career Development
How my career as a Care Home Manager has evolved

How my career as a Care Home Manager has evolved

Registered manager and author, Liam, shares with us his experience as a care home manager. This blog is split into 2, starting with a year into his career and then three years in.
Career Development
How to write a CV as a Social Worker

How to write a CV as a Social Worker

So you've got your Social Work qualification - congratulations! Now all you need is to find a job. Here's how to perfect your CV to ensure you bag yourself that role!
Interviews & Applications
Interview tips for social workers

Interview tips for social workers

Interviews can be daunting - it literally feels like make or break. However, we're here to offer you advice if you've got those pre-interview nerves so you can go and smash it!
Interviews & Applications
The difference between healthcare assistants (HCAs) and care assistants

The difference between healthcare assistants (HCAs) and care assistants

Is there a clear differentiation between healthcare assistants and care assistants? Since the nature of both roles overlap, it's hard to create separation between the two - which is where we come in.
Opinion
The tensions between care home managers and local authorities

The tensions between care home managers and local authorities

Mark Redmond considers whether enough is being done to correct the misrepresentation of care home managers and their interests in client care and professionalism.
Career Development
How Home Managers can balance bureaucracy with personal care

How Home Managers can balance bureaucracy with personal care

If we approach administration creatively we will be able to spend less time in the office, and deliver more personalised care in our nursing homes
Career Development
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