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Current job title
I have 2 part time jobs both within social care - Person centred
planning co-ordinator and Day service modernisation project
manager.
How did you come to be working in Social
Care?
I started working as a carer in my University holidays while
studying for a degree. When I finished university I started full
time in residential care work. From this I moved into supporting
people in the day time.
What is your working pattern?
2 part time jobs - I balance both together during normal office
hours.
How long have you been working in this
role?
1 year
Could you briefly describe a "typical"
day?
No day is the same - very varied but fun! A mixture of hands on
work and working with various partners. e.g. family carers, people
with a learning disabilities, professionals; every day is a
challenge - but a good challenge.
What is the best thing about your job?
It is varied and you get to support people to be as independent a
possible, I love seeing people make progress and make the changes
to their lives that are important to them.
My ambition for the future
For more people to
have their own person centred plan and to be leading their lives in
the way that they want to.
How would people get into this sort of
work?
For my person centred planning role they would need to have
experience of working with people who have a learning disability,
understand some of the issues that they face and have experience of
supporting people with their person centred plan. For the project
management work that I do you would also need a recognised
management or project management qualification.
The Facts and Figures
Salary: The roles that I have are quite unusual
but within a local government setting the pay for this type of work
is around £26,000.00
Hours: Full time work is 39 hours per week
Annual leave: 27 days per
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