entering the world of support work

[toothless]

i am really happy,i have been offered a health and social care course which is a beginner level so it isnt degree or GCSE or anything else unreachable for me,i really want to be a support staff working with adults with profound intellectual disability or severe or profound autism, as i have so much connection with them through my own experiences of severe autism-my experiences of helping many fellow residents who had profound autism,and although my intellectual disability is only mild,my uncle has profound intellectual disability and i really want to help people like him have a much better life,in a way id love to help him but i cant as hes in a different country.

it probably sounds comical,a lower functioning autistic wanting to support someone even lower functioning,i need significant support with everything in my life but i want to help with personal care-i dont mind cleaning or feeding-anything, i just cant do lifting jobs because of my crummy physical disability and i cant write so i cant fill in paper work and i cant do math so those bits would have to be done by other people.
i can deal with challenging behavior of other people,i am very good with it.

ive asked creative supports bolton autism and LD team for months and months and months for voluntary work with their most profoundly autistic/learning disabled services but they have never sorted anything out.

i just want to work,why is that so hard?

 

[Southern Discomfort]

Have you done or current do any voluntary jobs? I work at a lavender farm 15 minutes from me on Fridays, I also help out with the website when it needs to be updated. Is that the sort of thing you'd be interested in? I'm sure there's stuff in your area when can accommodate you.

 

[clg114]

i am really happy,i have been offered a health and social care course which is a beginner level so it isnt degree or GCSE or anything else unreachable for me,i really want to be a support staff working with adults with profound intellectual disability or severe or profound autism, as i have so much connection with them through my own experiences of severe autism-my experiences of helping many fellow residents who had profound autism,and although my intellectual disability is only mild,my uncle has profound intellectual disability and i really want to help people like him have a much better life,in a way id love to help him but i cant as hes in a different country.

it probably sounds comical,a lower functioning autistic wanting to support someone even lower functioning,i need significant support with everything in my life but i want to help with personal care-i dont mind cleaning or feeding-anything, i just cant do lifting jobs because of my crummy physical disability and i cant write so i cant fill in paper work and i cant do math so those bits would have to be done by other people.
i can deal with challenging behavior of other people,i am very good with it.

ive asked creative supports bolton autism and LD team for months and months and months for voluntary work with their most profoundly autistic/learning disabled services but they have never sorted anything out.

i just want to work,why is that so hard?

Good for you! I admire people who want to improve themselves, particularly by helping others.

 

[ZebraAutismo]

I'm doing level 1 health and social care at the moment. In a lot of ways us aspire are at an advantage when working with outher auties . I hope you secured in your endeavors. For the last few years i've been helping disabled children intergrate into a mainstream swimming class abousuly love then even the ones a lot of people think are hard work.

 

[MrSpock]

Toothless, you do not sound comical. You are beautiful.

 

[aquariuskevin]

i am really happy,i have been offered a health and social care course which is a beginner level so it isnt degree or GCSE or anything else unreachable for me,i really want to be a support staff working with adults with profound intellectual disability or severe or profound autism, as i have so much connection with them through my own experiences of severe autism-my experiences of helping many fellow residents who had profound autism,and although my intellectual disability is only mild,my uncle has profound intellectual disability and i really want to help people like him have a much better life,in a way id love to help him but i cant as hes in a different country.

it probably sounds comical,a lower functioning autistic wanting to support someone even lower functioning,i need significant support with everything in my life but i want to help with personal care-i dont mind cleaning or feeding-anything, i just cant do lifting jobs because of my crummy physical disability and i cant write so i cant fill in paper work and i cant do math so those bits would have to be done by other people.
i can deal with challenging behavior of other people,i am very good with it.

ive asked creative supports bolton autism and LD team for months and months and months for voluntary work with their most profoundly autistic/learning disabled services but they have never sorted anything out.

i just want to work,why is that so hard?

well my dear friend i am high functioning and i worked in field for almost 18 years your asking about nvq in social care well i will tell you how it worked for me at level 2 the basic one .you get asked about your daily routine with each individual you work withand aslo what you do each day so basically its only knowledge of your job in the work place but your asked to put it down differently in describe in differen ways as you progress through like cross referencing.i did mine vocally becuase of my lack of english education skills apart from the physical side of bathing cooking cleaning writing daily evaluation sheets and reports on behaviour and stuff like that and if you hav to hand over money and things doing medication.iam sure you will be fine and succed with it goodluck to you .

 

[Warmheart]

You ROCK, Toothless! Often I've signed onto AC here to find you've taken time out of your day to really listen to soneone's struggles, and put real time and effort into offering much-needed emotional support, understanding, or brainstormed solutions to try to help. Not only are you strong and kind, but you're not afraid to address just about anything someone is struggling with.

Whoever is lucky enough to someday have you for support staff, will be very lucky indeed!

 

[aquariuskevin]

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You ROCK, Toothless! Often I've signed onto AC here to find you've taken time out of your day to really listen to soneone's struggles, and put real time and effort into offering much-needed emotional support, understanding, or brainstormed solutions to try to help. Not only are you strong and kind, but you're not afraid to address just about anything someone is struggling with.

Whoever is lucky enough to someday have you for support staff, will be very lucky indeed!

Thankyou your very kind ive now had a very upsetting few hours today as every good deed i do a bad one happens after.

 

[As sweet as-pie]

Congratulations! I think you would be excellent at that kind of job, too often I find that support workers have little or no experience and if you have experienced these things first-hand, it makes you much more likely to be good at what you do. You have the chance to help people and make a difference just like you do online and I really hope you succeed!

 

[aquariuskevin]

Congratulations! I think you would be excellent at that kind of job, too often I find that support workers have little or no experience and if you have experienced these things first-hand, it makes you much more likely to be good at what you do. You have the chance to help people and make a difference just like you do online and I really hope you succeed!

Hello dear friend i can help others but can help myself in life before i lost m kidneys i did this work that your talking about on my own on nights looking after three people.but now iam dialysis patient i got sacked and have vistuala in my arm so not able to use one arm for lifting or moving and handling and if it gets damaged i would have to go to hosipital as it wear i have my needls put in. so my days of support work are over for atleast another 4 years by that time i will be in my late 50s .thankyou for your very kind words