Your care career journey
We have put together some information about the types of job roles you will come across when starting out on your care career journey.
You can also click on our video links and hear people talking about their jobs in care. Click here to download a PDF on job roles. Or watch this video about working in the care sector by Norfolk & Suffolk Care Support.
In addition to social care, there are numerous healthcare NHS careers and social work roles.
Perhaps you will find a role to inspire you? We hope the job profiles will give you a good idea of what’s available, and what could work for you.
The care career tree
Click on the links below to discover more about the individual care careers job roles:
Activity co-ordinator Care assistant/worker Care co-ordinator Care home manager Care home assistant/deputy manager Care provider/employer Home care assistant/deputy manager Home carer Home care manager Learning disabilities services manager Occupational therapist Personal Assistant Progression worker Senior carer/team leader Social worker Support worker