4 Care Home Jobs You Can Do Without A Degree

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There are a lot of specialist jobs out there that require you to have a degree.

But... especially in care, there are a lot of career opportunities available that require little to no higher education. Here are the top 4 care home jobs to apply to if you don’t have a degree.

Driver or transport manager

Responsibilities:

• Transporting people to and from daycentres, hospital appointments and other outings

• Planning routes

• Helping people to get on and off the vehicle safely

• Performing regular vehicle checks and ensuring the vehicle is clean

Skills needed:

• Awareness of those who need care and support

• Good communication

• Being reliable and trustworthy

• Coping well under pressure or in an emergency

• Good organisational skills and familiarity with the local area

Qualifications/experience:

A full driving license and possibly a category D licence depending on the vehicle you’re driving. It might also be useful to have some prior experience in a similar role.

Maintenance

Responsibilities:

• Gardening

• Painting and decorating

• Electrical repairs

• Plumbing

• Repairs and fittings

• Doing health and safety inspections

Skills needed:

• English

• Good mathematical skills

• Digital and employability skills

• Awareness of the issues faced by those who need care and support such as older or disabled people

• Carpentry, plumbing, decorating or electrical repair skills

• Health and safety knowledge

Qualifications/experience:

It might be useful to have some prior experience working in a similar role or a qualification in at least one aspect of maintenance, as well as showing good English and number skills such as GCSE A-C because this may be requested by some employers.

Cook or kitchen assistant

Responsibilities:

• Developing healthy and balanced meals with the input of residents

• Being aware of religious and cultural backgrounds and how it impacts residents’ dietary requirements

• Monitoring kitchen stocks so you know when to order more supplies

• Ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are met

Skills needed:

• English

• Good mathematical skills

• Digital and employability skills

• Team work

• Problem solving

• The ability to treat people with dignity

• Good listening and observational skills

• Awareness of the challenges faced by those who need care and support

Qualifications/experience:

It might be useful to have some previous experience in the catering industry but if you’re going to work as a kitchen assistant no prior qualifications are required.

If you’re interested in career progression up to Kitchen manager level then you will definitely need a catering qualification such as a professional chef diploma, BTEC national certificate in hospitality supervision or an advanced chef diploma. These qualifications can be completed whilst in a job if you would prefer.

Housekeeping

Responsibilities:

• Creating a comfortable and welcoming environment for residents

• Making beds and doing laundry

• Keeping records of housekeeping stocks, as well as ordering supplies

• The general upkeep of communal areas and bedrooms to make sure they are kept clean and tidy

Skills needed:

• English

• Good mathematical skills

• Digital and employability skills

• Awareness of the challenges faced by those who need care and support

• Knowledge of health and safety in the workplace

• Have good attention to detail

• Be able to cope under pressure or in an emergency

• Good organisational skills

Qualifications/experience:

You don’t need a qualification to become a housekeeper, but it may be good to have done a similar job role.

Are you looking for your next job opportunity?

Are you looking for care home work but don’t have a degree not to worry Barchester’s got you. Some of the roles they have available are:

• Head chef

• Head of maintenance

There are so many more career opportunities just waiting to be discovered. Start applying here.
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Written by Amber Scott from the Apply4U team.