hi everybody its Richard McMunn from the
interview training company how to become
calm and in this next video we are gonna
focus on the care assistant or care
worker interview and imprint the name hi
everybody its Richard McMunn from the
interview training company how to become
calm and in this particular video we are
gonna focus on the care assistant or
care worker interview and in particular
I'm gonna give you a number of sample
questions and suggested answers that you
can use during your interview okay
before I get into the questions and
answers a very warm welcome to this
tutorial that's me on the right hand
side Richard McMunn I've been helping
people like you for over 20 years now to
successfully pass their interviews and
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let's get straight into the Cara system
interview question number one why do you
want to be a care assistant and what can
you bring to this rock there's two parts
to that question and here's my suggested
answer that you can use during your
interview I want to be a carer system
because I get immense satisfaction from
taking care of people especially those
who are vulnerable some of the skills
and qualities required to become a
competent carer system include an
ability to identify the needs of a
client be able to remain calm and act
with integrity at all times make
difficult and challenging decisions and
also improve the lives of those who are
in your care those skills are the ones I
believe I possess and I feel I can
contribute positively within this role
having also studied your organization I
believe your values and care standards
are in line with the type of company I
would very much like to work for so
that's a relatively short punchy
response it's positive and you are
talking about some of the skills and
qualities required to be a care
assistant and you are also which is
important making reference
to that company that you're applying for
and their standards and values great
question and a really good answer okay
here we go question number two of your
care worker stroke care assistant
interview what can you tell me about
safeguarding so as a care worker you
need to understand what safeguarding is
and I'm going to tell you what that is
right now in my sample response for you
here we go
safeguarding is a significant part of
the care assistant role and I understand
how important it is within this position
safeguarding was highlighted as part of
the 2014 Care Act and it is in relation
to the protection of a client's health
well-being and Human Rights whilst also
keeping them safe from harm abuse and
neglect clients who receive care are are
more often than not vulnerable and
protecting them through a robust
framework is absolutely imperative so
again it's a relatively short response
but if you use that during your
interview you are likely to get high
scores next interview question have you
ever cared for anyone before either a
loved one or in a voluntary capacity so
obviously they want to look for a prior
experience of you operating as a care
worker or care assistant and it says
they're either a loved one so it can be
someone from your family or in a
voluntary capacity now what you don't
want to do is go yes I have and that's
it you need to say yes I have and then
explain what you did and try and align
that with the role of a care worker so
here's my sample response for you to
help you when you are answering this
interview question here we go yes I have
I volunteered to look after my late
grandpa and I thoroughly enjoyed the
process and also getting to spend
valuable time with him before he passed
although I didn't although I had not
cared for anyone before I carried out
some research beforehand and made sure I
conducted a risk assessment for him to
make sure he was safe at all times as a
result of the risk assessment I asked
the fire service to come round to his
home and fit a new smoke alarm and to
also advise on fire safety matters
whilst he was cooking they also helped
me to create a fire escape plan for him
in the event of a fire now once the risk
assessment was in place I then discussed
with my grandpa what level of help and
support he felt he needed and this
worked out to be a great approach
because he felt in control at the
entire process I found some aspects of
the process challenging which you'd
expect but by remaining calm at all
times and also reassessing my planning
periodically the care I provided was a
success and I very much enjoyed the
process so that gives you a bit of a
feeling for what you should be doing in
this role one of the important things is
to carry out a risk assessment discuss
the needs with the decline or the
patient and also make sure you reassess
your plan periodically but you're also
mentioning there that some bits are
going to be challenging and you
understand that because they will be
challenging but you are prepared for it
okay next question of your care worker
or care assistant interview how would
you handle an upset or confused client
who was in your care because this is
going to happen and this is a really
good response to this question here we
go first and foremost as a care
assistant you have to understand that
when a client needs help with their
activities in general daily living it
can be a very difficult transition for
them on that basis you need to act with
empathy understanding and patience a
common reassuring demeanor is absolutely
vital input in a client at ease you also
have to ensure you can work safely
effectively and conduct the correct risk
assessment at all times
I would also liaised with coworkers
other support workers and the clients
friends and family to find out as much
information as possible about them in
order to find ways of making the
transition more comfortable for them so
this is a client centered approach you
are focusing purely on the client and
what they need okay and you're
empowering them as well so you have to
also demonstrate empathy you have to
look after them and you have to be
prepared and understand that they're
gonna find it difficult okay so you have
to be patient it's really important but
in that response you are explaining what
you would do in that situation okay next
one
how would you perform a client needs
assessment so this is all about a client
centered approach so you need to know
what a client needs assessment is and
how to conduct it here is my sample
response for you here we go
the needs assessment is the first stage
of gauging the level of support a client
requires I would start off by conducting
a thorough risk assessment before
speaking to the client and their family
about their current activities their
daily living needs and their functional
status this would then determine the
level of facilitation required and an
appropriate plan could be put in place
I would always ensure the needs
assessment focused on person-centered
care
whilst also given a client empowerment
by getting them involved as much as
possible with their care plan and their
associated needs that's another really
good comprehensive solid response for
you to use join your care worker
interview for the question how would you
perform a client needs assessment okay
if you'd like more help and more sample
questions and answers for your care
worker or carer assessment interview
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