carer

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has anyone here work as part/full time carer??
if so any tips

My wife is a carer Moy.
She left a job in Network Sciences (don't ask me ) to take care of my Dad.
After about a year she got fed up with being in the house all day so she looked around and applied for a job as a Community Carer which she got. She had no qualification or experience at that time but the employer took her on anyway.

Maybe these days employers will demand at least NVQ2 as so many people are seeking employment, especially in the social care sector.

As a community carer she would walk all around our village visiting people in their own homes and taking care of their needs. From bathing to cooking meals.
She's always been good with people and has a genuine interest and compassion. It was perfect for her. The employer gave her the opportunity to study for NVQ2 and NVQ3 at no cost to ourselves except for travelling costs etc.

Eventually the number of clients in our village reduced to about 2 or 3 and it was just not enough work for her. As a community carer you get paid only for the time spent at the clients house (sometimes just 30mins is required). There is no payment for travelling time and no work is actually guaranteed, so a little bit unpredictable.

Since 1 year now she has been working as a carer in the local residential care home.
She specialises and mainly works with those with dementia, however there is plenty of opportunity to work all around the home in different units as they are quite short of staff.

People apply who have no interest or empathy with the job or the residents and often don't last very long in the job. They just do it for the salary and to have a job without fully realising the efforts involved and so they just up and leave and this creates extra workloads for their co-workers.

I would say think carefully about working in social care. If you feel you have what it takes try and find an opportunity somewhere doing anything. Then take up some NVQ qualifications and seek additional hours/responsibility. I'm sure there must be a requirement for Community Care work visiting people in their own homes.

The actual tasks you need to do may not at first seem very pleasant for obvious reasons. It's not all making tea and having a chat. There's a need to wash/bath the clients, dress and undress and a wide range of activities. You will need to be comfortable with both genders, and all sorts of personality and mental /physical capability.

If you have any specific questions I'll be happy to help.

I know there are other carers here in the forum and I'm sure they can also help you.

I was a carer for my dad for a number of years before he passed away March 2012
It's not an easy job, but it can be so much fun.

Good luck Moy, I think you'll learn such a lot if you can find an opportunity. It will also help you understand even more English (in a funny way)