Recruitment drive aims to employ more care workers

West Sussex residents who have lost their jobs due to the impact of coronavirus are being urged to apply for jobs in the care industry to support elderly and vulnerable residents.

The county’s care homes and home care providers are anticipating a huge demand for their services as the outbreak continues.

A West Sussex County Council initiative called Proud to Care is targeting people from the travel, leisure, retail and hospitality industries as they have the ideal skills and experience to succeed in care work.

Christina Handasyde Dick, founder of Chichester-based Guardian Angel Carers, said: “As a home care provider we are on a major recruitment drive at the moment, as we are providing essential services to vulnerable adults in their own home at this challenging time.

“We desperately want to support our local hospitals to discharge patients as efficiently as possible, and to be able to continue to support them in the comfort of their own home.

“People from all sorts of career backgrounds can make great carers, if you are a compassionate, professional and reliable individual that would love an incredibly rewarding role to support your local community, please help.”

The Proud To Care website – www. proudtocarewestsussex. com – has details of around 300 full-time and part-time positions available with care providers across West Sussex.

As well as supporting the care sector which helps some of our most vulnerable residents, the county council also aims to support our local economy and those who have been affected by the impact on it by the coronavirus outbreak.