Care escort
Care escorts travel with elderly or disabled people to help them get to their appointments.
What you'll do
Day-to-day tasks
As a care escort, you could:
- take people to and from appointments
- make sure passengers, wheelchairs and bags are secure
- deal with emergencies
- supervise passengers at all times
- keep the vehicle clean and tidy
- fill in paperwork
Working environment
You could work from a vehicle.
You may need to wear a uniform.
Career path and progression
With experience, you could move into other similar jobs, such as an:
What it takes
Skills and knowledge
You'll need:
- sensitivity and understanding
- a desire to help people
- the ability to work well with others
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- excellent verbal communication skills
- active listening skills
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- the ability to understand people’s reactions
- to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
Restrictions and Requirements
You'll need to:
How to become
You can get into this job by taking a college course or by volunteering.
It's helpful to have completed a college course but it's not essential.
A course like a Level 1 Certificate in Health and Social Care can give you an introduction to working in the care sector.
Entry requirements
There are no set entry requirements for this route.
More Information
A common way into this job is to volunteer as a care escort with your local community transport organisation.
There are no set entry requirements but you might find it useful if you have experience in social care or customer service.
You can get more information about working and volunteering as a care escort from the Community Transport Association.
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