The website, which contains details of all current vacancies in child, family and adult care with Gateshead Council, also offers detailed information about Gateshead Council and the area it serves in a bid to increase the numbers of people applying for vacancies in social care from outside the area.
One of its unique features is its series of fascinating “Day in the Life” profiles in which real present-day employees describe a typical day in their own area of work. The two major areas of work – Adult Care and Children and Families – are also explained in depth.
Councillor Peter Mole, Cabinet member for Adult Social Care and Health, says: “Finding the right people to fill vacancies in social care is a major challenge throughout the UK, so we have to be ready to try new things to find the best employees.
“Gateshead is already very well known outside of the area, thanks to the excellence of its care services and the publicity we have earned with the Angel of the North and Gateshead Quays. This website makes it much easier for people to act on their familiarity with Gateshead’s cultural icons and turn their into action
“Our new website will give prospective employees all the information they need to help them to decide to work for Gateshead Council.”
Anyone looking for information about job opportunities in social care in Gateshead can log on to the new website at
http://www.socialcarevision.co.uk.