Are you looking for a career that can make a difference to you and others? One you can look forward to enjoying and growing with over time? Then you may want to consider becoming a personal support worker, a professional who provides assistance to people who are sick, aged, disabled or otherwise unable to fully care for themselves.
Here are five reasons to consider a personal support worker career:
1) You get to make a difference. As a personal support worker, you'll be directly improving the lives of the clients you serve. Whether it's working with a shut-in to plan nutritious meals or just holding the hand of someone dealing with a terminal illness, you'll be helping people face difficult times with strength and dignity.
2) You'll develop meaningful relationships. Being a personal support worker is the ultimate "people" job. Success depends on forming and building close personal relationships with the clients you serve. Chances are you will remember and cherish many of these relationships for the rest of your life.
3) You can choose your schedule. As a personal support worker, you can often choose to work a full- or part-time schedule. This kind of flexibility can be very important if you have family obligations of your own.
4) There are many opportunities for work. The long-term outlook for personal support worker employment is good, according to Working in Canada, the Canadian government's official employment website.* As good as the employment picture is now, it's expected to only improve as Canada's population continues to age and challenges of the elderly become an increasing national concern.
5) You can be ready in less than a year. You can get the education you need to become a personal support worker in less than a year at Everest College in Windsor. Everest's Personal Support Worker career education program is taught by industry professionals and provides extensive hands-on training in additional to traditional classroom learning. Upon graduation, Everest's Career Services professionals are available to provide help with everything from resume preparation to identifying and contacting local employers.
If becoming a Personal Support Worker is a career that interests you, you can get the education you need to start at Everest College of Business, Technology and Health Care in Windsor.
About the Windsor Campus
Everest College’s Windsor campus is situated at 875 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario (N9A 4J6). Part of the Windsor community for more than 20 years, the campus offers hands-on career education in a variety of popular fields, including Medical Office Administrator, Addictions and Community Services Worker and Dental Office and Chairside Assistant in addition to Personal Support Worker. Numerous business and technology programs are also offered.
For more information about Personal Support Worker career education program, contact Everest today!
* Source: Working in Canada, Visiting Homemakers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations, http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca/report-eng.do?area=27233&lang=en&noc=6471&province=35&action=final&keyword=personal%20support%20worker, accessed 9/15/2011
