Rachael's success story

Rachael looked to start her career in social care by signing up to take part in our apprenticeship scheme pilot.

• What do you do?
  
  

  So far I have worked with Charing Healthcare in one of their homes providing care for older people.

  It’s a residential home so I help with day to day living including meals, personal care, laundry etc.

  I hope to do other placements during the apprenticeship to learn about different types of services.
  

  
   

• What did you do before this?
  
  Before becoming an apprentice I was a student studying English and American Literature.
  
  
  
• Why did you become an apprentice?
  
  

  I wanted to work in social care but also to gain a qualification and to have some support while I was learning so an apprenticeship seemed perfect.

  Working in social care seemed like a rewarding job and hopefully one that comes naturally to me.
  

  
  
  
• What is the most important thing that you have learnt so far?
  
  

  There are lots of things….

  The main one is the importance of getting to know each resident individually so you can offer the best care suited to them and also know how to respond to their needs.

Interested in starting an apprenticeship...

Find out more about how you can kick start your career in social care by becoming an apprentice.