Welcome to the Department of Health's Social Care Website

Looking for a job in social care?

Looking for a job in social care? You'll find some helpful hints in our new feature on completing application forms and CV writing.

Click here to find out more about jobs in social care.

This website is for issues and matters relating to social care work in England. Click below for social care information in:

Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Jobs through Jobcentre Plus

If you want to know where in your local area you can find details of social care vacancies click here for a link to Jobcentre Plus and choose Health/Care from the Job Group list indicated. OR click on the 'Jobs' tab above for advice on other places such as local press where you can find vacancies in your home town.

Employer Survey

Please complete this short survey to tell us how we did and help make our future campaigns better. Your input will help to measure the success of the campaign and build on its strengths for the future. The survey will only take around 5 minutes to complete.

Information Service

Due to very high levels of demand since the start of our new campaign on 1 March some callers to the helpline may have experienced difficulty getting through. If you have had problems please try again, we will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Social Work

If you want to know more about qualifying as a social worker click here

View our 2008 advertising campaign


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The Department of Health has launched a new social care advertising campaign using TV, radio and women's magazines. Find out more about the media schedule for TV, radio, and press Click here to view a five minute film from the Department of Health explaining the background to the new Social Care recruitment advertising campaign.

News

Click below for information on current topics of interest i.e:

Listen to social care workers talking about their working lives
View social care vacancies in local councils throughout England
Employer Social Care Resource Pack available to download