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Recruiting in Barking and Dagenham

Covering home care rounds in a young, fast-growing borough

With home care making up most of the local market, recruitment in Barking and Dagenham is mainly about covering rounds reliably across Barking, Dagenham and the big estates between them. The borough is small, so the carer best placed for a visit in Dagenham East may well live in Romford or Ilford rather than inside the boundary, and a Carer Badge search measured in miles rather than borough lines brings those neighbours into view.

The population is diverse and still changing fast, and families notice when a carer can speak their language. The council's own direct payments guide describes a man who moved to employing a personal assistant because he wanted carers who spoke Urdu, which is a fair picture of what some clients here value. Good public transport means a carer who does not drive but lives near the round can be a strong fit. With a median age of 33 there is a large working age population, and Barking and Dagenham College's health and social care courses at Rush Green train young people locally. Nursing homes are few, and nurses here also weigh up roles at Queen's Hospital and King George Hospital.

87% of the inspected care employers in Barking and Dagenham are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, close to the 88% across London and in line with England as a whole (85%).