Misconceptions can make it difficult to recruit new entrants in a sector with 110,000 vacancies at any one time.
ith 1.47 million jobs across more than 21,000 organisations, adult social care is vast. Those in the sector – whether a care assistant, support worker, home manager, occupational therapist or registered nurse – often say its rewards come in myriad guises. That it’s the satisfaction of knowing they’ve made a difference; that they build relationships with people who become like family; and that the achievements – big and small – they witness people making, with their support, stay with them for the rest of their lives.
Perhaps because it is so varied, there are a number of misconceptions about the sector. Those on the ground were asked what it’s really like working in adult social care.
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