What is a Care Worker?
A Care Worker supports individual’s with all aspects of their day-to-day living, including social and physical activities, personal care, mobility and mealtimes. Care Workers can work in care homes, in individual’s own homes or in the community.
Care Workers who work in the community are sometimes called Domiciliary Care Workers which often involves travelling to different individual’s houses. People who work in nursing care homes are sometimes called Residential Care Workers, Support Workers or Carers.
Your responsibilities
- Supporting with social and physical activities
- Booking and accompanying with individual's to appointments
- Supporting with eating and drinking
- Helping with personal care
- Monitoring individual conditions by taking their temperature, pulse and weight, and possibly helping with medication
What You'll need
Core skills
- Passion for helping others
- Ability to use own initiative
- Good listening and communication skills
- Ability to organise, plan and multi-task
- Patience and ability to remain calm in stressful situations
What You'll Gain
Transferable skills
- Able to work as part of a team
- Communication skills
- Strong social skills which include empathy
- Able to follow policies and procedures
What You'll Use
Key skills
English
- Write care plans
- Read and understand information
- Communicating with individuals, relatives and colleagues
Maths
- Monitoring time
- Understanding values, scales and ratios
IT
- Using basic IT on functions across devices
Role opportunities
These are some possible roles you may consider in your career journey. Discuss with your Inspiro Coach for further guidance.
Other related routes
National Careers Website
The National Careers website is a government database that provides information for a job you are looking to explore.
Adult Care Sector Roles
Use our Sector Roles map to see if there is a role within your chosen sector that you are interested in.
Resources
Career Development Handbook
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career development handbook
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