hello there my name is Richard McMunn
from the interview training company past
my interview comm and in this tutorial I
will teach you how to prepare for and
pass a support worker interview so if
you have a support worker interview
coming up for any organization
whatsoever please do watch this from
beginning to end it will make a big
difference to your interview preparation
and performance at the interview and to
achieve that this is what I'm going to
cover I'm going to give you a sample
support worker interview questions I
will give you suggested answers to those
interview questions to help you pass I
will also tell you the qualities that
you have to demonstrate during your
support worker interview and I will also
give you further resources to help you
pass your interview so there are four
really good reasons why you should watch
this from beginning to end now before I
get into the tutorial a very warm
welcome to the support worker interview
training presentation my name is Richard
McMunn that's me there in the center
I've been helping people to pass their
interviews for over 20 years now and I
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support worker interview questions and
answers the first one is tell me about
yourself and why you want to become a
support worker so they see is pretty
much guaranteed to be the first
interview question and my tip for
answering it positively is the best way
to respond to this interview question is
to focus purely on the skills and
qualities you have that will enable you
to become a competent support worker
here is my suggested answer I have a
good work ethic I have plenty of
experience in helping people and I also
have the ability to follow rules
regulations and procedures the
experience I have gained in life so far
both personally and professionally
I feel will ensure that I carry out the
role of a support worker to the
necessary standards I want to become a
support worker simply because it is a
job I feel the most comfortable in I
really enjoy making a difference to
people's lives and I also gain a
tremendous amount of job satisfaction
when I can visibly see the difference my
work is making to others I totally
understand the level of responsibility
that comes with being a support worker
and you can rely on me to be consistent
in my work be available to work the
hours needed and also maintain exemplary
standards throughout that is a brilliant
answer and it gets you off on the right
footing for the remainder of your
support worker interview so you can
either pause the video and write down
those answers if you want to or if you
wait I will tell you where you can
download my full set of support worker
interview questions and top scoring
answers let's move on to the next
question why do you want to work for our
organization as a support worker now my
tip is carry out a little bit of
research into the organization you are
applying to join as a support worker and
during your research choose some
positive aspects about them that you can
then use in your answer here is my
suggested response I am always very
careful about the organization I work
for as a support worker as you have to
have the support needed to carry out the
work professionally when I first saw the
position advertised I carried out a
little bit of research to look into your
care standards and also the code of
conduct you expect your staff to adhere
to
I feel if I am successful today at the
interview and I get to become a support
worker for you the standards you expect
from your staff and the standards I
personally work to will be very much
closely aligned you are clearly a
professional company who cares and you
also only employ people who want to
provide the best service possible to
patients and clients that's another
great answer now when you're ready I
still have some to work through by the
way so please do stick around but you
can click that link in the top right
hand corner of the video it takes you
through to my website pass my interview
comm where you can download my full set
of support worker interview questions
and top-scoring answers let's now move
on to the next question how would you
prioritize your workload
support worker so this interview
question is clearly assessing your
ability to not only take on lots of work
but that you can also prioritize what
needs to be done first so let's give
them an answer that shows you are a
highly organized and efficient support
worker here it is I have plenty of
experience in prioritizing my workload
and I understand that I will be
responsible for a large number of
patients and clients as your support
worker I would prioritize my work by
ensuring a fair and consistent approach
to all tasks I would assess what needs
to be done first before making sure my
work was thorough and in line with my
training and the organization's
regulations and procedures there will of
course be times where I need to amend my
working day in order to respond to
urgent tasks or support work and I'm
confident I the adaptability and the
flexibility to meet the ever-changing
demands of the role next question a
nurse asks you to give some medication
to a patient what would you do so this
question is assessing your honesty
integrity and professionalism and there
is only really one correct way to answer
this question so don't get caught out
unless I had been trained to administer
the medication I would say no now
although I am someone who will always
help out wherever possible one thing I
will not do is breach the code of
conduct I am NOT currently trained to
give all administer medication and on
that basis I would politely refuse and
explain the reasons why at all times
whilst working as a support worker is my
responsibility to provide excellent care
for my patients and clients and to
achieve that goal I have to follow my
training and the rules and procedures
laid down by the Health Organization I
am working for so it's a professional
answer and that is the correct way to
answer it of course if you have been
trained to administer medication is a
different matter altogether however you
have to make sure you follow the rules
and regulations very important what are
your strengths and weaknesses now my tip
for answering this highly is when
preparing your answer to this support
worker interview question make sure you
provide three strengths one weakness and
also state what you're doing to improve
upon that particular weakness so as I
say give them
three strengths that's important just
one weakness and then state what you're
doing to improve upon the weakness
that's a great way to answer this
question here we go
one of my core strengths is my patient
and caring nature which means I will be
able to meet the necessary care
standards expected of your organization
the second strengths I possess is my
ability to effectively manage a lot
workload I am a hard worker I will never
complain and I will always go out of my
way and to get my duties done with
positivity and determination another
core strength of mine is the fact I am
flexible and adaptable which means I
will work with you to make sure you meet
your support worker objectives in regard
to my weakness the only one I believe I
possess is that I sometimes find it
difficult to ask for help I'm someone
who takes great pride in my work and I
prefer to figure things out for myself
however I do understand how important it
is to ask for help when needed as there
are lots of experienced people within an
organization who would be willing to
help me out whenever I need it
so that's great because it is loaded
with strength there is one weakness and
you are telling them exactly what you
are doing to work on it so next step for
you to take is to click that link in the
top right hand corner of the video it
takes you through to my website pass my
interview comm and you can see my full
set of support worker interview
questions and answers including the ones
that I've covered during this tutorial
but these loads more that I work through
on that page there's also some important
tips on the website for helping you pass
your support worker interview I hope
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wish you all the best for passing your
support worker interview have a
brilliant day