Jobseekers in the Greater Exeter area are to receive sector specific advice and information, thanks to a unique series of events provided by Exeter Works and Youth Hub Devon as part of National Careers Week.
National Careers Week consists of a series of activities aimed at students and jobseekers and runs from 7-12 March.
The daily advice events at the Exeter Works hub in Princesshay, will focus on different sectors such as hospitality and retail, technology, construction and health and social care.
Rhian Hawthorne, Youth Hub coordinator, said that these sectors...
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EXETER residents wishing to make a difference this year (2021) in the communities and neighbourhoods where they live are being invited to take up a role in care in the county.
Guardian Homecare, operating in Exeter and surrounding areas, has 100 carer positions available that are vital to its service users’ quality of life. Each position offers benefits, training and career advancement.
Manager, Catherine Porter explains: “Our services and the care our carers provide are essential to anyone who is elderly and vulnerable.
A SOUTH Devon care provider is recruiting new carers as it enters its busiest period of the year with a target to take on 100 new employees in the run-up to Christmas and into the New Year (2021).
Guardian Homecare needs carers to join its team and provide services in the Exeter area not just during the busier festive period but beyond into 2021.
Manager for the care provider, Catherine Porter said: “This is our busiest time of the year. As the weather turns potentially chillier and we’re working in either very wet or snowy and cold conditions, and elderly and vulnerable...
A CARE company in south Devon is urging anyone being made redundant from a customer-facing role in the county to get in touch as their skills are needed in the sector (September 2020).
Guardian Homecare, which cares for people in Exeter and surrounding areas, wants to reassure job seekers thinking of a care role that the skills they already have are transferable.
Manager for the care provider, Catherine Porter says: “At the moment there are many companies in the retail and other customer-facing sectors such as Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, Boots, Topshop and the Co-op...
WORKERS in Exeter looking for a career change are being invited to contact a care agency that provides services across the county.
Guardian Homecare has more than 100 positions available in south Devon and is asking anyone interested in switching professions to get in touch to find out about a role in care.
Manager, Catherine Porter says: “We have care worker vacancies for people looking for a career change in south Devon, particularly in Exeter, and the surrounding areas.
“Being a carer is a very rewarding job and gives people the opportunity to carve out a career...
A ROLE in care represents a ‘job for life’ due to growing demand says an Exeter home care provider and it is inviting redundant shop workers to find out more (August 2020).
According to official statistics, and despite the recent Coronavirus, pensioner numbers are predicted to continue to rise as people live for longer due to improvements in health care and nutrition.
Catherine Porter, Manager of Guardian Homecare, which cares for people in Exeter and surrounding areas, said: “With the issues and insecurities connected with COVID-19 and Brexit the future of many jobs is in...
EXETER jobseekers can find out what it is like to work in the care industry from experienced carers during ‘Chat to a Carer’ events in the county next month (March 2020).
Guardian Homecare, which provides homecare in Exeter, is hosting drop-in events for people interested in care work every Tuesday in March from 11am-1pm at its offices.
Manager, Catherine Porter explains: “We think it’s really important for people interested in working with us to be able to speak to someone who has first-hand experience dealing with our service users, so this is why we’re hosting four drop-...
The most depressing day of the year is quickly heading our way, with Blue Monday landing on January 20th. Many people may be feeling fairly miserable around this time, thanks to the longer stretch between pay days, the lull after the festive period and getting back to the 9-5.
And for a lot of people it is their job that is the cause of the so-called ‘blues’. In fact, a recent study has found that almost half of Brits feel stuck in a ‘boring or unrewarding’ job.
The survey of 2,000 working adults across Britain found that 35 per cent could even went as far as describing...
DEVON residents whose New Year’s resolution is to find a new community-based vocation are being invited to consider a career in care by a leading care provider in the county (January 2020).
Guardian Homecare wants to hear from kind, honest and reliable people who are considering making a career for themselves in the care industry and would like to find out more.
Catherine Porter, Manager for the care provider, which operates in the Exeter area, explains: “The New Year is the opportune time for anyone wanting to make a career change to finally bite the bullet and do it. To...
