CARERS at a leading south Devon care provider want to challenge the stereotype that care work is more suited to women and are urging men to consider joining the industry (October 2020).
The team at Guardian Homecare, which looks after people at home in Exeter, says men are urgently needed in the sector.
Manager, Catherine Porter says: “I believe that lots of kind and caring men may overlook working in care when they seek a job because they believe it’s an industry for women only.
“But our male carers say it is an extremely fulfilling. It enables them to make a real...
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...
AN EXETER care agency is offering to take-on those unemployed and looking for work due to business closures following the Coronavirus crisis and to re-train them as qualified home carers (April 2020).
Guardian Homecare needs hundreds of new staff to help boost its teams, so it can shield the vulnerable and elderly it looks after and keep them safely at home.
Catherine Porter, Manager for the service provider, which operates in the Exeter and surrounding areas, says: “We’re currently coping very well, and our teams are fulfilling their roles as normal. However, as frontline...
A SOUTH Devon care provider is calling for job seeking students in the Exeter area to get in touch as it has vacancies to fill this month (March 2020).
Guardian Homecare is looking for carers to join its teams that provide services in south Devon and says it can offer evening and weekend work to students looking to earn extra cash to fit around their studies.
Catherine Porter, Manager at Guardian Homecare, says: “We’re in urgent need of new carers to join our team and provide care to service users in the Exeter area and we can be very flexible in our approach, as care is a...
Overnight closures will be in place on a major route into Exeter starting later this month (March).
Essential resurfacing will get underway on the A3015 Honiton Road/Moor Lane roundabout on the night of Monday 16 March and will continue with night-time working until Friday 17 April.
Closures will be carried out on weekday evenings from 7pm-6am. In order to minimise disruption, part of the roundabout will remain open to traffic at all times during the overnight work.
There will also be no weekend closures, and the roundabout will be open as normal on the evening of...
Bring Your Dog to Work Day is delighted to announce that Canine Cottages , the UK’s top dog-friendly holiday cottages company, is the headline sponsor for Britain’s best day out for dogs. Now in its seventh year, Bring Your Dog To Work Day 2020 takes place on 26th June and is raising money for All Dogs Matter and Animals Asia.
Canine Cottages is the pawfect fit for the charity as it shares Bring Your Dog To Work Day’s passion foreverything dog-related and is an expert in making four-legged guests feel as welcome as those with two legs.
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...
Gas pipeline and emergency service, Wales & West Utilities is working in the Topsham area this coming weekend (5/6 October).
Following gas pipe upgrade work, which completed in the area earlier this year, the company needs to remove the old pipe from along Clyst Bridge. The work is essential tokeep the gas flowing to heat homes and power businesses in the area so that people are safe and warm for generations to come.
For safety reasons it has been agreed with Devon County Council that road closures will be in place while the work takes place.
A LEADING care provider in south Devon is asking companies to think about employing people with early onset dementia or to keep those on who may have received a diagnosis (October 2019).
With some not unreasonable adjustments, Guardian Homecare says it’s possible for people with the condition to work and they shouldn’t leave employment immediately if they aren’t ready to do so.
Catherine Porter, who is a Manager at Guardian Homecare, which provides care in the Exeter area, said: “Following the recent Channel 4 programme ‘The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes’, it’s clear those...
