- What is your role?
I help develop services for young people with learning disabilities and specific needs who require support to live their lives. It's easy for people to settle for mediocre support but we aim to help them feel empowered. This can mean providing them with activities, supporting them to live independently, or helping them to travel. Often young people don't have a say in these things because others make assumptions about what they need.
- How did you get this job?
I've been working at Together Trust for 11 years. I started here as a support worker after volunteering at university to work with people with learning disabilities. I was only going to be here for six weeks before doing a postgraduate course in accountancy, but I've been here ever since. To me it's the best job in the world. You have so much fun with the young people and they see themselves as having value when you are working with them.
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