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What is adult social care?

Social care is about providing physical, emotional and social support to help people live their lives. For various reasons and at different stages in their lives, some people need support to develop and maintain their independence, dignity and control. Social care provides a whole range of services to support adults and older people. If you work in social care, you could help people in their own homes, in residential homes or in a number of other places such as day centres or supported housing.

Adult social care covers a wide range of activities to help people who are older, living with disability, physical or mental illness to live independently, to enjoy a fulfilling life and stay well and safe.

If you work in social care, you could help people in a wide range of support activities which includes:

Providing information and advice; providing support to help people stay active and engaged in their communities.

Providing support in people’s own homes, personal care’, such as support for washing, dressing and getting out of bed in the morning, reablement’ services to help people regain independence; providing aids and adaptations for people’s homes; support in day centres and providing support for family carers.

Care provided by care homes and nursing homes (‘residential care’).

People can work within social care for the Local Authority (Council), for small or large independent sector organisations, e.g. BUPA, or for charitable / voluntary sector organisations, e.g. Mencap.

What job roles do we need?

There are lots of different job roles in social care; it just depends what you’re interested in, who you want to work with and where you want to work.

Click on the jobs below to get a quick snap shot of what each role is about. Then see Our adult social care teams and Our care services areas to find out more about the skills and qualifications you might need.

Find out more about career pathway choices

You’ll be supporting vulnerable people by assessing their support needs using a strength based approach. Making recommendations which support formal and formal carers, increase independence and where necessary complete assessments for care packages.

You will be expected to be able to work alongside Social Workers to review current packages of care, supporting and enabling service users to maximise their independence – always taking into account service user choice and carer concerns.

You’ll work with people with physical, mental or social disabilities who are having difficulties in the home and work with the them and their family or carer to identify support solutions such as exploring equipment or considering adaptations to their home to help them do everyday activities.

You’ll support people with all aspects of their day to day living, including social and physical activities, personal care, mobility and meal times.

You’ll support vulnerable people with assessed needs, often following an illness or accident, providing them with enablement services, completing strength based assessments, advanced care plans and completing support plans for people within the Bradford district. Working in partnership with Health and wider social care communities.

You’ll support the commissioning of services to support the social care needs of vulnerable people across the District. You will work closely with front line delivery services and service user reference groups to co-design and co-develop.

The Registered Manager in a residential/care/nursing home or Home Care (Domiciliary) service, manages a team of care workers and/or a care service, to ensure the care service provides high-quality care. The Manager will be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operations within the care setting, including recruiting and managing staff, managing budgets and ensuring that the quality of the services provided meets national care standards. (Being Registered means you have legal responsibilities to fulfill as part of the role.)

As a qualified nurse you’ll perform clinical and healthcare tasks to people in a nursing home service or in the community, working in partnership with individuals, families and other professionals to assess, plan and review care and support.

Nurses in adult social care usually work in the following areas:

General nursing that involves providing nursing care for adults and elderly people who are ill, injured or who have physical disabilities
Learning disability nursing that involved working with people who have learning disabilities to help them become as independent as possible
Community psychiatric nursing that helps people with mental health conditions such as personality disorders, neurosis, phobias, acute anxiety, alcohol dependency, depression and eating disorders.

Usually you’ll be based in the office of a home care (domiciliary) service but will go out to assess the care needs of people living in their own homes. You’ll work closely with colleagues and other organisations to coordinate a care package to meet each person’s needs. You will also supervise and manage care workers as part of your role.

You’ll work as part of the team doing a range of administration tasks to support the Manager and care team with the planning, coordination and smooth running of the care setting.

As an experienced member of the team you’ll guide and supervise less experienced care workers, as well as supporting people with all aspects of their day-to-day living, including social and physical activities, personal care, medication, mobility and meal times.

You'll work as part of the team within a care home / nursing home / extra care housing service to schedule, organise and deliver one to one and group activities ( including outings), to support the well-being and interests of people and to assist them to remain involved with their family and their community.

You’ll work as part of the team ensuring a clean, tidy, pleasant environment to support people’s well-being, and you will play a key role in contributing to infection control within the care setting.

You’ll work as part of the team ensuring that high quality, nutritious, well-balanced meals and snacks are provided to support the well-being, beliefs, choices and physical health needs of people living in care home, nursing home or extra care housing settings.

Why work in our sector?

If you work in a health or social care role, you’re making a positive difference to someone’s life. You’ll need good communication and listening skills, and feel passionate about supporting other people to live a more independent and fulfilling life.

You can gain an enormous sense of personal achievement from simply knowing that your job is helping people. It’s about building long-lasting relationships and making a positive difference to people’s lives by contributing to their health, happiness and wellbeing.

These are just some of the qualities you need to be a great care worker: