7 Months On

OK, so it's been seven long months since i last posted, what has changed ?

Well Everything!

My Morale is up, pay is up, responsibility is up, sense of belonging is up, and my satisfaction levels are up.

From June the 12th I made a big change and came to work for a company with a better ethos, with better management and a fantastic attitude towards not only it's clients, but it's carers / support workers also.

I have reduced the amount of personal care I deliver and increased the amount of support work I deliver, and I have never felt better. Increasing the level of support work I do has allowed me to see better the differences I can make to a persons life, simply by helping them achieve there goals and further themselves, seeing the difference in a person that is empowered is an amazing thing.

That said, don't get me wrong, I also place a lot of onus on personal care, I just talk less of it as I have much more experience of it, it too is an invaluable part of a care / support workers key skill set and really hits home just how much we can assist people with their wishes of remaining in there own home and how we can keep them safe and well.

I have also accepted a Team Lead role within the new company and although hours do not permit me to push as much focus in that direction as I would like to quite yet, that time is coming fast and I am looking forward to it greatly, the management team is open to input and challenge and it is refreshing and revitalizing to my psyche to have that sort of an individual around me, pushing me for my opinion and efforts and showing respect and gratitude for them.

This new company is everything that my old company was not, it's goals are what they should be, it's energy and focus is upbeat and genuine and it's acceptance of the factors that ruin this sort of company and their stance to protect the company from them is incredible.

And what's more, it is seeking to solidify a strong and stable structure as it grows while maintaining the ability to flex and accommodate in the way that a company within this industry should and it is doing so at a safe speed and with a critical eye. FANTASTIC!