14 Sep 2018
Working in social care.
Working in social care is about providing personal and practical support to help people live their lives. 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 be supporting someone with a physical disability, autism, or a mental health condition.
1.48 million people currently work in the social care sector. Because of the increasing number of disabled younger adults living longer and the growing number of older people needing care, adult social care is growing and the sector needs at least another half a million jobs, and people to do them, by 2030.
Many staff now work in roles that cover both health and social care, and the values and qualities needed are very similar.
The Government has set out the need for the health and social care sectors to develop new integrated care models to promote health and wellbeing and provide care. In the future, this could mean your career crossing both sectors in new and exciting roles.
See the Health Education England website for more information.
Magic Life UK offers a wide range of in-house training programs and encourages all staff members to develop their skill base. We work hard to promote growth in the organisation whether it personal care programs thru to developing IT skills just to mention a few.
Why choose social care?
With a huge demand for workers, plenty of opportunities for progression and a job in which 96% of workers said they feel their work makes a difference, adult social care has lots to offer. It’s a very rewarding career and you can make a real difference to someone’s life. There are also lots of opportunities to progress and work with different people.
- Making a differenceEmployees working in the social care field change people’ lives every day, people working in social care usually chose to do so knowing that they are helping people and making a difference and enjoy it. If you have great people skills, communication skills and want a job focused around helping and supporting others you will perform well.
- Diverse requirementsYou don’t have to have a degree to be in social care. There are jobs at many different levels and at Magic Life, we offer on the job training. Many can be achieved through minimal education or training while some of the more specialist/ sensitive roles will require further education, training and on-the-job experience.
- Job growth/securityThe healthcare industry is projected to grow by 26% through 2022, an increase of about 4.1 million jobs. With the nation’s general population living longer it requires more medical services, doctors, carers, hospitals, Doctors’ offices, nursing/retirement homes and other facilities, forcing the industry to recruit more employees in order to reach the growing demand. Taking this into account workers are also less likely to lose their position or get laid off.
Next Step
To find out if a career in social care is right for you why call and speak to us. Call on 0208 826 4348