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Jobseekers can now apply for positions in care via social media
| Published: 6th March 2020 10:08 |
JOBSEEKERS from Wales can now use social media to apply for positions at a leading care provider in the country where no experience is necessary as full free training is provided (March, 2020).
Abacare says it is making the search to find a job easier for those who are time poor and it is looking for kind, compassionate and caring individuals to join its team.
Neil Griffiths, Regional Manager at the award-winning Abacare, which provides care across Wales, said: “In this fast-paced, modern world, many people don’t often have the time to sit down and create a CV or fill in a traditional job application form, so we’re making the job application process much easier by allowing jobseekers to contact us via social media about positions and have a casual chat with us.
“They can drop us a message via our Facebook page http://on.fb.me/Yn4zmS if they’re interested in the care industry and believe they’ve got what it takes to be a carer. We’ll discuss why they think they’re right for a position and what they can offer, and we’ll also tell them all about us and what a career in care is like. It will be very relaxed and chatty.
“While potential candidates are on our social media pages, they’ll be able to get an insight into what working for us is like as we post regular internal news and behind-the-scenes updates about staff and service users. We also run monthly competitions for staff in order to reward effort and progress. We have created a real online hub for people to interact with each other and job seekers can get a real feel for what the team is like.”
Potential candidates will receive a response via social media and may be invited for an interview.
Neil added: “If we see potential in people, we’ll invite them to an interview and this can be done traditionally at our offices, or via FaceTime or similar applications for those with busy schedules or who might not be able to get to our offices because of other commitments.
“Speaking virtually face-to-face with candidates can give an interviewer a better understanding of the applicant. By doing this as a first-round interview, it can help the hiring team narrow down who will make it to the second round, more so than via a phone interview.
“We also realise this is quite an innovative way to interview and, of course, it relates just to the initial interview stage of the process, and gives the applicant the chance to see us and find out about what we do before even may be taking their application further. It’s very much a way of us being able to showcase what we can offer potential employees too, so it’s not just about the candidate being under the spotlight.”
If jobseekers would prefer the more traditional methods of applying for a position, they can visit www.abacare.org.uk or www.indeed.com/cmp/Abacare.
Abacare operates a professional Care Management Team that is committed to providing high quality care to individuals in their own homes.
The large team of trained, specialist, care workers provide positive based outcomes and person centred care to people throughout the UK.
Abacare’s core values, instilled into every staff member, include ‘make us proud’, ‘focus on our service users’ wellbeing’, ‘communicate, listen well and speak with respect’, ‘be passionate, honest, caring and considerate’, ‘recruit and develop the very best’ and ‘lead by example’.
It believes it offers inspiring work for inspirational people as well as a flexible and supported working environment.
Neil continued: “No experience is necessary to become a carer as free, full training is offered, which includes a company induction, first aid, information on dementia, health and safety, food safety, infection control, handling medication and moving and handling service users, with the opportunity to achieve Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) after the initial three months probationary period.
“New recruits are given free uniforms, access to national staff discount scheme for all major brands as well as 28 days paid holiday, paid travel between calls and paid mileage.
“This is a great opportunity for anyone wishing to have a stable and long-term career in care, and who would like to forge rewarding relationships with the service users they care for.
“Being a carer is a highly skilled, professional vocational occupation that is essential to the fabric of our society and the beauty of a job for life means people can start by training with us and work their way up the career ladder gaining further training and qualifications. In today’s changing world of employment, we pride ourselves on being able to offer long-term job security and career prospects.”
Abacare is a member of the United Kingdom Homecare Association, Ceretas (formerly British Association of Domiciliary Care), The National Homecare Council and The Information Commissioners Office (Data Protection). It is also registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales.
For more information about Abacare, please call 01248 677 919.
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