Brwynog Residential Home Personal Statement

I am currently seeking opportunities to volunteer within my community within the care sector. In the future, I am hoping to pursue a career in Medicine, and therefore this experience would be invaluable to me.
I have already had experience of work within a hospital at Ysbyty Gwynedd and work within a dental practice at Cybi Dental Practice in Holyhead. Both placements taught me a great deal about the importance of patient care and interaction and relationships between healthcare professionals and their patients; and I would like to widen my experience through volunteering at Brwynog Residential Home. Although I have never worked directly with elderly patients, I have have first hand experience of helping care for my own grandparents, two of
I have had experience volunteering with the Urdd, supervising groups of primary school children at Glan-Llyn; where another member of staff and I were responsible for a group of children while they took part in various activities. Each Tuesday morning for the last year, I have volunteered at Ysgol Gynradd Cemaes at the Infants' department, where I helped the children with their work and spent time with small groups of children on specific tasks. During my time volunteering at Ysgol Gynradd Cemaes, I also spent time with pupils who suffered from learning difficulties, and this helped me to see how certain tasks have to be adapted in order for pupils of varying abilities to succeed. I have also played a large part in the process of transferring pupils in my school's catchment area from primary school to secondary school, by volunteering as a Year Twelve buddy, providing a point of contact at the school for the pupils if they felt in any way uneasy or upset. I was also part of a group of Year Twelve students who ran an arts club for pupils from years 3-9 where primary school children were introduced to the school and some of its current pupils and students through a series of arts and performance workshops. Through
I have strong communication skills and consider myself to be a good active listener, which is an essential skill to have when working with others. I am also fluent in both Welsh and English, which is very important within the local community due to the number of elderly people who have difficulty speaking English. Furthermore, I am a very empathetic person, which is key when working with other