Here’s how to apply be a coronavirus contact tracer - and where the jobs are based

Several job listings have recently appeared for contract tracer roles, which are being recruited to warn people who have been exposed to Covid-19.

Dozens of job adverts have been posted online, as the government approaches its deadline to recruit thousands of contact tracers.

Third party recruiters are helping to fill the roles, which will warn people who have been exposed to Covid-19.

On 23 April, health secretary, Matt Hancock, announced plans to hire 18,000 contact tracers by the middle of May, explaining that the positions should be filled just before the NHS tracing app goes live later in the month.

What are the job requirements?

The job requires you to work from home and to call people who are infected with Covid-19.

It also requires you to telephone all of the people they have recently been in close contact with.

A job listing for a “Contact Tracer Customer Service Advisor” on CV Library, posted by Workforce Staffing Ltd, states the job will require you “to update the in-house system and be able to record accurate data” as well as “show empathy and compassion at all times”.

You will be required to answer calls as well as make them and the role suits those with a customer service, care or retail background.

The work is expected to be completed in shifts, from Monday to Sunday, between 8am and 8pm.

How long are the roles required for?

The advert posted by Workforce Staffing Ltd states the role is initially a “12 week assignment”.