Are you looking for your next carer job? Check out these features on Care.com to help you in your search.
Step 1: Outline Your Experience in Your Care.com Profile
Outline your past experiences, skills, and qualifications. You should be honest when completing your profile to increase your chances of being hired by the type of family you are looking for.
Step 2: Build Your Reputation
Take these steps to help build your reputation:
CRB Check
If you’ve recently completed a CRB check, be sure to say so on your profile. You can also upload the document itself using our document upload feature, and you will always be contacted if a Premium Member has requested to see your CRB check. Make sure you keep your CRB check on file – families will want to review it at your interview.
Reference checks
If you have written reference checks, consider uploading them into document upload, as shown below, so that employers can read them for themselves. Only Premium Members can request to view them and you will be contacted so that you are kept up to date with requests for access.
Facebook Connect
Build your reputation, be yourself, and help validate your identity by connecting your Care.com profile to your Facebook account.
Step 3: Apply to Jobs
It helps to know who you’re communicating with while looking for jobs. The tips below can help protect your privacy and safety.
Secure Messaging System
Send all of your initial messages through Care.com instead of using your personal email. That way, you only share your contact information if and when you feel comfortable.
Online & Third-Party Checks
It is important to perform your own independent search to ensure you are being hired by someone you would be comfortable working for. Search the web for their name to see if there are any news articles about them. It is also possible to obtain public information in other ways, such as via your local authority. You should also try to locate them on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social networks.
Step 4: Be Aware
You’re looking for a job, not for trouble. Learn how to keep yourself safe from common scams.
Report to Care.com
We want to know if you think a job post or message is spam, a scam, or suggestive. Notify our Safety team immediately by emailing MemberCareUK@care.com. We take reports from our members very seriously and work hard to respond quickly.
In-Person Interview
It’s important to always meet with the family or individual before you start work. Make sure your interview is scheduled in a public place and that you ask to see an ID so you can confirm who you’re meeting with. Never accept advance payment from a family or individual without having first met them and gone through the interview process.
Avoid Scams
If an offer sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Never accept payment by cheque for an amount which is greater that what you agreed upon and never transfer or wire money back to someone who pays you by cheque. This is a common internet job scam, which occasionally targets sites offering babysitters, nannies, and other care providers.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns, or with reports of any suspicious activity within the Care.com community. You can find out more about internet job scams at Financial Fraud Action UK.