Social care in Mid and South Essex is about supporting people to maintain their independence, dignity and control. This includes providing personal and practical support to help people live their lives.
Social care workers could be supporting someone with a range of disabilities, dementia or mental health conditions and can be work in a care home, in the local community or from someone’s home.
Why Choose to work in Social Care?
A career in social care offers long-term employment prospects, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security.
Adult social care is one of the few sectors where jobs are increasing, offering significant numbers of long-term career opportunities in the current job market. There’s an estimated 1.49 million people working in social care, and by 2035 we’ll need to fill around 580,000 more jobs.
In Mid and South Essex, there are lots of a roles available where you can help others and make a difference.
If you like working with people, social care offers a worthwhile job that can turn into a rewarding, long-term career.
There are lots of different roles in social care depending on what you want to do, who you want to work with and where you’d like to work.
You could work:
- In Direct Care – These roles involve working with people who need care and support and can include Activity Coordinators, Care Workers and Rehabilitation Workers.
- In Management – These roles involve taking responsibility for a team of people working in Social Care and can include being a Team Leader, Specialist Coordinator or Manager of a residential service.
- In Support Services – These roles involve supporting qualified professionals and can include working as a Housing Support Officer, Social Care Prescriber or Social Work Assistant.
- As a Professional – These roles within Social Care are those that are registered with a professional regulated body and require qualifications such as a degree or Masters to access registration. Registered professionals include Social Workers, Registered Nurse or Counsellors.
- As Ancillary Support – These are roles that do not involve direct patient care but who help Social Care settings run smoothly. Ancillary support roles include: Housekeepers, Cooks and Drivers.
For more information about working in Social Care visit the Skills for Care website.
Benefits of Working in Social Care
A career in social care offers rewarding, long-term employment prospects, with the opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job satisfaction and security.
Working in care also means that you are able to apply for a Blue Light Card which provides many discounts at thousands of retailers online and on the high street.
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