Any kind of health and social care job can be yours with the relevant training. In this article we look at the qualifications you can achieve from the beginning of your social care career, and how to progress with continued professional development. Words by Sarah Gill.
Sarah Kean-Price talks to a teaching assistant to find out what educational support work is like on a day-to-day basis. For those interested in how to manage and work with challenging behaviour you should read on!
If you work in health and social care as a Support Worker or Care Assistant then you may be expected to undertake the Care Certificate. This article explains what you can expect to learn.
If you’ve ever thought about becoming a Social Worker, here we outline what you can earn, how you can increase your pay and the available career paths for a qualified Social Worker.
All across Socialcare.co.uk you’ll see jobs in care homes, and jobs in home care. There’s an important difference, of course. Here we briefly outline four of the most common such jobs that you’ll find on this site.
VIDEO: Support Worker, Ese, explains how to successfully apply for a job as a Support Worker. She uses her own experience to explain tips for CV Writing and succeed at Support Worker Interviews.
We look at the national standards for domiciliary care, the tasks undertaken by domiciliary carers and why they are such an important part in the delivery of care in the community. It's also a career path open to anyone with a passion for caring, so read on to see if it's the social care career for you. Words by Sarah...
After an eye-opening comment on a previous article, we asked Care Assistant, Zuva, to expand the points she made in an article. Here’s Zuva’s take on how to improve staff retention within Social Care.
