There are so many roles to choose from – and you don’t need qualifications to start improving other people’s lives.
It’s a fact of life that many people with disabilities or age-related conditions require regular support. This can come from family, but frequently adult social care is delivered by third-party providers.
According to The State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce 2023, a report by Skills for Care, the sector employed more than 1.5 million people in 2023, with over 150,000 vacancies in a wide range of role types and location. And the ageing population is growing demand.
According to figures from NHS England, in 2022-23, 835,335 people received long-term care while local authorities received more than two million requests for adult social care support.
Gross current expenditure on adult social care by local authorities last year was £23.7 billion and the government is committed to funding the recruitment of more care workers.
Read on in:
Why a career in adult social care could be for you (thetimes.co.uk
Why working in adult social care might be just the job you’re looking for | The Sun