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  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 AngelEyes76

    Member since 25/05/2006

    Reviews written: 78

    5 Stars What can I say I love my job 17/08/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages rewarding, free training, meeting new people, learning

    Disadvantages Disadvantages pay, can be hard work, draining

    ..INTRODUCTION.. Hi I’m Lisa, 36 and have been working as a care assistant for many years now and in different homes. I’ve always worked the night shift as it is suitable for me to do so with my partner and child. I have to admit my job does have it’s ups and downs, its advantages and disadvantages, but so do all jobs I expect. It is tiring and very demanding work, physically and mentally draining, but all the same I enjoy and love my work. It’s a very rewarding job and I love everything about it, well almost everything. I do remember my first ever interview I had applied for, the care ... more
  • 64 of 64 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 kgray71

    Member since 28/12/2005

    Reviews written: 138

    5 Stars My new career - **Night Shift Update** 18/04/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very rewarding work

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can be smelly and low pay

    Introduction Since members are interested in the job I have taken I thought it might be a good idea to write a review about what I now do. However I would like to give you some background information on me first to better understand this review. I have done office work since I was 17 years old and have done various jobs within that from Telesales to Secretarial. I worked in an Accounts Department until October 2005 when I experienced a nervous breakdown, I won't go into the details but my doctor and I decided that my job was the cause and I should consider a career change when I was ready to ... more
  • 63 of 63 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    kimp123

    4 Stars Home Sweet Home. 05/11/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Rewarding and worthwhile.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hard work and lot's of responsibility.

    After spending four and a half years working as a Care Assistant in a Residential EMI home, I feel qualified to give my opinion. I have often, after being asked what job I did, been met with, "I really don't know how you can do it" or "I admire you". Well, let's be thankful that there are care assistants as we may all need one at some time in our lives. *****What Does The Job Involve. The job can vary hugely depending on the place in which you are working and the needs of the clients there. The hours you work can also have an effect on the job that you will be required to do. In general you ... more
  • 127 of 127 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 headcase44

    Member since 28/10/2007

    Reviews written: 26

    5 Stars I care more than you will ever know. 18/09/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Sharing a wealth of emotions.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Having to eventually retire

    Whilst shopping today I had a sudden urge to write my next review and struggled to think of what the subject matter would be.... A tub of Jelly Beans maybe as I had munched through almost the whole tub whilst browsing in Boots the chemist.... Nah !! I am only good at one thing ~~~ my job. So here we go me dears ' The life of a care/ support worker part 2 ' THE BEGINNING. ~~~ You will all be aware of the fact that I work in my local town in a small privately owned care home for disabled adults.I help to look after 4 females and 4 males whose ages range from 35 to 60 years old. My eight ... more
  • 42 of 42 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    womble

    5 Stars Filling the 'care' gap 26/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A 'people' job with prospects if you want to advance

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Low pay, low status

    This is an opinion/review I can possibly write more from the heart than any, as I worked as a support worker, in residential settings for 7 years. It wasn't an easy job, most people assumed it was just cleaning and wiping, but to me, it was a wonderful opportunity to inject a bit of myself into my job, I worked with and for some amazing people, had some great experiences, and ultimately, used my experience in the field to pursue a professional qualification in Social Work and now work from the other side of the fence, so to speak. As a support worker in a residential home, well, the work can ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 dynamicnurse

    Member since 30/07/2007

    Reviews written: 642

    5 Stars A caring state? 24/01/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages See text.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages See text.

    This review is on one of the most rewarding, yet most undervalued job that there can ever be. And I've done some! First off, lets' take a look at the disadvantages. The work is not at all valued, which is shown in the number of hours that people work alonsgide the low rate of pay that is offered. Many care homes regardless of whether they are privately owned or are a part of a bigger company, will generally pay the national minimum wage or just slightly higher for health care assistants - a pittance for what they do, which I don't like one bit. However, council run establishments may pay more ... more
  • 29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Sunnysmiles

    Member since 22/07/2005

    Reviews written: 534

    5 Stars Who Cares ? I do 25/11/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Rewarding and happy environment to work in

    Disadvantages Disadvantages hard constant work, low pay

    I am employed as a care assistant, in a residential rest home. This entails, working on a rota system with other team members. The hours and shifts vary on a pattern of :- 7am - 12 7.30 am - 2pm 7.30am - 3pm 3pm -9pm On each shift there is a shift leader, who supervises the staff and informs us of any changes and events from the previous working shift. The shift leader is there for any questions or problems that may arise in the working hours. On entering the building, we have to gather together for a hand over meeting, this is when we are informed by the shift leader, of any events, i.e if a ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    KarenSioned

    4 Stars Training and registration- cahnges in care work. 15/01/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages job satisfaction, training, meet very interesting poeple

    Disadvantages Disadvantages hard work, not for the faint hearted, low pay, the job can be 'public whipping boy'

    I have worked in the care industry for 32 years now and have worked myself up from an instructor in a day centre for disabled adults to being a manager of a day centre for disabled people. I had a career change31 years ago, when I decided teaching was not for me and I turned my talents to instructing crafts in a day centre. I have been trained through my employer - social services. I can say that I have had excellent training to equip me for my job. It was difficult at first to be put on training - it depends on whether you have a manager who is in favour of training- mine wasn't but I ... more
  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    poet831

    4 Stars It takes a special person 26/02/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Extremely fulfilling, allows you to make a difference in the lives of the elderly

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Overworked, underpaid, emotionally draining

    Overworked and underpaid, two descriptions which a lot of people will attach to their own job but which is more than true in the field of residential home care assistants. It is a job which requires less a wish for money than a desire to help people and make a difference in the twilight years of their lives. I worked in this field on and off for twenty years, both in England and in the US. It is a hard job, both physically and emotionally draining, yet there is also joy from the smallest pleasures sometimes, and from knowing you are trying to do your bit to make these people lives somewhat ... more
  • 71 of 71 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 mumsymary

    Member since 23/09/2002

    Reviews written: 2067

    4 Stars Making a home, home for a child 01/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages helping a child and its family

    Disadvantages Disadvantages the pain I felt for some of the sad cases

    Making a home. While browsing the site I came across this category for an opinion and I worked in a children’s home many years ago and thought I would tell you about it The home I worked in was a short stay home for children most of who were aged between 0 and 8. The children here were with us for a variety of reasons we has “battered babies” children waiting for custody battles to be won. Children’s whose parents could not cope for one reason or another. The home in a large Victorian country house had 4 “family” groups of about 6 children each group had two ... more
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