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Community Integrated Care: Celebrating award-winning social care careers

01 Dec, 2023

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s biggest and most successful social care charities. Employing more than 6,000 caring and committed colleagues throughout England and Scotland, they support over 3,000 people who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health concerns and dementia, to live with choice and independence in their communities. With an aspirational vision of ensuring that the people they support, and the...

How to Promote Equality and Diversity in the Workplace

29 Nov, 2023

The world is made up of all kinds of people from different backgrounds and different cultures. To ensure that people feel heard, seen and understood, it’s essential that we aim for diversity in our day-to-day environments, and that includes the workplace. Health and social care is no different. In fact, there’s even more of a need for a fair and accessible system to ensure that people get the right care and support they need....

What Is a Waking Night Worker?

24 Nov, 2023

Table of content What is a Waking Night Worker? What Does A Waking Night Support Worker Do? What Kinds of People Does A Waking Night Worker Support? Key duties of a Waking Night Carer Working as a Waking Night Carer What is a Waking Night Worker? Caring roles are often differentiated by the needs of the person and how you support them. Many domiciliary support workers carry out activities and duties during...

Next Step Supported Living - Education, Education, Education

01 Nov, 2023

Next Step Supported Living has pioneered an education program that is making waves. Empowering our clients to achieve what they thought was beyond their grasp has created a massive sense of pride and satisfaction for our clients and our teams working closely together. Wanting to be able to help our clients get into work as and when they are ready was a major goal for our recruitment Manager Travis Thomas, as he developed a “route...

From Carer to Nurse: a route into Nursing

27 Oct, 2023

A role in social care is rewarding, and the good news is that you’ll develop many skills that allow for different career paths. For care assistants, there are many possible ways to progress. One choice is to look into nursing. In this guide, we look at the possibilities of becoming a nurse and how to go about it. We’ll also address the similarities and differences between carer and nursing roles. Finally, we’ll look at...

What Does A Live-In Carer Do?

16 Oct, 2023

A career in care and support work can be rewarding, have excellent prospects and develop your skills. There are several routes to take that share some common ground but have specific requirements and duties and different environments. One job role that you’ll come across is a position as a live-in carer. In this guide, we answer the question: What is a live-in carer? To give you a better idea of whether it’s the right...

HC-One: HC-One celebrates its care workers as part of Professional Care Workers’ Week 2023

01 Oct, 2023

HC-One , the Kind Care Company, marked Professional Care Workers’ Week 2023, hosted by the Care Workers’ Charity, which took place on the 18 th – 22 nd September for the sixth consecutive year, to celebrate care workers and the essential work they do, whilst also promoting awareness and raising the profile of working in the care sector. HC-One care homes across the UK got involved with the week’s activities...

What Is Domiciliary Care?

18 Sep, 2023

When considering a career in care, it’s worth knowing about the different types of care and support roles that exist. One particular area where you might find vacancies in your area that are a good fit for your skills is domiciliary care. It’s not a term that you’ll typically encounter outside of the sector, but that doesn’t mean that it involves something complicated. In this guide, we take the mystery out of the...

Cygnet Health: Cygnet’s Social Care Superpower Stars

01 Sep, 2023

Six awesome members of the Cygnet Social Care Team have recently shared inspirational stories about their careers in social care; why they love the job they do and, what they consider their Social Care Superpower to be. Cygnet’s Superpower campaign highlights the unique qualities that people can bring to a career in social care. Read, watch, listen and celebrate - the ordinary people with extraordinary skills, bringing...

How to prepare for a care assistant interview

24 Aug, 2023

Let’s face it - interviewing for any role can be a daunting process. It is totally normal to feel nervous before you attend. This is why preparing in advance is important - you can give yourself confidence and walk into your interview knowing you are ready. Doing your research Make sure you understand the job role fully and why you will be good at it. Check the job advert to ensure that you understand the duties you will...

Working in social care is low-paid and unskilled right?

11 Aug, 2023

Working in social care is low-paid and unskilled, right? WRONG! Within the media, there is often a focus on the low pay and unskilled nature of care and support work. When answering the question is a care worker skilled or unskilled, we’ve got a simple answer! Care & Support workers play an important role in our society, and they use their expertise and skills to do so. The more complex side of the picture is how working in...

Somerset Care: Care Home Open Week 2023

01 Aug, 2023

Care Home Open Week 2023, organised by Championing Social Care, took place between the 26th June and 2nd July. This week-long annual event encourages homes to open their doors and show what they have to offer to their local community. It was a record-breaking year for the number of homes and local MPs that participated, including one of our Care & Support Jobs’ employers - Somerset Care . Somerset Care had a wide...