Support worker Review

Looking after our residents with a person centred approach, always maintaining their respect and dignity at all times. Liaising with families and other health officials. I also have one to one observations and making sure all paperwork is kept up to date, I have re positioning charts to fill out. One of my jobs is doing the off duty for all support workers. Getting our residents to be involved in activities and spreading lots of happy cheer throughout my day at work.

I’m learning everyday, I learn through my work e learning, I learn with my work training, I’m learning through this apprenticeship. I learn on a daily basis doing my job. I’m definitely developing my skills and love to progress. Once I’ve completed this I will continue to learn and progress myself.

I thoroughly enjoy it, I have to allocate my time with it as I work a-lot of hours but getting the mix right with work, home life and learning I am enjoying it. It’s progressing my knowledge with health and social care and making me even better with carrying out my job.

I have a fantastic tutor and she’s there for me, we pre book all our sessions so I know where I’m at with it all, I’m enjoying the feedback I receive and know where I need to perhaps better myself. It’s a well structured programme and better now I can see how much I’ve achieved already

I have so much support from my employer, June asks how I am all the time and checks in on me, she’s very approachable to me whenever I need to speak to her about anything. I can message, phone and even see her face to face if I need help or advice with anything at all

I receive all the help I need, we have all our appointments pre booked in and Hannah my trainer is just an email, message or phone call away if I have anything I may need to discuss with her and if I need extra time with my work I know she would support me with this.

It all helps me work better in my role as I can carry it forward with my job, it’s learning everything the correct way and helps me to carry out my job to the best of my ability. I can also help my colleagues with anything they may need help with. It enables me to move forward and continue to learn and excel myself.

We have some team building get togethers which helps us to also socialise outside of work rather than just seeing each other in our job. We hold functions at work which we all work together as a team, helps us all put together our ideas and makes us a stronger team.

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Barchester healthcare started for me when my dad became a resident at the care home Briardene which I work for. I always worked in admin or childcare and it’s only when I sadly lost my dad that I approached the manager and asked if I could become a support worker and change my career, I wanted to look after others the way my dad was looked after as the care my dad received was amazing . I’ve never looked back and I feel I can help when any families need to speak to me anyone that’s been through dementia and how it can be just as hard for the families to deal with. I love my job and couldn’t work for anyone else other than Briardene.

I would say to research dementia and as long as you have a caring nature then you’re on the right path, we don’t go into this job for the money, we do the job through love. Looking after someone the way you’d want your loved one to be cared for . Barchester offer the best in training and so many pluses working for this company. We have care awards yearly which recognise outstanding workers and makes them stand out from the crowd with the job they carry out.