Caring as a Career
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Who is a Successful Care Assistant?
Caring is not very difficult to do. Your success depends almost entirely on your attitude to the work you do and your flexibility to deal with what may be a continually changing situation. However there are a few vital things to know:
- You must be legally allowed to work in the UK
- You must be serious about the work. We offer you a lot of training and commitment and we want a commitment from you in return. We want you to give us at least 12 weeks of work - we hope you give us more!
- You must be a reasonable cook, usually plain English food.
- You must be perfectly happy to do the housework and be a good housekeeper, and this refers to both men and women.
- Your English must be good enough to be understood at all times
- It is very useful to be able to drive, especially manual cars
- It is very useful to have had direct experience of looking after a disabled person, BUT your attitude is more important: are you happy to receive the training that we give you about personal care and help your client? If not I doubt caring is for you.
- Ladies are more in demand than men so, in general, a man has to be a bit "better" and willing to do a bit more.
- A man who cannot drive is harder to find work for than a woman who cannot drive
- If you are unfit, or not as young as you were, we may not be able to find you all the work that you want.
- You are not permitted to drink whilst working with a client
Christies Care New Zealand
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Tel: 03348 3790