Have you been thinking about a career in the social care sector?
It can be hard work but at the same time it is always a pleasure. Right now, more than ever the sector faces an enormous challenge: COVID-19 has brought us many lessons, how fragile we are as a human race? how quickly our world can be turned upside down? How many people are key to keeping us safe every day? How much as a community we rely and need each other? This is never going to lessen.
Here is why a career in the social care sector, and with Cavell Healthcare can be incredibly rewarding. Cavell Healthcare were awarded the “home care employer of the year” award 2019, at the recent Great British Care Awards for the eastern region, an area which has over 2,000 care employers!
Why choose a career in care?
First and foremost, working in the social care sector is all about helping people cope with everyday life, giving them the support, they need to feel valued and independent. And as we all know, very few things feel better than offering a warm helping hand to a fellow human being. That satisfaction you get from doing something good, from helping make someone’s day, is hard to beat, and that is one of the biggest attractions the sector offers.
You could end up working with people from different backgrounds, who need support or care in some shape or form. For example, you may support someone who has a physical disability visit local shops or help a person who has learning disabilities or autism maintain their independence. Either way you will potentially make a dramatic difference to someone’s life, and that is magical, Today, Tomorrow and Always.
Why Cavell Healthcare?
Cavell Healthcare is widely recognised as one of the leading care providers since they started to deliver care and nursing support across communities in 2016, we are at the forefront in delivering the best in social care.
From our Norwich office we cover the majority of Norfolk and have introduced several industry leading initiatives such as holidays for nursing and care staff, and not to forget our unique “Community Care Coach” promoting social inclusion in the towns and villages across Norfolk.
Our staff wear the famous blue tunic with pride, our greatest ambassadors they are involved in the way we work together, we learn together, and we laugh together, that togetherness is the difference between the ordinary and the extraordinary.
We have a fully dedicated support team, based in our Head Office, that will support and work with you every step of the way, giving you the confidence to be your very best version of you.
An unusually broad sector packed with variety
It is interesting to note that social care is an unusually broad sector offering a wide array of different career paths, everything from highly academic and intellectual to wholly practical. And you do not always need specific qualifications either, many roles at Cavell Healthcare begin with on-the-job training which is a blended mixture of online, classroom and in the field. You learn while you earn and progress towards the relevant professional qualifications, starting with the care certificate once you have discovered which kind of role and career path will suit you best.
Exciting new roles to fulfil
Change is always exciting, and while there will always be a demand for social care expertise, the roles that fall within the sector are changing fast. Roles like this cover multiple disciplines, from home help, to personal care, supporting with medication, there is complex care where we have an in-house Nurse to support both the client and staff with relevant specialist training. And then we Live in Carers, who live with people in their home 24/7 to support them either long or short term.
Helping the Community as a whole
Because social carers help individuals, they help their local community. It is about actually making a difference. And the word ‘care’ sits at the centre of everything. Those who work in the care sector genuinely care, and that natural compassion is what makes roles in care so special. If you are a naturally caring personality type, you will slot right in with Cavell Healthcare and have a wonderful time and a fulfilling career for years to come.
A career with a bright future
A role with Cavell Healthcare is a career with a future. We will always have older people who need looking after, as well as people with special needs of various kinds who want expert support. Your career will not disappear in a puff of smoke just because the world has changed, or technology has moved on. Possibly the biggest single lesson we can take from the whole COVID-19 pandemic is the importance of having a strong and robust social care system in the community during the good and maybe not so good times.
Lots of variety
Variety is the spice of life, and a role in the care sector means you will experience endless, wonderful variety, with no two days ever the same. You might have a direct care role in the local community, a care home or nursing home even a hospital. You can find yourself working in the community one day, in a care home or possibly a hospice the next day, or someone’s home the day after, and every time your responsibilities will be different, each role is an important piece in the puzzle that looks after those who need it most at a time they want it.
Perfect for a ‘people person’
If you are a people-person, a social care career is a great move. The person you visit might be alone all day, you are their only source of companionship as well as support, and your presence means the world to them. This means time and the support you offer is special and that makes social care massively rewarding.
Flexible working hours
Care staff often work regular shifts with a set number of hours, but you’ll find Cavell Healthcare are very flexible, letting you take on either full or part time work, and if you want manage shifts around childcare and family responsibilities. Evening and weekend shifts suit plenty of people also, allowing them to have their days free.
Time for an exciting change?
If you are looking for a job that benefits from multiple career paths and is both flexible and rewarding then why not think about working in the care sector as part of the Cavell Healthcare team? It could prove the best move you ever make.
Training
No matter what your background or experience, we have an ongoing fully accredited training academy, with our own in-house trainer that will cater for and support your ambitions.
We welcome people with experience as much as we welcome people with no experience, our training is comprehensive with a senior member of our team always available and willing to support you every step of the way.
