Care provider looks to take on 150 support workers

Care provider, Heathcotes Group, has launched a recruitment drive in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire to support the expansion of its care services across the region.

With plans to increase its provision in the next 12 months, the company is seeking around 150 workers for residential services in support of adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs.

Heathcotes is offering permanent roles in Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Sheffield, Bridlington, Rotherham, Grimsby and North Hykeham. No care sector experience is necessary.

Heathcotes recruitment business partner, Emily Frost, said: “The past year has put an immense strain on providers of social care, but Heathcotes are very proud of the response from our frontline teams – they have been incredibly impressive in rising to the challenge.

“We are gradually emerging from the pandemic with a renewed sense of positivity and we have resumed plans to expand.

“Attracting talented, dedicated people to our organisation is a vital part of those plans.”

Heathcotes has experienced a sharp rise in applications over the past 12 months.

The company says it believes the surge in candidates has been driven by increasing job insecurity and changing perceptions of social care as a profession.

Frost added: “I think the impact of Covid has given everyone a greater appreciation of the work we do in social care.

“That has inspired a new intake to our workforce, keen to make a difference in support of some of the most vulnerable people in society.

“We are also welcoming many applications from people working in severely affected sectors such as retail and hospitality.

“In social care, we can offer job security and the opportunity for long-term career progression – in these uncertain times, that is enormously valuable.

“Heathcotes fund all training and invest in the professional development of our colleagues – in the work we do, the most important starting qualification is a caring, compassionate nature and a desire to have a lasting positive impact on people’s lives.”