Community Care Assistant

Morgan_Ree

welshy84 wrote: »

I hope its ok to post in here, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to start a new thread or not but it involves the same topic. I also want to start working in the same area but I have no experience and I was wondering how best to go about applying for jobs. Most of the jobs that I can apply for with no experience want you to have a driving licence which I don't have. So I was wondering if it would be best to do a course, voluntary work or maybe both. I'm hoping to do an Access Nursing and Healthcare Professions course in September, would that help or would I be better off doing something else. I've got an appointment with my jobcentre Advisor soon, to try and do a training course. If I get put on a course, would it benefit me more to learn the job in a nursing home or would it be the same sort of thing if I go into hospital work. Sorry for the rambling

The access course won't help when it comes to doing care work.
Seeing as you don't have a drivers license your best bet would be to apply for care /nursing homes or HCA work in your local hospital.

I worked as a HCA before I stared my nursing. Prior to that i had absolutely no experience but that never held me back.

The care work will look good as well when you do get round to applying for uni. Most like like you to have some experience

welshy84

Thanks for the info, I'll check to see if there's any hca in my area.

kizzyw

Well i went for 2 interviews at different companies,both informal chats really and ive been offered BOTH postions:T
Now i have to call one of them up and basically decline their offer...not really looking forward to that but better to tell them now.
Thanks for all the advice it really helped me decide to go for this line of work and hopefully i have made the right decision on which one to work for.Just got to wait for my crb check to come back now:j

kingfisherblue

Great news kizzy :j

Person_one

Well done! I hope you enjoy your new job!

kizzyw

Thanks im really looking forward to getting started:j

guccigoo

kizzyw... congrats :j

i also have been offered a position but ive got to do 3 days training end of this month. Bit that worries me is finding the addresses as im hopeless at directions or if theres something wrong with the car :eek:. What do other people do if there car goes wrong until they get it fixed?

kizzyw

Congratulations on the job hun.Im hopeless at directions too,hopefully someone will be able to help but im sure they will go through it all at your training xx

Person_one

guccigoo wrote: »

kizzyw... congrats :j

i also have been offered a position but ive got to do 3 days training end of this month. Bit that worries me is finding the addresses as im hopeless at directions or if theres something wrong with the car :eek:. What do other people do if there car goes wrong until they get it fixed?

Sat nav? I have one on my phone that I never use and didn't realise was there for months! I think you can get a cheap one for about £30-40 these days. Ask your employer for one if you're feeling bold.

guccigoo

person-one..... i have a personal hate with the sat nav (long story) :rotfl:but if i need to use it i will. They have told me it will be local which is good news