Qualifications and experience

Experience of working in care is always useful, as are relevant qualifications; some companies will accept applicants without experience, as training will be given. Other organisation will only accept staff with experience due to the nature of the client group.

You must be tolerant and patient as an individual and display no prejudice toward difficult behaviours that maybe exhibited.

You will need to be trustworthy, honest and have good active listening skills to support the client group.