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Is adult social care for you? Opportunities across Devon through Proud to Care.

Category: Recruitment Publish date: 31/07/2023

Is adult social care for you? Opportunities across Devon through Proud to Care. Proud to Care Devon is part of Devon County Council and works in partnership with adult social care providers across Devon to support with recruiting and retaining staff. We provide:

  • a jobs board
  • free 1-2-1 support for people who are considering working in adult social care and want more information
  • information and job vacancies via social media
  • signposting to free training courses in the sector

If you’re new to social care, relevant experience is not essential as full training will be provided; it’s more about having the right values and motivation to work that we believe is key. If you’re caring and compassionate with good communication skills, social care could be a great fit for you.

We offer a range of free training courses to support you into employment and will do everything we can to progress your career within the social care industry.

The variety of roles available include:

  • Care worker
  • Support worker/enabler
  • Activities worker
  • Day services
  • Administrator
  • Cook
  • Domestic/housekeeper/cleaner
  • Maintenance
  • Gardener

Working in adult social care, you’ll make a huge difference to the people you support every day. And on a more personal level, you’ll receive:


  • A respectable salary
  • Mileage and expenses if working in the community
  • Flexible working hours
  • A range of opportunities and experience across social care
  • Free training and learning and development opportunities
  • Career development and progression routes
  • Wellbeing support, including confidential information, support, and counselling
  • Extensive discounts including the Blue Light Card and Discounts for Carers
  • Being part of a supportive team


If you’d like more information about a career in adult social care or job opportunities in your local area, we can provide you with free 1-2-1 support. Sign up on our Proud to Care website, and one of our friendly recruitment and retention advisers will contact you to talk through your options.

Alternatively, you can apply via our RightJob ads: N554884 / N554887.

For any other questions, please email us or visit our Proud to Care website.