137 care employers in Rotherham could find you

Working in care in Rotherham

Starting out in care in Rotherham: what is on offer?

Rotherham borough sits between Sheffield and Doncaster, and it is more than the town centre. Former mining and steel communities such as Rawmarsh, Wath upon Dearne, Swinton, Maltby and Dinnington each have their own streets of older residents who want to stay at home, while Wickersley and Bramley on the east side are busy suburbs. Care homes and home care agencies are roughly level in number here, so you have a genuine choice between the two, and most rounds are short drives along the main roads that link the townships.

Census 2021 showed the borough's median age holding steady at 41, close to the national figure, while the share of residents aged 65 to 74 crept up. The number of people aged 25 to 34 rose by nearly a sixth, which gives local employers a younger pool to recruit from than in many former coalfield areas.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council offers direct payments to older people, disabled adults and carers, and publishes a Being a Good Employer guide for anyone using theirs to employ personal assistants. That guide, along with the council's direct payments handbook, means people hiring a PA here have proper support on contracts and employer duties, which makes PA work a steadier option for carers.

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust runs Rotherham Hospital and community health services across the borough, so healthcare assistant posts are local too. Rotherham College on Eastwood Lane and Dearne Valley College in Wath both teach Health and Social Care, and University Centre Rotherham offers a Foundation Degree for Assistant Practitioners that accepts people already in senior care roles with their manager's backing.

86% of the inspected care employers in Rotherham are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, close to the 84% across Yorkshire and Humberside and in line with England as a whole (85%).