Blog - BS Social Care

Celebrating our past, powering the future
4 months ago by Brook Street
This year marks Brook Street’s 75th anniversary and to celebrate this momentous milestone, we’re proudly reﬂecting on our history and sharing why our founding vision remains ingrained in the way we work. Brook Street was founded in 1946 by Margery Hurst, a woman determined to succeed in business and strong ideals. When World War II ended, there were more people available for...
Getting the most out of your recruiter relationship
5 months ago by Brook Street
Looking for a job can sometimes feel like a slow and lonely experience. But it doesn’t have to be this way. A recruiter will speed up your job hunt, make the process much more collaborative and greatly improve your chances of landing the perfect new role. Here’s why a successful job search strategy should include building relationships with recruiters. Unlocking access to ...
The Human Age Edition 12: The Great Jobs Reset
5 months ago by ManpowerGroup
Despite the impact of the pandemic on unemployment, the labour market has roared back to life, and there are already signs of the sector tightening as in the start of 2020. Organisations have increasingly specific skills’ needs as transformation accelerates, and challenges that existed pre-2020 still remain as competition returns and demand for workers outstrips supply. Over...
Your Support Worker interview - what to expect
6 months ago by Brook Street
If this is your first time going into an interview for a Support Worker job or you’ve already had a few but just need some more advice, this post is for you. We’ve put together some tips on how to ace your interview, whether you’re new to social care or experienced in the industry. An interview for a Support Worker role isn’t much different to any other interview, except tha...
How to start your Social Care career
7 months ago by Brook Street
Thinking about a career in social care but not quite sure where to start or how to break into the sector? We’re giving you the lowdown on what you need to do and how you can find out whether a job in social care is where you’re destined to be. Do your research First and foremost, to find out whether working in social care is right for you, go online and read up about it....
Top five skills every social care worker needs
9 months ago by Brook Street
Working in social care can be demanding and requires a multitude of different skills to be able to manage the day-to day. In such a varied profession, what are the top qualities every care worker needs to do their job? Here are just five of the top skills we think are crucial. Critical thinking Being able to analyse cases not just through your assumptions and expectation...
The critical importance of social care for children
9 months ago by Brook Street
The children of today are the adults of our future, and by working with them you’ll enable them to grow into confident and resilient young people, set them on the right track and allow them to thrive in their future. We’re highlighting some of the reasons why social care for children is so important, and how your work in this area can help shape the next generation. Your i...
Why work in Social Care?
10 months ago by Brook Street
Even before the impact of Coronavirus, the UK care workforce was experiencing a huge shortage of talent. Now with the pressure put on the sector by the COVID-19 pandemic, along with new restrictions on EU nationals entering the workforce imposed by Brexit, this skills shortage is at a critical point. But working in care is often misunderstood. So why should you consider a ro...
Social care in a time of change
over 1 year ago by Sarah Munday
During the second quarter of 2020 the critical role the care sector plays in the wider health and social care landscape has become apparent to all. Today it sits – quite rightly – alongside the health sector as an integral part in society. Yet the sector faces significant pressures: vacancies are running at 8% (or around 122,000) a year; one in four care workers may be looki...
Immigration and social care
over 1 year ago by Sarah Munday
The shortage of workers in the care sector are well-documented with a vacancy rate of over eight percent or over 120,000 positions at any one time. We also know that many roles are filled by non-UK nationals – around eight percent are EU nationals and a further nine percent are non-British. In normal times the sector has just about coped – but in this COVID-19 period where t...