Working in social care is about providing personal and practical support to help people live their lives. There are many different roles available such as supporting someone with a physical disability or mental health issue, such as dementia or autism. You could be working in a care home, in someone’s own home, out in your local community, or in a hospital.

Why choose Social Care?

With plenty of opportunities for progression and something for all levels of education and backgrounds a career in social care can be very fulfilling as you will make a significant difference to improving people’s lives.

What skills will I need to work in Social Care?

Social care is all about helping people so the qualities you’ll need to succeed are having a caring, compassionate, patient nature, the ability to stay calm under pressure and being good at building relationships with service users, you’ll also need to be thick-skinned as you may find yourself in some challenging and emotional situations.

Whatever your age or background – if you want to help people then there’s a job in social care job for you!

What’s it really like to work in Social Care in North Lanarkshire? Some of our staff share their day-to-day experiences: