Jade

Jade

Case study taken July 2021 What attracted you to the care sector? I was studying Health and Social Care at school but didn’t really know what I wanted to do. When I went to college to do a Higher National Certificate, I bumped into an old school friend who was doing...
Angelo

Angelo

Case study taken July 2021 What attracted you to work in care? I have been a live-in carer for 7 years. Originally from the Philippines, it is in our culture and nature to look after elderly members of our families, so we do not tend to have many care homes. When I...
Carissa

Carissa

Case study taken July 2021 What attracted you to work in care? I started as a Health Care Assistant and am now a Care Team Leader. I have always been interested in care but as I didn’t have any experience, so I wasn’t sure if it was something I would be able to do....
Claire

Claire

Case study taken July 2021 What attracted you to this job? When I was little, I always wanted to be a nurse and have worked in care ever since I left school. At school I did a social studies course for GCSE and as part of the course I had to attend Leavesden Hospital...
Sam

Sam

Case study taken January 2019 What service do you manage? My job at Jubilee House is short breaks registered manager, so I manage and oversee both our short break centres. One is for children with learning disabilities and the other is for adults with learning...