What Makes a Great Support Worker? 

whooo you go girl!!! Wish you all the best.

Amazing

Katy Biercamp I hope you are doing great

That's very good Katy you should be really proud of yourself

Smart girl

how did it go?

@@JeremyHuevos they offered me the job but they offered me bank hours, I decided to go to university :)

@@charlottedawson6166So what’s happened in the last 3years? Did you finish studies ?

I also notice how they all lifted their glasses together! Bonding guys 🏵️

💯 per cent agree with that all the decency for all staff to be more respectful and kind hearted people to understand about disabilities please let us to be treated with respect

Good Luck!

How do you become one then ?

@@TyroneEntertainingJoseph Apply.

@@danamichelle1290 what degree do you need ?

@@Tad1945 You don't need a degree...

Aye

I never knew they were not paid. Agree, that is awful.

Because they’ll lose their benefits and the jobs that pay them wouldn’t match what they get on benefits hope that answers your question 👍.

@@Tad1945 Sorry, Tad. You are pretty much unaware of UK law, mate, to be blunt. The PIP is not means-tested at all and is a lot of money to support them. They keep their PIP (formerly, DLA) which is unaffected, even if they work full time and is paid very well. Only Universal Credit is affected & may be reduced in part or altogether. They are so enthusiastic to work. We tried hard to get them work. Unfortunately, employers only want a few token employees, to work for a day or two just to show off how ‘diverse’ their workforce is, on paper. And also, at times, parents stand in the way. They don’t understand that some of them work at a slower pace so these have had to be paid less with more or less the NMW, since productivity is key. The odd thing is, disabled people do not mind less pay at the NMW, as long as they have work rather than sit at home, alone & unstimulated. I have met so many & not one wishes to be unemployed! They want friends, company, something to talk about & a community to which they can feel they belong and a weekly or twice job won’t fulfil. But the (some ignorant and other over-protective) parents do sometimes stand in the way with unrealistic expectations of [more] pay. In an ideal world one sensible parent said she wishes her disabled son can work a 4-day week like in Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Belgium, NZ and Japan. Here in London most disabled young adults we know unfortunately, only ever get jobs that are just weekly or twice weekly.

@@wemuk5170 Yes when you say twice weekly that sounds like Permitted work where they can only work up to 16 hours they don’t lose any ESA. It’s when they go for their medical assessments they get fucked over but like you say it’s down to the parents and carers Discretion if they get into any employment, I was the manger of a coffee shop in the north east where we would assess people for 6 months to see how capable they were for work

@@Tad1945 Yes, but now ESA is no longer given out any more. It’s been replaced by UC. I know just one guy U-30 who still have ESA & that was given him years ago. I have no idea why they won’t let him move over to Universal Credit which seems more generous for one who likes to work? He wants a 5-day week. Today as said they get PIP which is unaffected by work and UC which is. Actually, it’s dreadfully lonely not to work if one’s under 30 as daycare services & centres are filled with those who are 55+. It’s great that you try to give them work, Tad. But tell me, why do their medical assessments trip them up? I run a disability club for people with disability and for parent/prof carers, so I can learn from folks there. I’m fortunate that my disabled son is up for self-employment (he has a particular talent & skill which he can do much better than most non-disabled competition) so he doesn’t have the kind of hazards others face in employment terms.

Did you get a job

If I am honest, I didn't understand your comment. Greg is from Scotland!

I'm from Australia. This, the environment speaking etc sounds very British. Or let's say, UK area. 😁

@@Josh-rn1em Try ru-vid.com/show-UCm4PxnWVcn0OaJ7tpPmi2EA This is Greg singing...sounds west coast US!