Hundred for the Homeless

1. Who are you and what did you do before you joined us at Crawley Open House?

Ooh, good question, I am someone who loves to learn new skills, I have a curious nature – always googling subject matters I have little or no knowledge of to learn about them. Equally I like to experience different forms of culture, arts and entertainment through the medium of theatre productions.

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2. How will you help our clients at your current position?

I am a caring and empathetic person who sees the bigger picture. No one can fully understand what has framed a person’s life experiences which led to them being who they are and why. If I can achieve good working relationships with residents/clients and I have helped them in achieving good results for themselves with improving their health and wellbeing and have gained their trust in doing so, I feel I have indeed helped them.

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3. Are you originally from Crawley?

Yes, Originally. I only moved away 12 years ago. How did you hear about COH? I knew of Crawley Open House from when I lived in Crawley.

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4. Why choose to work at COH?

I have previously worked for and volunteered for Charities and I liked the concept of helping a good cause in practise, kind of like ‘giving my time and life experiences to society’ as well as learning experiences from others. 

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5. What were some of your expectations before joining COH?

Being able to assist others in times of need with their health and wellbeing, and to make a positive change where possible.

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6. What are some of the goals you would like to achieve at COH?

Have a clearer view of different aspects and situations to assist me in helping with various health situations and wellbeing for Crawley Open House Residents.

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7. Like at any job, working at COH can become stressful sometimes, so what do you do for fun?

I see friends, go for walks with them, gardening, if my husband is off shift and weather permits spend a day, weekend or holiday on our narrowboat, go to the theatre, go out for the day to a place of historic interest, and I am currently spending my free time studying on a distance learning course for Level 2 Counselling skills.