Find out more about different areas of work in Wales and what skills, requirements and qualifications may be needed for the job. Discover support that is available to achieve what is needed to apply for these roles.
Working in social care
A job in social care is very rewarding as you help people to have the best life they can.
Your duties could include:
- Helping people to wash, dress, take medication and with meals
- Listening and talking to people
- Helping to keep people safe
What you need to work in social care
To work in social care in Wales you must have certain documents and need to be able to speak English.
If you do not have social care qualifications, you still can work in some roles. You then can do your qualifications as you work.
Depending on your social care role you might need to become ‘registered’. You can find information about this on the Social Care Wales website: Qualification framework for social care.
Different roles
There are many different types of social care jobs, these include:
- Care workers- supporting and caring for people in their own homes, a care home or the community.
- Activity co-ordinators- organising entertainment and social activities for people. Generally based in a care home or day centre.
- Social workers- supporting and protecting vulnerable people for a limited time.
Looking for work
Working Wales can help with your skills and confidence when you are looking for work.
There are many websites that advertise social care jobs in Wales such as:
Starting work
To start work in social care, an employer needs to see your Identification Documents and references, as well as details about your:
- CV and Employment history
- Right to work in the UK
- Confidence in communicating in English
- DBS and criminal records check
- National Insurance number
- Bank details (to pay you wages)
For more information on all of the above please click here.
Wales Asylum Seeking and Refugee Doctors and Dentists (WARD) Group helps doctors and dentists who are refugees or asylum seekers. They can help doctors and dentists to restart careers in the UK National Health Service.
They provide support including:
- Weekly lessons for IELTS (The International English Language Testing System) and OET(Occupational English Test)
- PLAB (The Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board test) resources, course, and support group
- Exam payments for IELTS/OET, PLAB 1 and PLAB 2
- Help with GMC(General medical Council) registration
- 6 month paid supernumerary placement once GMC registered
Support with IELTS/OET is also available to asylum seekers and refugees from other healthcare professions.
WARD can help Dentists with both IELTS/OET lessons, and the language exam fees. For all other healthcare professionals, they can help with IELTS/OET classes and direct to other support. At some point they will be able to extend further support to other professions.
There is a waiting list for non-doctors/dentists now, as there is high demand.
To get in touch, to join or to find out more, please contact sam@dpia.org.uk or HEIW.professionalsupport@wales.nhs.uk