Healthcare and Social Care - Care Assistant
Healthcare and Social Care - Care Assistant
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Care assistants help people with their day-to-day care. They work with people who are ill, elderly, or disabled. They help them to do the things they are not able to do for themselves.
- Help with washing, dressing, and eating
- Get to know their interests and understand their needs
- Do household jobs, like washing clothes and shopping
- Monitor their weight and record any concerns they have
- Check they're taking their prescribed medications
Care assistants work in hospitals and care homes and mainly indoors.
The hours of work for a care assistant depend on where they work, averaging 35 to 40 hours a week. Some have normal office hours from Monday to Friday. Others work shifts that include early mornings, nights, evenings, and weekends.
Starting salary: £14,00
Experienced salary: up to £25,000
You do not need to pass set school exams to become a care assistant some employers will ask for GCSEs some will not. You may be able to access this role via a supported internship or apprenticeship. If you have an EHCP you may be able to apply under the DfE exemption which allows the apprentice to use Entry level 3 English and Maths qualifications.
The apprentice would have to be component enough to successfully achieve all other aspects of the apprenticeship requirements, become occupationally competent and achieve Entry Level 3 in English and Maths before the end of their apprenticeship. College - you could start off on a Level 1 Introductory Certification in Health and Social Care.