There’s no better feeling than finding a feel-good career that helps you make a real difference in the lives of others. That’s why we wanted to demystify the exciting world of aged care careers, and we enlisted the expert guidance of Whiddon’s care coordinator, Michelle, to help!
Since starting out in an entry-level position, Michelle has worked her way through the ranks and picked up plenty of valuable advice to boot. From perks to necessary skills and everything in between, Michelle’s insights tell you all you need to know about the aged care industry.
So, what are you waiting for? Dive into her insightful interview and learn all about:
- How Michelle worked her way into her exciting coordinator role
- All the best bits about working with Whiddon’s passionate team
- The top three skills for a successful aged care career
- The many training and progression opportunities offered to Whiddon employees
- What makes hands-on careers so great
And much, much more!
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When you begin to reach adulthood, you’re afforded a lot more independence than ever before. And whether you’re benefitting from later curfews, learning to drive yourself around or going flat hunting for the first time, you have to admit, the freedom feels pretty good. That’s why aged care is such an important field; you’re able to help elderly clients maintain that same feeling of independence (and you’ll meet some pretty incredible characters while doing so)!
So, if helping others is right up your alley, there’s no better company to join than Whiddon! After all, they don’t just provide tonnes of training and career progression opportunities; they also connect you with a passionate team that wants to see you succeed.
To find out more, all you need to do is head to their employer profile; who knows, you might just land a career in caring!
Video Transcript
Take opportunities where they exist.
Anything you have an interest in, you can excel at that.
Hi, my name’s Michelle and I’m a community care coordinator for I’m currently a community care coordinator with Whiddon.
I originally started as a care worker.
I did this for almost 2 years and went on to become a coordinator when an opportunity opened up and I put my hand up for it and applied and here I am.
It’s a really good and supportive place to work.
I have good co-workers amongst the other coordinators.
I have great support with my management.
They’re always helping and hands on.
They’re always there looking out for our clients best interests and that’s the main thing.
There’s an online training system, they have online training opportunities or participating in trials is is available to everybody and again, my management and other Co workers, their knowledge, their experience, it’s second to none and they’re very helpful.
It’s not as scary as some people think it is.
Being a care worker and a coordinator is just being able to assist people with their everyday things that a lot of us take for granted.
There’s often that thing that it is more geared towards women being a carer, but I’ve seen some men in my short time with women that have absolutely stepped up.
I think being very proactive, get into your job and you know, commit to it when you’re on the clock, making sure you listen to what’s happening and try and absorb it.
And then I also think respecting everyone, it’s very important to respect everyone and get along and work together.
I would tell myself to follow my passions and take opportunities where they exist.
Anything you have an interest in, you can excel at that.
If that doesn’t work though, you can always start again.
You can try something different.
Just keep going, keep trying, don’t give up and try your best.
I chose this career because I thought I could be helpful and valuable in this industry.
I had parents who were ageing and struggling and just normal things.
Their everyday things were getting harder and harder to do.
So having said that, I did my training, I did my certification, but I still learnt so much when I actually became a care worker.
