Pay, hours, qualifications, checks — every social care role asks for something different, and most adverts are vaguest about the parts that matter most. Here is what providers look for across the roles we recruit, so you know where you stand before you apply anywhere. Register against the role that fits and we’ll come to you with the ones worth your time.
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Day-to-day support for adults with learning disabilities, autism or physical support needs, usually in supported living or a small residential service.
Hands-on care in residential and nursing homes, supporting older adults and people living with dementia through their day.
Support for adults living with mental ill health, in supported accommodation, hospital step-down services or community teams.
Visiting people in their own homes across a planned round, supporting them to stay independent where they would rather be.
Overnight cover in residential, supported living and children’s services, on either waking nights or sleep-ins.
Shift-leading and mentoring alongside hands-on care — the usual first step from support work into leadership. Often advertised as Senior Care Assistant.
Living-alongside care in a children’s home — routines, boundaries and relationships that hold when a young person tests them.
Running shifts in a children’s home, holding the practice standard and developing the people around you.
Second in charge of a children’s home — quality, compliance and the day-to-day running that keeps a Registered Manager’s head above water.
Ofsted-registered accountability for a children’s home: the quality of care, the culture of the team and the outcomes for every child living in it.
CQC-registered management of a care home, nursing home or supported living service, and everything that hangs off that registration.
Regulatory oversight across a portfolio — the person the regulator holds to account for how a group of services actually operates.
Running a group of services through their managers — performance, quality, and the staffing reality sitting behind both.
Criteria vary between providers and services, so treat these as the general standard rather than a fixed list. Every role needs an enhanced DBS and the right to work in the UK — we are not a licensed sponsor, so we cannot offer visa sponsorship or take over an existing certificate.
