Adult social care in West Midlands
Care assistant jobs in Herefordshire, County of
Adult social care in Herefordshire, County of employs people in 3,100 filled care worker posts, on the most recent Skills for Care count. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.
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Skills for Care recorded 3,100 filled care worker posts in Herefordshire, County of in 2024/25, out of 3,200 care worker posts in total. Around 175 of those care worker posts in Herefordshire, County of were vacant when the data was collected. That is a 6% vacancy rate for the care worker role in Herefordshire, County of.
The care worker role is 51.7% of the 6,000 filled adult social care posts in Herefordshire, County of. Turnover in the care worker role in Herefordshire, County of ran at 27.8%. New starters were 36% of care worker posts in Herefordshire, County of over the year.
On filled care worker posts, Herefordshire, County of ranks 14th of the 14 West Midlands areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the West Midlands sits at 5,450 filled care worker posts, against 3,100 in Herefordshire, County of. Across the 152 published England areas the middle is 3,950.
For the shape of the rest of the Herefordshire, County of workforce, the same release records 400 filled senior care worker posts, 75 filled community support and outreach posts and 200 filled registered nurse posts.
Reported median pay in Herefordshire, County of was £12.16 an hour for the care worker role and about £23,400 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Herefordshire, County of only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.
Full-time workers in Herefordshire, County of earn a median of £33,685 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Herefordshire, County of at £25,600, £8,085 below it.
- Care worker, filled posts
- 3,100
- All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
- 4.4%
- Care worker, median hourly pay
- £12.16
- All adult social care roles, turnover rate
- 20.3%
- Care worker, posts in total
- 3,200
- Care worker, vacant posts
- 175
- Care worker, vacancy rate
- 6%
- Care worker, turnover rate
- 27.8%
- Care worker, starters in the last 12 months
- 36%
- Care worker, median full-time annual pay
- £23,400
The care assistant role
Care assistant work is practical and personal. A shift is built around helping people wash, dress, eat, take medication and get out of the house, and around noticing the small changes that mean somebody is not themselves today.
Employers here are care homes, home care providers and supported living services. Most take people with no care background at all and train them, because attitude is harder to teach than task.
Care assistant jobs in Herefordshire, County of: common questions
How many care worker jobs are there in Herefordshire, County of?
Skills for Care recorded 3,100 filled care worker posts in Herefordshire, County of in 2024/25, with around 175 vacant. That is the size of the workforce, not a count of adverts. The live list on this page shows what is currently open in Herefordshire, County of.
What does a care worker earn in Herefordshire, County of?
Median reported pay in Herefordshire, County of was £12.16 an hour, or about £23,400 a year full time, from local authority and independent sector employers. Each advert states its own rate, and that is the figure that counts.
Do I need experience to apply for care assistant jobs in Herefordshire, County of?
No formal qualifications needed to apply. Enhanced DBS check, paid for by the employer. Right to work in the UK. Each advert in Herefordshire, County of sets out what that employer asks for.