Why choose Social Care as a Career?     What types of jobs are there?     Where could I work?

For all sorts of reasons and at all stages in their lives people need help coping with everyday life.

Social Care work is about helping people with their lives and supporting them to maintain their independence and dignity.

Social care offers a rewarding, challenging and flexible career. Social care offers jobs which suit many people at different stages of their lives. Workers are employed in a range of services working with adults, older people and children and families.

Depending on your role, no two days are likely to be the same. You can gain an enormous sense of personal achievement from knowing that your job is helping people and contributing to a caring society.

Many jobs offer flexible hours or you can choose to work part time as well as have a full time career.

Additional careers information can be found on the following websites:

www.socialcarecareers.co.uk
www.socialworkcareers.co.uk
www.childcarecareers.gov.uk

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If you want a career that offers:

• job satisfaction
• good long term employment prospects
• good training leading to qualifications
• the chance to make a difference to peopleís lives
• work in an environment to suit your preference
• a job where every day is different
• flexibility to fit round family or other commitments

…then social care is for you.