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My name is Gillian Owen and I'm a community care supervisor in Eifionydd.
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My role as a supervisor means supporting the staff,
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developing the staff so that they reach their full potential.
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Generally supporting them from day to day, but also being there
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in an emergency if needed.
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I started my care career back in 2003 as an evening worker.
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I was fortunate to receive a secondment and after that came to an end
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there happened to be a job opening for a supervisor in Dwyfor.
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I've now been in the role for 13 years.
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I'm really enjoying it and every day is different.
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One of the challenges that I face with my role is ensuring that I
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keep on top of my qualifications.
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I did the level two course to start with, six months later I moved on
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to level three, and then a year later level four.
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For someone that enjoys challenges, this role is perfect.
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It's nice to be able to work locally.
15 minutes from home, it's a very Welsh area.
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Speaking Welsh in the role is so important.
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We've visited people with dementia that don't understand any English.
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So the Welsh language is very, very important to me.
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We work as part of a team.
It doesn't matter what's your role within the team,
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we all support each other.
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