How to change career to adult social care
Making the change to work in adult social care is easy! You may have had a completely different career path up to now or perhaps you have worked previously in adult health and social care, but it was a long time ago. Many of the skills and experiences that we develop in the workplace are transferable. Think about the personal qualities that you have:
- do you work well with others?
- do you communicate well?
- are you patient?
- do you treat others with care, dignity and respect?
All these personal qualities are valuable skills that you can bring to starting or resuming a career in adult social care.
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Why choose a career in adult social care?
"Social care: a rewarding career for you", is a guide which has been created by Skills for Care. It can help you find out more about working in social care and how to advance your career once you have started working.
This is for you if you're:
- a job seeker
- a student
- considering a change of career
- a care worker wanting to progress in your career
If covers topics like:
- why choose a career in social care?
- how can I get into social care and where to start?
- what you need to progress in your career
- job roles with job descriptions
- cases studies of people currently working within a range of different roles talking about how they have progressed in their career
Visit Skills for Care to download the "Social care: a rewarding career for you" guide.
Examples of career change jobs
Some previous experience or qualifications may be required for these roles.
Jobs that you could use your experience in include:
- senior care worker
- finance officer
- welfare rights officer
- activity co-ordinator
- rehabilitation worker
- advocacy worker
- housing support worker
- volunteer co-ordinator
Find out how to progress and develop your career in social care.
Can't find a job that suits you? Register your interest and care providers will contact you if anything comes up.
Skills for work and life
Functional skills can help if you didn't get over a level 4 (grade C) in GCSE English, ICT and maths.