Kyle
Support Worker
I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to meet Matt and his family, to help out by picking Matt up from work a couple of times a week.
In our time each week I take him to his weekly physio appointment and to his basketball game at the local stadium, where he plays with his mates.
We look forward to our time together each week. Matts first question each week when we meet is “What’s going on in life? “. We love to update each other on our week and what’s been happening.
Matt’s a very ambitious, happy and caring individual. He draws happiness out of everyone he interacts with.
We talk endlessly about all the different professions he would like to have a go at in the future and the path required to achieve this.
He tells me about all he looks forward to in life and asks me for advice with all different life scenarios. I really enjoy being able to share my life learnings with him and help him navigate his paths with his own day to day life.
I have been lucky enough to take Matt out for what we call “Our Adventures “. We have been on a day trip to Phillip Island, where we went on a helicopter ride around the island. We have also been on a day trip to the Werribee Open Range Zoo. I was also invited to recently attend Matt’s birthday celebrations at the local bowling alley with his sister and his friends. Getting to see him celebrating his special occasion, which we had been speaking about and looking forward to for weeks was very special.
We have had a great time on our adventures and still talk about our experiences and memories made to this day!
Having a basketball background, I try help Matt out with his game. However, he doesn’t need much assistance as he’s a great player and comes from a basketball family. He looks forward to getting out on the court with his mates each week. Seeing him interact with his best mate Levi is very special. They have a great connection and enjoy being in each others company and really lookout for each other.
A great memory occurred recently when Matt had his visiting Grandmother come along and watch. Matt decided to pull up and shoot from distance, which is not a play he would usually attempt, and the ball hit nothing but the bottom of the net. I asked if he was putting on a show for his grandma and he said he sure was!
I highly recommend anyone considering taking up support work to do so. It brings so much enjoyment to your life and the people you get to meet and care for.
Reach out to Ryan at skilledcarer@gmail.com
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