Some sectors highlight employees’ perks so loudly they might as well be covered in flashing fairy lights.
You won’t find such flamboyance in the social care sector. The personal and professional benefits to be found in jobs such as social worker, care assistant or support worker are there – they just don’t need million-megawatt bulbs to announce themselves.
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If you need some further illumination, read on to discover what you get back from giving to a social care job: and why you should let yourself shine.
A sense of fulfilment
There’s a boomerang effect to social care – you really do get back what you put in. While there’s no denying it can be hard work, providing support and a sense of freedom to those who would otherwise struggle brings with it a huge feeling of pride and self-worth.
Personal connections
Social care is about relationship building with clients, their families and colleagues.
Think of it as anthropology in the raw: learning to deal with the many varied human beings is fascinating and frustrating in equal measure.
You’ll learn to become a skilled negotiator, counsellor, and confidante – all of which can be used to great effect in your own life.
A sense of perspective
Working in social care means being confronted with the harsh reality of people struggling to overcome illness or disability. The knock-on effect of this is you’ll appreciate the little things in life we all take for granted.
Real interaction
In today’s digital world many of us live our days through a screen, with our opportunities for real human interaction limited, being a care worker is the antithesis of this.
This is a social industry with talking and connecting at its heart and where actions make a tangible difference.
Learning from others
Grampa Jack will happily tell his wartime tales to anyone who’ll listen – he’s a walking, talking history book. As a care or support workers for elderly clients, you can hear stories of human resilience and endeavour that helps educate and inform our own lives.
Professional growth
No matter what role you start in or where you are in your career, there are always opportunities to develop and progress. Most social care organisations have training programmes or offer the chance of further study.
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