Social Care vacancies requiring "paid experience"

kitkatt1982

brewthebear wrote: »

Another thing volunteers will never be allowed to do the proper work of a carer as there would be no h/s or insurance to cover you.

Just wanted to reply to this. I volunteer and do pretty much the same as the workers. I have received full training as part of my voluntary position and am fully insured. I volunteer for a domestic abuse charity so would be classed as being in the social care sector. I guess it depends on the type of work. I’d imagine personal care may involve a higher level of insurance so may require ‘paid’ experience but non personal care such as support work etc shouldn’t x

Jackandn

Hi Snowqueen

I work in care and if your wanting to get experience and in your area you can't find work that will pay I would instead go to an agency and work on an ad hoc basis in various sites. I find it surprising that a care company would say need experience as most companies are understaffed. If you work via an agency you then should get that 6 month position and be able to pursue with an individual company or stay with the agency.

snowqueen555

Jackandn wrote: »

Hi Snowqueen

I work in care and if your wanting to get experience and in your area you can't find work that will pay I would instead go to an agency and work on an ad hoc basis in various sites. I find it surprising that a care company would say need experience as most companies are understaffed. If you work via an agency you then should get that 6 month position and be able to pursue with an individual company or stay with the agency.

My experience job hunting is quite the opposite. Agencies seem to have a high turnover and are for profit. They require paid experience so they can hire staff and not need to do anything with regards to training.

I think the main reason is that the cost to bring someone in and for them to leave because the job is not for them is quite costly.

The places where I have had luck are with the not for profit trusts. I don't know how their funding is gained, but they definitely have a culture most similar to a charity or council.

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Jackandn wrote: »

I find it surprising that a care company would say need experience as most companies are understaffed.

Think it depends where you live, quality of job, whether you pay for own DBS and wage.

I attended job interview on 30th November last year, in a care home (I'll always remember as it was pretty instrumental in giving up a job to attend almost immediately)
ironically it was one of the never heard back from with a local workforce of 60 (so better staffed then some of the offices I've sat in)
And part of a group with head office but no was never acknowledged after interview whatsoever for all I hear about the care industry as so short staffed.

Most beautifully written job advert but like I say never heard back. (Though Sister in law who has lived in my town all her life said it was known as a hellhole and on that basis I didn't pursue)

sangie595

ViolaLass wrote: »

Substitute teachers do not get more than contract teachers. At best they get the same.

They do where I live and work! Supply teachers are better paid than contacted school staff, but have no security and are paid only for their actual working time.

Savvy_Sue

snowqueen555 wrote: »

good point, why do bank get paid more? I had noticed this

Because they work 'as and when required', and have to 'hit the ground running and pick up speed' in any new situation. I'm not surprised you had difficulty picking up bank work with no paid experience, even if you feel you were doing exactly the same as the staff while you were volunteering, the responsibility lay with them, and I'd anticipate that whether you realised it or not there was more supervision going on than if you'd been a paid member of staff.

snowqueen555 wrote: »

Most bank staff get paid more because employers pay your holiday allowance on top as salary.

Plus that too, although the holiday pay MUST be listed separately on your payslip.