Find your ideal job in care or volunteering

Published Wednesday, 23rd March 2022

A new website has been launched to make it easier for people to find jobs in care and volunteering in Hartlepool and for employers to recruit to those roles.

The Virtual Job and Volunteer Centre has been set up by Hartlepool Borough Council with help from local care providers and can be found at www.hartlepoolnow.co.uk/opportunities

The website is quick, easy and free to use. Employers can upload job adverts whenever they want and people can search for vacancies by proximity, job type, type of work and number of hours.

The launch coincides with the current national ‘Made With Care’ campaign to encourage people to explore the rewards of a career in adult social care – find out more at www.adultsocialcare.co.uk

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Councillor Tim Fleming, Chair of the Council’s Adult and Community-Based Services Committee, said: “We’re delighted to launch this new website, which will help carers, volunteers and employers alike.

“People in the care and volunteering sectors in Hartlepool make a magnificent and vital contribution to the town and deserve our highest praise. They do amazing work, empowering the people they care for or help.

“Being a carer or volunteer are roles where personal qualities can often be even more important than qualifications and they offer the benefit of flexible working hours.

“They also bring with them unique personal and emotional rewards, and adult social care offers a wealth of opportunities for training and for building a very fine career.

“This new website could help you to take that first step on the way.”