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Care Workers and Home Carers

Care workers and home carers attend to the personal needs and comforts of children, the elderly, the infirm and others with care and support needs (‘service users’) within residential care establishments, day care establishments or in their own homes.

Daily Tasks

  • Liaises with professional staff in carrying out care plans etc..
  • Monitors service users’ conditions by taking temperature, pulse, respiration and weight, and contributes to record keeping.
  • Undertakes light cleaning and domestic duties including meal preparation as required.
  • Helps with daily activities such as letter writing, paying bills, collecting benefits.
  • Provides interest and activities to stimulate and engage the service user.
  • Assists with service users’ overall comfort and wellbeing.
  • Serves meals to service users at table or in bed, and assists with feeding if required.
  • Assists and enables service users to dress, undress, wash, use the toilet and bathe.

£21,618

Entry Level Salary

£21,256

Average Salary

£34,157.78

Potential Salary

Number of Jobs

4685

Past two years

2305

This year

15707

7 year projection

What are the key skills for this job?

What course level do I need to study?

Required Level

Requirement Percent

Level 0

7%

Level 1

10%

Level 2

28%

Level 3

30%

Level 4-5 (Higher Education)

9%

Level 6 (Bachelors)

14%

Level 7 (Masters or equivalent)

2%

Level 8 (Doctorate)

0%

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