‘I didn’t expect to be such a big part of their lives’
The challenges, the inspiration, the camaraderie of staff – they’re all reasons Liam Thomson loves his job as a support worker at ASC.
Bonds are formed, he says, both with the …
‘Working here has changed my life’
When Kirsti Bonthrone answered a job advert on indeed.co.uk for a support worker at ASC, little did she know she would find her vocation.
Kirsti had wanted to go into social …
‘More than anything it’s just really fun.’
Ask Lorianne Garrow why she does what she does – providing support to adults in care – and she says simply: “Because they deserve it.”
From taking them shopping to accompanying …
‘It’s so rewarding – you build a real rapport with residents’
Stephanie Clark applied for the job of support worker at ASC because she was getting tired of the cleaning shifts she was doing at a local shop. Initially she worked …
‘Turning around someone’s mood is a good feeling.’
Shaun Rosling is keeping it in the family with his job as senior support worker at ASC, the speciality services arm of Balhousie Health Care.
Shaun’s brother was also a support …
‘For a nurse there is so much more opportunity for progression’
Mairead O’Connor learned from an early age to socialise with people with learning disabilities just like she would anyone else. Her mother was a learning disabilities nurse so she grew …
When working with challenging behaviours can offer the greatest personal rewards
It might be intense but it’s also rewarding says specialist care support worker Kerrie Nevin.
“There is nowhere quite like ASC in Scotland at the moment,” says Kerrie Nevin of her …
For a Christmas shop with a difference, visit Balbeggie facility for adults with learning disabilities
A Christmas shop with a difference will take place this Friday at a specialist care facility in Perthshire, selling luxury handcrafted woodwork made by adults with learning disabilities and mental …
Specialist care facility ASC to host recruitment fair in Dundee
Specialist care facility ASC is holding a recruitment fair to fill vacancies in an ever-growing sector.
The event will take place from 10am to 2pm on Saturday November 16 at Dundee …
