All about social care careers

If you like working with people, social care offers a rewarding career where you can make a real impact.

We support people in Northamptonshire to live independently through patience, commitment, and compassion. Working in adult social care is an emotionally rewarding role and it’s one of the most varied too. Working with a range of people with different care needs means every day is different to the next. We have many roles available working in residential settings (i.e. care homes), community services, and in our local authorities. We also have registered professions in adult social care such as; nurses, nursing associates, social workers, and occupational therapists. Did you know there are also opportunities for becoming self-employed and owning your own business in social care?

To help guide your choices, there are lots of links below to many helpful resources. You can also view the other sections of our website, such as our getting experience section and events page - you can book onto these events to guide your choices and provide you with information of careers you may be interested in!

You may have an idea about a profession, but are unclear about the journey you need to take to get there. There are many different routes and choices for you to take and the links on this page show some examples of pathways to get to your chosen profession in social care.

Not sure about a career in adult social care? take the quiz!

We know it can be difficult to know what career you would like to take, let alone choosing the next step that is right for you. To help with this, we have pulled together lot's of great tools to help you make the decision right for you. 

The Skills for Care website has information about the huge range of roles available which you can access by clicking here. You can also check out their case studies and hear from people that work in social care roles to help you decide which one will suit you best. Alternatively you can identify and match the transferable skills you have to jobs we have available.

iI you don’t know how your strengths and talents could compare to the roles we have available, you can take the 'Could you work in adult social care' quiz by clicking on the link below to help you to decide.

Take the adult social care quiz!

Social care job vacancies in Northamptonshire

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