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TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS FOR SOCIAL CARE STAFF

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  time seems to be the one commodity social care jobs staff can never have enough of!   You can’t buy it; there is always a finite amount and yet a seemingly never-ending list of jobs that make it impossible ever to catch up.   If that sounds familiar, don’t despair! Time management is a phrase that gets slung about a lot without really meaning anything tangible.   Let’s work through some practical, actionable tips to help you get your agenda back under control – as recommended by the OUTT.com social care jobs in london recruitment team, who know a thing or two about coping with a crazy schedule!   By thinking about organization (and accepting that some things won’t ever get to the top of the to-do list!), you can regain your cool and focus on what matters.   THE CHALLENGE OF STAYING ON TRACK IN A CARE SETTING The first thing we need to do is to be realistic. It’s tough to be organized as a social care worker .   Shifts ca...

THE CHEAPEST WAYS FOR CARERS TO GET AROUND LONDON

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  Carers are almost always busy! For those of us in the big smoke, travel can be a pretty big challenge, needing to: ·          Flit between placements or shifts. ·          Travel to different care facilities or resident’s homes. ·          Beat the rush hour to relax on the journey home. ·          Travel across the city to get to your subsequent health and social care jobs placement. The best way to make sure travelling around London is affordable, quick, and stress-free is to do your research. Only kidding – we’ve done it for you! OUTT.com provides outstanding  social care worker  with placements all over greater London and across many support roles and positions. We recognise that travelling in the city can be a nightmare, so we have compared all available options to recommend the most af...

MINIMUM HOLIDAY AND BREAK PERIODS FOR THE UK SOCIAL CARE SECTOR

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  Nobody wants to be that person who’s brand new to a team and starts niggling about breaks and downtime – however, all care professionals must make sure they’re getting the right amount of rest.   Care work can be very physical and emotionally challenging, so you need to take advantage of tea breaks, lunch and holidays to ensure you have the resilience and health to deliver fantastic care.   OUTT.com regularly hears from candidates who are shocked (in a good way!) to receive full PAYE benefits with flexible shifts, excellent pay rates, and proper support. That highlights that it’s well worth taking the time to recap the legal minimums.   If you’re ever worried that you aren’t getting the proper holiday entitlement or days off to recharge those batteries when you’re running on empty, check out the OUTT.com social care jobs recruitment platform for a better way to work.   In the meantime, let’s work through the bare minimum you can expect from a ...

COMING BACK TO SOCIAL CARE AFTER A BREAK

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  Returning to any career after some time away can feel massively daunting!   The world of social care has innovated and flexed in the past few months. As a result, there have been substantial employment drives to recruit experienced staff to help fill these vital vacancies.   OUTT.com has been leading this movement as a social care jobs in london recruitment specialist, appointing thousands of trained care workers or new candidates.   Care work is an outstanding career opportunity, with demand and progression routes far above most other employment industries. It’s also an invaluable sector, in good times or bad, so it offers long-term job security that we all aspire to.   Still, knowing all the benefits and what you can do to kick-start your social care employment after a break are two different things!   We’ll provide some advice and resources available to refresh your skills, update your learning, and find fast-track employment optio...