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Works with communities to improve services and opportunities.
How to get there: Apply with relevant practical skills, a portfolio or work experience; recruitment remains competitive and role-specific.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Develops programmes that help communities improve health.
How to get there: Apply with relevant practical skills, a portfolio or work experience; recruitment remains competitive and role-specific.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Organises healthcare services, resources and improvements.
How to get there: Gain relevant operational experience, then demonstrate team, budget or project responsibility; senior salaries reflect progression.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Leads residential care services, staff and quality standards.
How to get there: Build care-management experience, complete relevant leadership qualifications and meet registered-manager requirements, including CQC or Ofsted registration in England as applicable.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Manage social care teams, services, budgets and standards.
How to get there: Develop substantial social-care supervisory experience; some roles also require a regulated professional qualification.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Supports people and families facing social and safeguarding challenges.
How to get there: Complete an approved qualifying social-work degree or postgraduate programme and register with the regulator for the UK nation of practice.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Provides registered nursing care for people with mental-health needs.
How to get there: Complete a separate approved nursing qualification, clinical placements and NMC registration; this course does not qualify you as a nurse.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Offers structured talking support for emotional difficulties.
How to get there: Complete recognised practitioner counselling training, supervised client practice and the professional registration expected by employers.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Help people regain independence in everyday activities.
How to get there: Complete a separate HCPC-approved qualifying programme and clinical placements, then obtain HCPC registration.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Supports daily living and individual wellbeing.
How to get there: Gain practical experience with the relevant client group and complete required occupational training, safeguarding and background checks.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Supports clinical teams with delegated care tasks.
How to get there: Gain practical experience with the relevant client group and complete required occupational training, safeguarding and background checks.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Family support workers offer tailored help to families and carers, and give advice on how to promote their children's learning and development.
How to get there: Gain practical experience with the relevant client group and complete required occupational training, safeguarding and background checks.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Youth workers support young people aged 11 to 25 to help them with their personal, social and educational development.
How to get there: Gain youth-work experience; professional youth-worker posts normally require a recognised youth-work qualification and safeguarding checks.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Manages tenancies and supports residents of social housing.
How to get there: Gain housing or customer-service experience and relevant housing-practice training; employers may offer trainee routes.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Helps people understand and claim financial support and benefits.
How to get there: Build advice-service experience and complete training in benefits, casework and referral procedures.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Charity fundraisers organise events and activities to encourage people to donate to causes and to support organisations.
How to get there: Build practical experience through projects, placements or junior roles; employer selection requirements apply.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Deliver public services and support government policy and operations.
How to get there: Meet the advertised Civil Service selection, nationality and any security-vetting requirements; individual schemes set qualification criteria.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Investigate social questions with qualitative and quantitative research.
How to get there: Develop research-design, statistics and qualitative-analysis skills; some posts require postgraduate research training.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Identify learning needs and design and evaluate staff training.
How to get there: Build relevant placement, portfolio or work experience and meet the employer’s selection requirements.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Supports children or vulnerable adults living in residential care.
How to get there: Gain practical experience with the relevant client group and complete required occupational training, safeguarding and background checks.
Scope: UK · per yearSalary source · 2026-10-21Availability checked: 04/11/2026, 07:31
£9,535 Per Year
Any Qualification and work experience of 2 years in any field to be mentioned in CV
No English test
Only speaking and writing
2 evening and 1 weekday (Weekdays only)
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Academic information reviewed: 2026-10-21
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