Working in the Care industry can be a rewarding and motivating career. There are lots of opportunities to progress and develop throughout the sector.
From Care Workers to Chefs, from Housekeepers to HR, there’s a role for everyone.
Read below about some of the wide variety of roles that are advertised on carehome.co.uk
Activities Co-ordinator
Organising social activities for people who need care and support, such as trips out and in-house entertainment activities whilst maintaining their independence, choice and dignity.
Duties include creating a stimulating and varied programme of leisure activities and social events by understanding Service Users likes/dislikes and abilities, engaging the local community into the daily lives of Service Users enabling them to continue with hobbies and interests as desired and plan and organise external outings with appropriate transport.
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Care Worker
To support people with all aspects of their day to day living, including social and physical activities, personal care, mobility and meal times. Daily duties can include booking and going with people to appointments, support with washing and dressing, helping with eating and drinking, taking temperatures and pulses, recording weight and assisting with medication.
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Personal Assistant
Supporting individuals to live as independently as possible, usually in their own home or in the community. Duties may include helping individuals to get to work, college or university, helping with personal care such as showering and dressing, supporting with tasks around the house such as shopping, cleaning and cooking and monitoring their health.
Team Leader or Senior Care Worker
To lead or supervise a team of Care Workers, ensuring they provide high-quality care and support. Daily duties can include writing care plans, completing medical records, training and mentoring staff and monitoring patients’ vital signs.
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Deputy Manager
A Deputy Manager will lead and manage the care team, helping them to deliver high standards across the service, while supporting the Manager. Daily responsibilities may include undertaking care assessments, helping with recruitment, performance management and deployment of staff, managing budgets and covering in the Manager’s absence.
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Manager
Responsible for the day to day running of the organisation, ensuring it meets standards while managing budgets and contracts. Daily responsibilities may include staff management, helping service users and their families, working with regulatory and inspection bodies, develop policies and practices and ensuring confidentiality is maintained.
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Administration roles including Finance, HR and Marketing
Carry out administration tasks to support the organisation in finance, HR and marketing in line with the company’s vision.
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Trainer or Assessor
Design and deliver learning and development program to improve the knowledge and skills of staff.
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Various Nurse roles
A nurse has many responsibilities in a nursing home. They look after the care of patients assigned to them and lead other care staff to ensure operations run smoothly. The various levels of responsibility will depend on the role in the nursing home.
At a basic level, Nurses make sure service users have acceptable levels of personal hygiene, clean beds and receive proper nutrition. More advanced responsibilities can include monitoring vital signs, giving IV’s, administering medication and drawing blood.
This is a Nurse qualified role and you will either need to be registered with the NMC or in some roles working towards this.
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Cook / Kitchen Assistant
Prepare, cook and serve meals to your diners.
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Housekeeper / Domestic Assistant
Keeping the environment safe, tidy and clean.
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Driver
Driving people who need care and support, for example to and from hospital appointments.
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Maintenance
Carry out practical maintenance jobs around the facility.
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