Samantha Quaid

My role at Morris house was a support worker,

My duties included supporting service users with a various history of mental health illnesses and to support and encourage them lead a normal independent life,

I would help support them with everyday basics such as cooking and cleaning ,in house and outdoor activities ,laundry, college, GP and hospital appointments.

My duties also included daily documenting everything from moods and medication to activities they may have done or refused and food,

I was also responsible for looking after and documenting their finances which included all incoming and outgoing and photo copying receipts.i would also support senior members of staff to administer medication .

My job role at Primrose Hill Farm was a support worker.

During my time at Primrose my main responsibilities was to support young adults with severe learning difficulties and mental health illnesses, most of the service users was none verbal.

my duties was to support and encourage vulnerable young adults with everyday care always maintaining as much Independence as possible.i would support with their personal care and morning routine, clean bedrooms and change bedding daily as well as other parts of the house to ensure the service users had a clean and comfortable home.

I would plan and follow activities that was planned to meet the service users needs and likes in house and out in the community,

there was often extremely challenging behaviours at times where the service users would become overwhelmed and sometimes self harm during the meltdown.

myself and other team members would need to asses the situation and try to reassure and calm the service user keeping their safety our main priority, .remaining calm,patient understanding and compassionate in these challenging times is crucial to successfully help bring the service user out of the meltdown and to feel safe.

Other duties included daily documenting of moods,behaviours and activities and also taking care of finance, all incoming and out goings and photo coping receipts for all out goings .

The Nursing home i worked in was called Bramley Court,

my duties included complete personal care including toileting, feeding residents who was not able to do so themselves and supporting those that was always maintaining as much independence and dignity as possible . We would use a hoist and standing aids to move the residents that was not able to walk or just needed that extra support, check wheel chairs daily to ensure they was in good working order.bringing residents to the dining room, lounge and to activities if they wanted to join,meeting and greeting family and friends and answering any questions they may have had about their love ones.

Other duties included monitoring fluid and food intake , emptying catheter bags and documenting how much urine was in the bag and cleaning and changing colostomy bags. Observing the residents for changes in their behaviour,moods and general well being was the most important for me because these changes could indicate there is something more serious going on such as pain,boredom or a more serious illness such as dementia.

The nursing home also had a EMI unit which is for residents with dementia i would do shifts on the EMI unit which i really did enjoy it could be quite challenging at times but the duties was otherwise the same personal care ,feeding observing and reassuring to help the residents feel safe the well being of the resident always being the main priority.

I started working on the funfair from a young age whilst still studying but i absolutely loved it. and continued to do so when i got a more secure job working the fair on my days off.

I worked many different roles while i was there, my main duties included money handling,manual handling, and ensuring the customers had a good time .I worked on juvenile's which are the younger children's rides,daily checks before the fair opened was essential with the customers safety being the most important thing, i would help to build up and pull down.

I also worked on the gates where my duties was issuing wristbands on entry and handling money.other roles was i worked in the kiosk selling and making food and all the favourite traditional fair ground treats. stock checks was also included and ensuring the kiosk was in clean and hygienic at all times.

Being a good people person in this line of work is a must and having good communication .also observing people and the grounds and reporting any suspicious behaviours .