When Helping Hands workers have taken our quiz, we will share with you their best things and their worst things about working there.
Making a difference to people's lives
Unpaid travel time
Helping Hands Employee, December 2021
Helping people in their homes
Stressful days and nights
Helping Hands Employee, December 2021
Looking after elderly in their homes
Unsociable hours short notice of change and working too many evenings
Helping Hands Employee, July 2021
Safeguarding issues not taken seriously. QCC not interested either.
Helping Hands Employee, June 2021
I work in the community snd work Alone
No breakes
Helping Hands Employee, June 2021
Flexible hours
Not being paid for time spent travelling between appointments
Helping Hands Employee, June 2021
Helping the customers
Massive 14 hour shifts but so many gaps in between your only paid for about 4. Constantly change the rota, absolutely no support. Attending to vulnerable people jobs with people from out of area on your firat day so noone knows the customer or what needs doing.
Helping Hands Employee, May 2021
Lovely clients but not enough support from manager and office staff.
Communication and support for the carers
Helping Hands Employee, May 2021
Shift flexibility, building good relationships with clients,
Travel time unpaid
Helping Hands Employee, April 2021
Visiting with the clients and hopefully making there life a little better.
Losing some you have looked after.
Helping Hands Employee, April 2021
I love my job I like the people I work and care for .communication, recognition . And helping out when I can.
Helping Hands Employee, March 2021
Meeting all very different people from all walks of life. It’s nice to feel appreciated from customers and that you make a difference in their lives.
When people pass away. You try not to get attached but not always possible
Helping Hands Domiciliary carer, March 2021
Meeting amazing people
Not enough hours
Helping Hands Employee, March 2021
Wages, clients
Lack of breaks
Helping Hands Employee, February 2021
The customers I love the job and helping people
Helping Hands Hourly visiting carer, February 2021
Making a difference to people's lives
Driving
Helping Hands Employee, February 2021
I get to make people's lives better and help them live the life they want, in the comfort of their own homes.
I don't get time to deal with things going on in my personal life or take care of my own health because I get very limited time off.
Helping Hands Carer, January 2021
I help to keep the person I look after in his own home
The long hours with no time off and no back up
Helping Hands Carer, January 2021
It's good pay and im with an easy client
Lack of communication from the management etc
Helping Hands Live-in carer, January 2021
Guaranteed contract
Clients
Change of rota
Helping Hands Carer, December 2020
Meeting lots of different people , being able to help propel
Travelong
Helping Hands Care assistant, November 2020
Looking after people
Losing someone you've look after
Helping Hands Care assistant, November 2020
The people
The hours, as you don’t get paid for travel between calls
Helping Hands Hourly Care Assistant, March 2020