Bupa care assistant job?

crockpot

Seen an ad on local job center site for above, it says no experiance needed and is shifts between 8am-8pm but could not start till 8.30am due to paid childcare. Part time work.

Does anyone work for them? Any hints or tips?

Have worked in offices all my working life, but after spending over 20 years working for the civil service find myself with little skills for the `real world`

There seems to be alot of care jobs and it is a growing industry, care homes may go bust but there will be more and more of them in years to come.

Any idea how long an enchanced disclosure takes?

Thanks

johnaka

I'm going for a interview tomorrow(5th aug).I will know info after then.
still no guarantee if I get the job though. we'll see!

hippychick1

Hiya. I started working in a care home in February, previously I had been an accountant. I love it!!!!

The CRB check just took a couple of weeks to come through.

ANY_CHANCE

Hi being a care assistant can be tough work, physically and emotionally but the rewards that go along with caring for people are what makes it worth while. I started off as a care worker 3.5 years ago after my children had all started school now i am in my second year nurse training.

Go for it,

good luck

wabuthu

sorry to bring back an old thread but i'd love to hear more about people who are about to start or already working in the care industry? i've just passed my interview and waiting for CRB clearance and induction/start dates...i'm looking forward to it but since it'll be a totally new career i'm abit nervous...any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks

Money_maker

You will be trained up for all the skills that you need. The main requirement is empathy with older folks and some understanding of how they are feeling.

Is this for work in a Home or clients own homes?

wabuthu

Money_maker wrote: »

You will be trained up for all the skills that you need. The main requirement is empathy with older folks and some understanding of how they are feeling.

Is this for work in a Home or clients own homes?

thanks for the response...and to answer your question it'll be home care so in clients homes...they actually prefer to hire car owners but since i don't have a car i guess will be getting around using public transport...so i'm hoping the homes will be near bus/train/tube stops.