{"id":390275,"date":"2025-12-09T12:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T12:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/?page_id=390275"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:24:45","slug":"career-progression-in-the-care-sector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/jobs\/jobs-advice-hub\/career-progression-in-the-care-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Career progression in the care sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"page-banner hero-banner responsive-banner-block_0ae27d296a489e1ea6f7298459ecbf99 image-focal-point-right\"\n\t\t style=\"--hh-banner-overlay: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 60%);--hh-mobile-banner-overlay: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.4), rgba(0,0,0,0.4));\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-s col-lg-6 justify-content-center py-lg-11xl py-4xl align-items-lg-start align-items-center min-h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"text-white fw-bold m-0 text-6xlarge text-shadow-hard text-lg-start text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCareer progression in the care sector\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.helpinghands.co.uk\/\"\n           class=\"btn text-nowrap btn-primary btn-lg text-large\"\n           target=\"_self\"\n            aria-label=\"See available jobs\">\n\n            \n                <span>\n        See available jobs    <\/span>\n    \n            \n        <\/a>\n        \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x744_13.webp\" class=\"hero-lcp-image\" alt=\"Career progression in the care sector\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1200px) 968px, (min-width: 992px) 968px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x744_13.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x744_13-300x87.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x744_13-1024x298.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x744_13-768x223.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x744_13-1536x446.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x744_13-2048x595.webp 2048w\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">Career progression with Helping Hands<\/h2>\n        \n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><div id=\"intro\" class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-6 col-xs-12\">\n<p>As well as superlative standards of care, Helping Hands are well-known for supporting our carers to realise their ambitions and progress their careers. Many of our existing\u00a0<a href=\"\/\">private carers<\/a> have gone on to become branch managers, area managers, and trainers, responsible for ensuring that the next generation of carers also have the right attitude and passion for maintaining the highest standards of care, and below you can learn more about just some of the roles we offer.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"is-hh-subtitle\">Care manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019ve been working in care for a long time or you\u2019re new to the sector, you may well have the skills that will make you an amazing care manager with Helping Hands. We\u2019re looking for people who are adept at building and leading your team of office and care staff, taking on the\u00a0<a href=\"\/about-us\/cqc-regulated-service\/\">Care Quality Commission<\/a>\u00a0(CQC) or Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) registration for your branch, will be responsible for driving business development and growth in line with the business plan, and maintaining compliance with CQC\/CIW. It\u2019s also important to ensure that your carers receive the training that they should and most importantly, that your customers have the care they require.<\/p>\n<p>In return we\u2019ll offer benefits including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A competitive salary and bonus scheme<\/li>\n<li>Support with your career development \u2013 including nationally recognised qualifications<\/li>\n<li>23 days annual leave plus bank holidays<\/li>\n<li>Access to a Benefits Portal with a wide range of retail discounts and vouchers<\/li>\n<li>An employee assistance programme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <!-- Column 2: Media -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"w-100 h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden rounded-4 hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-1024x1024.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_2-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A smiling woman in a lavender uniform, wearing blue gloves and a name badge, chops vegetables including carrots and peppers in a bright kitchen.\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-fluid w-100 rounded-4\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t                        <div class=\"hh-skeleton rounded-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-10a77042 my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    \n    <section class=\"container my-0\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-stretch gap-lg-xl gap-md-m gap-s\">\n\n            <!-- Quote Section -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-s align-items-center justify-content-center p-lg-xl p-m rounded-4 bg-grey-light\" style=\"max-width: 952px;\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"d-flex flex-row w-100 justify-content-start align-items-start\">\n                        <svg class=\"hh-icon h1 m-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #826B99\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#opened-quote--custom\" xlink:href=\"#opened-quote--custom\"><\/use><\/svg>                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"px-lg-3xl px-md-2xl px-xl d-flex gap-lg-l gap-s flex-column justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\n                        <!-- Quote Text -->\n                        <p class=\"fw-bold m-0 text-2xlarge text-purple-dark text-center\">\n                            I have been in the social care sector for 10 years, but I joined the Helping Hands care team in September 2020 as a care assistant in the Chigwell branch. I worked my way up and became Care and Training Practitioner, then I helped the company with recruitment for multiple branches. In December 2021 I moved over to the Harlow branch and became the Branch Care Manager. I chose Helping Hands because I wanted to make a difference and I like the values the company identify with. I have a good team that all have the same goal in mind and they\u2019re all in the role for the right reason. They are all hard working and go above and beyond.                        <\/p>\n\n                        <!-- Quote Name -->\n                                                    <p class=\"fw-semibold m-0 lh-1 h5 text-purple-dark text-center\">\n                                April Briggs, Carer                            <\/p>\n                        \n                        <!-- Quote Button -->\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"d-flex flex-row w-100 justify-content-end align-items-end\">\n                        <svg class=\"hh-icon h1 m-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #826B99\" focusable=\"false\"><use href=\"#closed-quote--custom\" xlink:href=\"#closed-quote--custom\"><\/use><\/svg>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \n                            <!-- Image Column -->\n                <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12 d-flex align-items-stretch\">\n                    <div class=\"quote-image-wrapper w-100 position-relative overflow-hidden hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_11-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A carer in a purple uniform smiles warmly at a person in bed, creating a comforting and supportive atmosphere in a softly lit room.\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"position-absolute top-0 start-0 w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover rounded-4\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t                        <div class=\"hh-skeleton rounded-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        \n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-7 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">Area care manager<\/h2>\n        \n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><p>If you are an experienced care manager or have the transferable skills necessary to manage high-quality care delivery throughout your entire region, then you may have a bright future as an area care manager with Helping Hands. You will need to be able to provide superb leadership to your team of branch managers, and key to your success will be your familiarity with CQC frameworks and Key Lines of Enquiry, plus your ability to work strategically, supporting your branches in quality, compliance and business growth. You will develop your knowledge in line with your branch managers to ensure that our service remains consistent, and quality driven in your region, while providing expert leadership, guidance and direction to branches.<\/p>\n<p>As an area care manager your responsibilities will be vast and include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delivering and promoting the highest quality of care<\/li>\n<li>Providing direction and vision to a highly motivated and passionate team of branch managers<\/li>\n<li>Delivering consistent leadership that allow your branch managers to successfully manage their branches<\/li>\n<li>Achieving KPIs and targets and make decisions that impact on the growth, profitability, and development of the region<\/li>\n<li>Identifying areas of opportunity to improve the development and profitability of the branches<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring \u201cBest Practice\u201d is shared throughout the region<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring the compliance and quality of the branches is met in line with CQC standards and legislation<\/li>\n<li>Making sure all policies and procedures are communicated and implemented effectively within the branches and be responsible for the recruitment of staff within the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <!-- Column 2: Media -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-12\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"w-100 h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden rounded-4 hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_7-1024x1024.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_7-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_7-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_7-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_7-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_7-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carers_2560x2560_7-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A woman in a light purple uniform and blue gloves slices bread on a wooden chopping board in a modern kitchen. A white plate and a glass of water are on the worktop.\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-fluid w-100 rounded-4\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t                        <div class=\"hh-skeleton rounded-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-7 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">Carer trainer<\/h2>\n        \n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><p>Helping carers to develop and enhance the skills they\u2019ll need to fully support their customers at home is a very rewarding role, and at Helping Hands we have trainers and assessors who work with both our\u00a0<a href=\"\/visiting-care\/\">visiting<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/live-in-care\/\">live-in care<\/a>\u00a0services.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"is-hh-subtitle\">Care and training practitioner (CTP)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Care and Training Practitioners are senior carers who work as part of our local branch teams. They work closely with new visiting carers for their branch, ensuring that they are supported throughout their journey from new recruit to achieving their Care Certificate, and beyond. CTPs are involved from the moment a carer comes in for their first interview, right the way through their journey with Helping Hands. They offer coaching and support to new carers while assisting the office team with recruitment, compliance and customer reviews. They also ensure carers are trained to the highest standards, support the branch team with auditing and compliance, carry out spot checks and supervisions with care assistants, meet with customers to review care plans, and conduct risk assessments. CTPs usually have a blended role \u2013 spending time supporting customers in their homes and also undertaking branch responsibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <!-- Column 2: Media -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-12\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"w-100 h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden rounded-4 hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_8-1024x1024.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_8-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_8-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_8-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_8-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_8-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/visiting-care_2560x2560_8-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A smiling carer in a purple uniform makes a bed, while an elderly person in a dressing gown sits in the background, watching and smiling.\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-fluid w-100 rounded-4\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t                        <div class=\"hh-skeleton rounded-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row mt-lg-l mt-m\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 acf-wysiwyg-reset\">\n                <p><span class=\"is-hh-subtitle\">Regional live-in assessor<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the name suggests, regional assessors work across England and Wales, supporting our live-in service with a steady supply of highly skilled live-in carers. They assess the capabilities of all new candidates and are tasked with equipping new live-in carers with the knowledge needed to support someone in their own home. The regional assessor is required to assess someone\u2019s suitability to our values, and make sure the carers we provide meet not just the expectations of basic competency but that they show true compassion and dedication to the role of a carer. Often the progression doesn\u2019t stop there; some assessors are set to go on to be fantastic care managers and potentially beyond. Regional assessors are also involved in recruitment; often being a candidate\u2019s contact from the minute they apply to Helping Hands, until the day they finish assessment and are ready to go out to a customers\u2019 home.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-7 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">A career that you can make a difference in<\/h2>\n        \n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><p>At Helping Hands, you don\u2019t just have a job, you have an opportunity to make a difference to the lives of every one of our customers, and that type of role satisfaction is something that can\u2019t be measured in monetary terms. We understand that financial reward is important too though, so you\u2019ll be pleased to hear that we pay some of the most generous salaries in the industry, as well as offering a package of benefits and incentives to our employees that eclipse other care companies. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guaranteed pay contracts<\/li>\n<li>Early pay app<\/li>\n<li>Generous mileage allowance,<\/li>\n<li>Hybrid working for office staff<\/li>\n<li>Free Blue Light Card, which offers more than 15,000 discounts from national retailers and local businesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <!-- Column 2: Media -->\n            <div class=\"col-lg-5 col-12\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"w-100 h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden rounded-4 hh-defer-wrap\">\n                        \t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_6-1024x1024.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_6-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_6-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_6-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_6-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_6-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.helpinghandshomecare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/respite-care_2560x2560_6-2048x2048.webp 2048w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A smiling carer in a purple uniform sits outdoors, talking to an elderly person. The carer wears a lanyard and name badge, and pink flowers are visible in the foreground.\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-fluid w-100 rounded-4\"\n\t\t\t\tloading=\"eager\"\n\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t                        <div class=\"hh-skeleton rounded-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n            <div class=\"row mt-lg-l mt-m\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 acf-wysiwyg-reset\">\n                <p>It\u2019s no surprise then that Helping Hands were named one of employee review platform Glassdoor\u2019s \u201950 best places to work\u2019 two years in a row. Above all, at Helping Hands we value kindness. We expect everyone to work hard but always with the wellbeing of our customers and fellow employees in mind, developing skills and promoting from within whenever possible.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"container my-md-11xl my-2xl\">\n    <div class=\"row flex-row gap-lg-11xl gap-m\">\n        \n        <div class=\"col-lg-7 col-12\">\n                <div class=\"d-flex flex-column gap-lg-l gap-m\">\n\n    \n        <!-- Column 1: Text -->\n                    <h2 class=\"text-purple fw-bold text-start text-4xlarge m-0\">Start your care career with Helping Hands<\/h2>\n        \n        \n    \n                    <div class=\"acf-wysiwyg-reset text-start\"><div class=\"oldCSS\">\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col py-20 mob:py-12 gap-12 mob:gap-8 max-w-[1040px] mob:pt-12 mob:px-4 mx-auto w-full\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"rest-of-page\" class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>Whether you\u2019re new to care or you\u2019ve been working in the industry for years, if you share our ethos for delivering exceptional care with a core foundation of kindness and patience, then we want to hear from you! 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