EPTOn March 05 2012 22:58 FFGenerations wrote:
1) go to Google Maps
2) type in your address
3) type in "care homes", "nursing homes" etc
4) write on paper each of their addresses / print out the map
5) get up tomorrow morning and walk/drive to each of them with a CV and meet the manager/office staff face-to-face. say something like "Hey there, my name is Capped, I've been working as a carer for the past X months/years and I'm wondering if you have any jobs available."
6) A good idea actually is to write on your CV that you're also interested in doing any cleaning work (say that you have experience when you were younger). Because carehomes need carers and cleaners too. You could also outright ask hem about that too.
I done this, walked to 15 carehomes in one afternoon, got 2 job offers.
The only issue with this job is you need the CRB check, HOWEVER at some places they just need to wait for an email from the government - they dont need to wait for the full CRB check before you start work.
Its okay to work "bank", full time or part time at these places, as you can work at several of them then (the variety is important too or you will kill yourself eventually).
You do not need any qualifications, but you must make sure they know at some point that you worked in care/teacher/whatever.
You will earn only £6.08/hour and the shifts are 6 or 12 hours long. But if you're desperate, you can race around the local carehomes in one day and probably find a job (though you wont start immediately - but at least you will have secured something). They are usually in desperate need of men.
If you have a car then that is a super bonus!
1) go to Google Maps
2) type in your address
3) type in "care homes", "nursing homes" etc
4) write on paper each of their addresses / print out the map
5) get up tomorrow morning and walk/drive to each of them with a CV and meet the manager/office staff face-to-face. say something like "Hey there, my name is Capped, I've been working as a carer for the past X months/years and I'm wondering if you have any jobs available."
6) A good idea actually is to write on your CV that you're also interested in doing any cleaning work (say that you have experience when you were younger). Because carehomes need carers and cleaners too. You could also outright ask hem about that too.
I done this, walked to 15 carehomes in one afternoon, got 2 job offers.
The only issue with this job is you need the CRB check, HOWEVER at some places they just need to wait for an email from the government - they dont need to wait for the full CRB check before you start work.
Its okay to work "bank", full time or part time at these places, as you can work at several of them then (the variety is important too or you will kill yourself eventually).
You do not need any qualifications, but you must make sure they know at some point that you worked in care/teacher/whatever.
You will earn only £6.08/hour and the shifts are 6 or 12 hours long. But if you're desperate, you can race around the local carehomes in one day and probably find a job (though you wont start immediately - but at least you will have secured something). They are usually in desperate need of men.
If you have a car then that is a super bonus!
Take your own advice.
