Rating

10/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • managing supported living services, this includes managing 14 staff and 8 service users, writing rotas, making sure staff are taking AL, monitoring sickness, making sure they are up to date with their training. and following agreed ways of working. and that they are completing all relevant paperwork. completing supervisions and observations, and making sure they have support that they need to do their jobs effectively. i also make sure that the service users are happy with their support, that they are living for filling lives, that their support plans, hap files , medications and finances are up to date, making sure their support hours are correct on the rota and covering for any activity’s. liaising with other professionals that are involved with the people we support, including- social workers, health professionals, housing providers

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • i have been learning lots about myself, and what kind of manager I am

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • my assessor is brilliant, we work in a way that is good for me and her, this has eased the pressure of the units

    10/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • very organised, we book dates in before we finish our meeting so I know when i need to complete work

    10/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • i do not need support

    10/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • lots

    10/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • it helps with my confidence and makes me realise just how much i do know

    10/10

  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
  • no

    10/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend Choice Support to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • because they care about their staff, they offer comprehensive training , try their best to accommodate working patterns and retain staff


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Choice Support?
  • make sure you care more about the people you support then work colleagues


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Care Assistant

Loughborough

June 2024


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