95 care employers in Merton could find you

Working in care in Merton

Mitcham, Morden or Wimbledon: where in Merton would you want to care?

Merton is a mix of three places that feel quite different on the ground. The western side, around Wimbledon and Raynes Park, carries London SW postcodes; Mitcham and Morden have their own postal towns to the east and south. Care employers follow that pattern too: the largest group sits in the London postcodes, with Mitcham close behind and Morden not far off, and roughly six in ten are home care services. Morden is the end of the Northern line, which makes the south of the borough easier to reach from central and south London than many outer suburbs.

One in three Merton households had no car or van at the 2021 census, so plenty of carers here travel by Tube, train and bus. If you do drive, mention it, because home care rounds that link Mitcham with Morden or St Helier often depend on it.

The borough is diverse. After English, Polish and Tamil are the most common main languages, followed by Portuguese and Urdu. A carer who can speak with someone in Polish or Tamil brings something no training course can, so list your languages on your profile.

Merton Council pays direct payments that people can use to employ a personal assistant, and its guidance points new employers to Skills for Care's PA toolkit and an approved list of payroll providers. Merton also runs a Shared Lives scheme, where carers support someone in their own home long term or for short respite stays; the council says personal qualities matter more than previous experience. Merton College in Morden, part of South Thames Colleges Group, offers a Level 1 Award and a Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care, as well as an Access to Nursing course.

99% of the inspected care employers in Merton are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 88% across London and above England as a whole (85%).