What Makes a Great Support Worker?

I am Down syndrome and l work in a cafe in Wetherby in West Yorkshire l do the pot wash all day Katy in West Yorkshire

I have Cerebral Palsy, I get support for 3 hours a week to clean and sometimes cook for the week ahead too. My disability is mild, I can walk, talk and I work three days a week. I am also almost finished a Diploma of Communities and I will contuine my studies with a one year course in disability and other year course in mental health. I can't wait to help other people living with a disability in the near future. We are amazing and people just like the rest of soctiey. This video is awesome and it really provides and outlines what we, as disabled people need in our lives. Great work Adam, Andrew, Stephen and team.

Wonderful video, I am a researcher at the University of Bristol working on a project that focuses on the role of support workers and family carers in supporting people with learning disabilities at GP appointments. I am enjoying meeting so many wonderful people through amazing organisations in the UK helping people with learning disabilities.

I decided to become one as I'm struggling to find another job and we'll one of my cousin who knows me well said why not try becoming a support worker as I do want to help people who you need help finding hope and know they matter and I guess that's what support workers do and she said I've been doing it for a long time actually like taking care of people's kids and helping people with their life problems and also I'm a learning disability at that so I think that helps as well. So in going to give it a try wish me luck.

That support worker rocks Love him to bits Helping those guys to enjoy a good life and live independently.

He looks so buzzing about joining that choir 😊 🙌 good for him it takes a lot of courage to perform in front of folk.

Great video. Love the way the guys are encouraged to make their OWN decisions.

I've got a support worker interview in a few days so this was a great help! :)

Am doing support worker course for 6 months and am glad l found this video. Thanks guys

Awww look at that Smile! How Charming,This is just too sweet...

Very educative

Interview in a few hrs just searching this video was amazing

I've the video because it shows much I to be come a support worker in a month's time because right now I'm a care support worker for the elderly in there own homes . Ann Caine

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Great Video Adam!

Thanks a lot...it is very helpful video 😊

Thanks for the video. Do you have material on teaching me how to have a great conversation and make a good connection/bonding. What are good topics 😊

very nice video.

I’ve recently done sport in college for 3 years. Plan was to do sport with disadvantaged/disabled kids. I’d still like to do that but I think the market is very small for it and I’m thinking about becoming a support worker as even though my preference would be sport the point was to ultimately help them. Plan is to do a course in college or uni but not sure what course would be best for me? I want to teach people with disabilities basic life skills and to see them progress and become more independent. Plan is to do a course and something along side that like a part time job or volunteering! To put on my CV to show I have experience. What would you suggest?

I want to be a support worker.