There is always work available in the UK care industry; you just need to decide what type of care work is right for you. If you are planning to work and travel whilst you are in England, then a live-in position with a company such as Active Assistance could be the solution for you. Working with Active Assistance, you live with a client for up to three weeks at a time and this could be anywhere in England or Wales so you get the perfect opportunity to see different parts of the country while earning money for your next trip which could be in the UK or elsewhere in Europe. Some of our clients also go on holiday or away on business trips, so there may be opportunities to travel and earn at the same time!
Most care companies will offer some training before you start working with them so previous experience is not always necessary. Active Assistance has an award winning training course which takes you through everything you need to know in order to work with our spinal cord injured clients.
If you are working with vulnerable children or adults, you will need a criminal record check. Some care companies will ask you to provide this yourself but Active Assistance will pay for your enhanced criminal record check and also help you to set up a UK bank account; get a national insurance number and a whole heap of other things.
In the care industry, rates of pay vary widely from company to company as do benefits on offer. At Active Assistance, we employ you so no need to worry about how much social security or tax you need to pay or going through the hassle of registering as self-employed. In addition, we provide you with free training; we pay for your travel to and from each assignment; the client provides your food and accommodation while you are working; and we pay you holiday pay in addition to your monthly wage. So you can ‘bank’ your holiday pay and use it to fund extra travel!
If you fancy gaining some care qualifications whilst you are over here, Active Assistance will put their NVQ assessor team to work to support you to gain recognized qualifications in Health and Social Care enabling you to earn even more money.
Care work is extremely rewarding. You get to meet new people, see British culture from the ‘inside’ and see different parts of the country as well as work a flexible pattern to suit you.
You will be enabling someone to live an independent life. What could be better than that?