What does it take to work in the Care Sector?
Like the people we care for, our care and support workers are all individuals, with their own unique personalities, and skills but some of their brilliant qualities include:
- Being reliable and good under pressure – sticking to time is important in providing good care
- Good with conversation, as many of the people we care for love a chat and some company
- Truly caring about making a difference to someone else’s day
- Having empathy, patience and respect for others
Judith
Care Worker
“When you do good.. good will follow”
My Mum and Dad always said that to me when I was growing up. My mum is a retired nurse. This is why I love to do good for others!
At Be Caring, our culture is so important to us. We live and breathe our values, so kindness, compassion, and dedication are key qualities we look for in our future carers – not just previous experience!
Skills and know-how can be taught (which is where our brilliant training schemes come in!) but the fundamentals of what it takes to be an incredible care worker come naturally.
Some of the benefits of working for Be Caring
The care sector offers some of the most rewarding and meaningful careers out there, but there are also lots of other benefits to working for us too!
- Paid DBS
- Free uniform & PPE
- Paid induction training (fast-track available for those with care experience)
- Fully funded Care Certificate & further qualifications for Care Workers
- Paid mileage for drivers (40p per mile)
- Paid mileage for cyclists (15p per mile)
- Gift vouchers for birthdays and Christmas
- “Refer a Friend” scheme
- Excellent career opportunities, and progression within the organisation is actively encouraged
- FREE ACCESS to our Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential advice and support
Are you under 25?
We’ll pay you above the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for an adult over 25. Meaning that you’ll earn more than your ‘age related’ NMW pay rate, often paid in retail or other sectors. So, if you’re working as a carer, and choose to study towards any qualification in Health and Social Care, you’ll earn more than £8.21 per hour while you work to gain experience and study.
If you’re under 17, you could earn £4.00 per hour more than the base-line hourly NMW rate for your age! Even better, you can work towards a formal qualification (such as your NVQ level 2 or 3) at the same time, at no additional cost to you – so it’s a great debt-free option for furthering your education.
Equal Opportunities
We have worked hard to create a safe, open and inclusive culture and we are only as good as our people. As an employee-owned social enterprise, we value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities, so regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious beliefs, we would love to here from you.
You can view our Gender Pay Gap report here.
We’re an award-winning employer!
That’s right – we’ve won awards recently for our fantastic business culture, and also for our work as an employee-owned organisation.
Sounds good?
We’d love to hear from you! View our current vacancies and apply now to join our team of friendly, passionate care professionals!
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Our Vision
Our communities have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential in all aspects of life.
Our Mission
To be care-giving day-makers, hope-builders, smile-givers, life-changers, community-warriors with the will to make a difference
I’ve said this before, but I do love my job! It gives me so much joy to know that we can help someone, give them love, and make them happy.
Letisha, Care Worker
