Former retail and hospitality staff encouraged to apply to fill 1,000 care vacancies in Cornwall
The council also want to hear from people who may not have considered a career in care before.
Cornwall Council has launched a new bid to fill vacant care sector jobs in Cornwall saying that there are 1,000 available.
Rob Rotchell, Cabinet member for adults, said that the council also wanted to hear from people who might not have considered a career in care before.
He said that people who might have previously worked in retail or hospitality could be a good fit for some of the roles that are available.
With the number of people out of work or being made redundant as a result of the covid pandemic the council is encouraging people thinking of a new line of work to find out more about working in care.
“We have launched a major recruitment campaign – Cornwall Needs You Now. We have 1,000 vacancies in the care sector, permanent, temporary, full and part time.”
“We particularly welcome those who have worked in retail, hospitality and leisure-based roles. There are many roles for those with less or no previous experience.
“The right values and attributes are the most important things that we need.
“All roles offer full training and support for those new to the sector, PPE is provided by employers.”
Cllr Rob Rotchell, Cabinet member for Adults, Cornwall Council
Cllr Rotchell said that with increasing demand for care services as a result of the pandemic the council wanted to fill the vacancies so that it can continue to provide help and support to the most vulnerable.
He said that as well as newcomers to the care sector the council also wanted to hear from those who might have previously worked in care and wanted to return.
A new website has been launched to provide information and details of the vacancies available. It can be found on the Proud to Care Cornwall website here.
Information is also available by calling the care recruitment triage team on 01872 229977 from 9am to 9pm, seven days a week.
The website has details of vacancies in across all providers of health and care services in Cornwall including RCHT, CPFT and Kernow Health CIC.