Care escort

Entry Requirements:

You can get into this job by taking a college course or by volunteering.

Entry requirements:

College

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.

Entry requirements:

Entry requirements:

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.

More information

You can get more information about working and volunteering as a care escort from the Community Transport Association .

Required Skills:

Digital skills : to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

Skills:

• sensitivity and understanding
• a desire to help people
• the ability to work well with others
• patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
• excellent verbal communication skills
• active listening skills
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to understand people’s reactions
• customer service skills
• thinking and reasoning skills
• the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
• knowledge of psychology
• the ability to monitor your own performance and that of your colleagues
• knowledge of English language
• the ability to think clearly using logic and reasoning
• the ability to work well with your hands
• concentration skills
• knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses
• business management skills
• physical fitness and endurance

What you'll do:

Care escorts travel with elderly people or people with disabilities to help them get to their appointments.

As a care escort, you could:

• 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

Location : You could work from a vehicle.
Uniform : You may need to wear a uniform.

Salary:

Starter : variable
Experienced : variable

These figures are a guide

Working hours:

10 - 30 hours variable

Working Pattern is between 8am and 6pm on split shifts

Career Path:

With experience, you could move into other similar jobs, such as an:

• admin assistant
• dispatcher
• driver
• supervisor