Healthcare and Social Care - Care Escort
Healthcare and Social Care - Care Escort
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Care escorts travel with elderly people or people with disabilities to help them get to their appointments.
- Take people to and from appointments
- Make sure passengers, wheelchairs and bags are secure
- Deal with emergencies
- Supervise passengers at all times
- Keep the vehicle clean and tidy
- Fill in paperwork
As a Care Escort, you could work from a vehicle and you may need to wear a uniform.
Care Escorts tend to work between 10 to 30 hours a week, working between 8am and 6pm on split shifts.
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You can get into this job by taking a college course or by volunteering.
A common way into this job is to volunteer as a care escort with your local community transport organisation. There are no set entry requirements but you might find it useful if you have experience in social care or customer service.
It's helpful to have completed a college course but it's not essential. A course like a Level 1 Certificate in Health and Social Care can give you an introduction to working in the care sector. There are no set entry requirements for this route.