Social work assistants give advice, guidance and support to help people with their physical, emotional and social needs.
£12,500 Starter
to£25,000 Experienced
37 to 40 a week
evenings / weekends / bank holidays on shifts
You can get into this job through:
Qualifications in health and social care may help you to find a job. Level 2 or 3 courses in health and social care will include work experience placements, which will help when you apply for jobs afterwards.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to get into this job through an intermediate or advanced apprenticeship for the children and young people's workforce, youth work or care work.
You'll usually need:
You could also get experience by volunteering.
You could apply directly after getting experience in a care role, like a care worker or a healthcare assistant in a:
You'll usually need a GCSE in English for this route.
Experience of caring within your own family or community can help you get into this job.
You can find out more about careers in adult social care from Think Care Careers.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
You could work in the community, at a children's care home, at a client's home, in an office, in an NHS or private hospital or at an adult care home.
Your working environment may be emotionally demanding.
With experience you could work towards qualifying as a social worker. You could do this yourself, or with support and funding from your employer.
You could also move into related careers like family support work or counselling.