Looking after those who feel socially excluded. Taking care of elderly people. Supporting disabled people. Caring for children and young people. Councils have a wide responsibility for the care of these and other vulnerable groups of people in society. They manage a wide range of services from ‘cradle to grave’ that aim to meet the educational, recreational and social needs of particular sections of the community.
These social services include nursery nursing for pre-school children, youth and community work for specific groups such as the young and elderly, ethnic minority and gender groups and care work for a range of people including those with learning and physical disabilities.
Social work is the core area of social services. Employees are responsible for providing and co-ordinating a range of services in a sensitive and emotional environment that is critical to the welfare of a large number of the most vulnerable people in society.
More information about social work and social care careers is available at www.socialworkandcare.co.uk
Follow this link for social services recruitment contacts within local councils in your area.
The following career profiles show some of the jobs you could do to care for your community:
Care of Children & Young People
- Drug & Alcohol Youth Worker
- Outdoor Education Worker
- Outreach Development Worker, Children’s Information Service
- Portage Worker
- Substance Misuse Worker
- Youth Offending Team Officer
- Youth Worker
- Mental Health Outreach Worker
- Occupational Therapist
- Physiotherapist
- Rehabilitation Worker (Visual Impairment)