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So I'm John Wilman, I'm a support
worker in day services, in Flintshire.
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My main role is support people to become
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more independent and confident
in what they're doing.
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And so in our day service, my department is
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upcycling pallets and second hand furniture.
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Currently the start of somebody's
progression is just learning how to use
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like a drill driver, putting screws in
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and we move up from there.
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Build their skills so eventually,
hopefully -- they could build their own.
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Really everybody supports, has their
own support work and supports people
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You know, you support your own family,
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you have to use a lot of patience with family
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and in the teams you work
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it's not a lot different to any other job.
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Grew up a farmer, dairy farmer and then went into
some work in tree surgery and gardening.
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A friend suggested care work,
you know, just relief sort of work,
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and I started and then within three months
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I was on a like a fixed term contract,
and I've not stopped since.
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It's the satisfaction of people
becoming more independent.
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I'm watching people grow in confidence.
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You know, from day one
of them looking at a drill
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and not even knowing which end works
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to seeing somebody in sometimes a couple
of days or sometimes a couple of months
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just be able to stand back
and give verbal prompts.
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Watch, like I say, people's confidence grow,
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and how much they enjoy
doing things themselves.
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I definitely recommend working in Social Care
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there's so many different job opportunities
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and different sections of
Social Care you can fit into.
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I've worked supporting elderly people
and people with learning disabilities,
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people in houses, people in the day services.
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And they're all different roles.
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You get a great satisfaction
out of doing your job.