If you like working with people and are interested in making a real difference to their day-to-day lives, a career in care could be for you.
Whether it’s helping people to stay physically active, or supporting them with their personal care, a Care Worker’s role is to help improve the quality of life of people in need of social care services.
What skills or qualifications are needed?
Positions are available at a variety of different levels. It’s possible to become a Care Worker with very few qualifications.
What’s really essential is the ability to:
- empathise with people from a range of backgrounds and cultures
- communicate effectively
- be a strong and reliable team player.
Care Workers are also supported to study for professional qualifications, enabling them to set their sights on higher-level positions within the sector.
Find Vacancies:
If you’d like to find out more about vacancies in your area, please take a look at the links below:
Care Providers in Bridgend:
- Allied Healthcare
- Crossroads
- Care Direct
- Everycare
- Glamorgan Care
- Hafod Care Association
- Reach Supported Living
- Serendipity
- Care Cymru
- Steddy Ltd – See https://youtu.be/fQtEJAoGKeY
- Eldercare – Call 01656 789 090 to inquire about vacancies
Care Providers in Swansea:
- Deluxe Homecare
- Allied Healthcare
- Aylecare
- Carewatch
- Community Lives Consortium
- Crosshands Home Services
- GRS Care Ltd – Email jobs@grscare.co.uk or telephone 01792 776238 to inquire about vacancies
- Home Instead
- i-Care – Email patricia.martin@icaredomcare.co.uk or telephone 01792 794320 to inquire about vacancies
- MiHomecare
- Pegasus
- RSD Home Care – Email recruitment@rsd.uk.com or telephone 01792 585859 to inquire about vacancies
- Swansea Bay Home Care Services Ltd
Care Providers in Neath Port Talbot:
- Steddy Ltd – See https://youtu.be/fQtEJAoGKeY
- CrossHands Home Services
- Deluxe Homecare
- Seren Support Services
- Allied Healthcare
- Haven Home Care Services (UK) Ltd
- G.R.S Care Ltd – Email jobs@grscare.co.uk or telephone 01792 776238 to inquire about vacancies
- Care Cymru Services
- Abacare
- Community Lives Consortium
- Horizon Support Services
- Cadog Homecare Services
- J Care
- Modern Care – Email stacey@moderncare.co.uk to inquire about vacancies
- Neath Care Cooperative Ltd – Email careinneath@ntlbusiness.com to inquire about vacancies
- Millenium Care – Email milleniumcare2000@gmail.com to inquire about vacancies
Becoming a Social Care Personal Assistant in Neath Port Talbot:
Social Care Personal Assistants (commonly known as PAs) are employed by people who receive Direct Payments to enable them to live as independently as possible. Direct Payments are cash payments given by the Council so people can arrange and pay for their own care and support. People often use the payments to directly employ a PA to help with daily living tasks, taking part in social activities and personal care.
To find out more about the role of a PA, to view the current job vacancies in Neath Port Talbot and to complete an online application form, visit www.npt.gov.uk/pa
