If you care for a career change, then there will be 10,000 jobs to aid OAPs at Home Instead Senior Care over the next two years
The home-care provider helps to let elderly people continue to live at home as long as it is possible
WHEN Judith Whitehead’s dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it inspired her to change careers.
Judith, 58, was so appalled by the standard of care for dad Albert, a former Army para, that she decided to become a carer for the elderly.
After years of working with children, the nursery nurse joined Home Instead Senior Care.
The UK-wide home-care provider helps older people continue to live in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes as long as possible.
And the company has more than 10,000 care jobs to fill over the next two years.
Married mum-of-two Judith, from Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, says: “When Dad was poorly, we wanted to bring him home so we could care for him as a family.
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Tackle Autism Job Gap
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Despite plans to find more jobs for those affected by the condition, just 16 per cent are in full-time paid roles.
This figure has not improved in more than a decade, according to the National Autistic Society (NAS).
The charity claims around 700,000 people on the spectrum in the UK are being overlooked by employers.
It is now calling for the Government to step in and provide support for people with autism to find work.
Employers such as Microsoft and GCHQ have long recognised the strengths of people with autism, such as tenacity and the ability to think differently, which is great for problem solving.
NAS is campaigning for the current number of autistic people in work to be doubled, with the help of ministers.
Mark Lever, the charity’s chief executive, said: “Autistic people have a huge contribution to make to our economy and society.”
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