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Care Worker Survey 2024
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Closes
17 May 2024
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Your role
1. Do you deliver direct care to vulnerable adults in Essex?
(Required)
Yes
No (you are not eligible for this survey)
2. Your job title
(Required)
Care Worker / Assistant
Senior Care Worker / Assistant
Other (please state)
Your job title
3. Select each of the following that you currently receive in your role
(Required)
Yes
No
Not applicable
Paid Travel Time
Yes
No
Not applicable
Paid Travel Costs
Yes
No
Not applicable
Mobile phone expenditure
Yes
No
Not applicable
Minimum 5 days training per year (pro rata if part time)
Yes
No
Not applicable
Minimum 3 days induction (new staff)
Yes
No
Not applicable
Occupational Sick Pay (paid above statutory sick pay)
Yes
No
Not applicable
Regularly able to meet with co-workers
Yes
No
Not applicable
Equality, diversity and inclusion needs are met by my employer
Yes
No
Not applicable
4. Hourly Pay - please indicate your hourly pay rate to help us understand what the workforce is being paid.
(Required)
Paid minimum wage (See current minimum wage rates - https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates)
£10.43 to £10.99
£11.00 to £11.99
£12.00 to £12.99
£13.00 - £13.99
£14.00 or over
Prefer not to answer
5. Select the primary area of the county you work in
(Required)
Mid Essex (Braintree, Chelmsford, Maldon)
South Essex (Basildon, Brentwood, Castle Point, Rochford)
West Essex (Epping Forest, Harlow, Uttlesford)
North East Essex (Colchester, Tendring)
6. Select the primary location type for where you deliver the majority of care
Rural location
Urban location
Mixture of rural and urban
7. What do you like about working in care?
What do you love about working in care?
(Required)
8. What don’t you like so much about working in care?
What don’t you like so much?
(Required)
9. What service do you deliver?
(Required)
Care in people’s homes (home care)
Care in a care home / nursing home
Care in a supported living / extra care setting
Day services
Reablement
Other please state
Other please state
10. Your work pattern
Part time (permanent)
Full time (permanent)
Fixed term (Part time)
Fixed term (Full time)
Zero Hours
Agency
11. How long have you worked in care?
(Required)
Less than 1 year
1-3 years
Over 3 years
12. If you joined care in last 3 years, how did you find your job?
From a friend / family member
From someone already working in care
Online job site
Recruited from overseas
Previously worked in care
Social media
Newspaper advert
Flyer / poster
Other (please state)
Other
13. Before your current role did you work in any of the following services? If more than one please choose the last service you worked in.
(Required)
Residential care
Homecare
Supported Living
Day Services
Mental Health
Reablement
NHS
Other relevant service (please state)
Not applicable
Other
14. Are you thinking of leaving your job and if so, why?
(Required)
Yes
No
Job Satisfaction
Variety of work
Team work
Pay
Hours
Progression
Other (please state)
Other please state
What would tempt you to stay?
15. What one thing would you change about your job and why?
What would you change about your job
16. Is there anything that impacts your ability to work?
(Required)
Language barriers
Disability
Public Transport
Driving
Parking
Other (please state)
Not applicable
Is there anything that impacts your ability to work? For example, language barriers, disability.
17. Do you have any thoughts on how we can help promote working in care? Or further comments in relation to the above?
Further thoughts
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