Home care worker Semu Sithole cherishes working with people and helping them through her role with Countywide Caring
“The most fulfilling thing I can do” is show Semu Sithole, Home Care Worker at Countywide Caring, Wallingford, describes her work.
She says: “Being a carer to me is just not a career and how much I do, it is an amazing feeling I get when I provide hope and reassurance to those in need and seeing the difference it makes to their lives.”
And Semu clearly has made a difference to many lives being awarded the Newcomer to Care Award.
She arrived in the UK from Zimbabwe early in 2023 and despite suffering a personal loss in her home country she remained committed to providing compassionate care, embodying the spirit of empathy for which she has now been rewarded.
She explains. “The support of a carer improves someone’s quality of life and makes them feel valued as an individual and person. I get fulfilled when I leave someone clean, happy, comfortable and with a smile on their face and them looking forward to another day.”
Semu herself has received great support from Countywide Caring management team and staff which she says is “second to none and has contributed greatly to me being great carer”.
Countywide Caring Registered Manager Heidi Kennedy describes Semu as “the kind of person you would like to have more of in your workplace” adding: “The clients regularly request to have her for their visits, they feel very safe with her due to her calm approach and the kindness in how her care is delivered.”
