Hi, I'm Maria, a coach to self employed carers, a self employed carer myself and the founder of the Professional Carers Network. And most importantly a mum to two little boys!
I've worked in the care industry for over 15 years and have carried out many roles! I've done everything from support worker to an advocate to being a team leader. But by far the most amazing part of my career is right now...being a self employed carer and giving the other carers the skills and confidence to be a self employed carer too.
I see every day the impact quality care has on many many people. From my hands on experince of supporting care clients in my own self employed care business, I see how not only the people I support have a better quality of life as their needs and wishes are met via a realtionship based care model. But I see the stress of caring for someone fade away, or at least get less, when the family are able to rely on an experienced carer to meet their loved ones needs.
I also see many carers thriving when they become self employed as they are able to earn a better wage, work less hours and design a work schedule that suits their own lives. But most importantly they get the great satisfaction each day from delivering the highest quality care to a select few clients and gaining the reputation as everyones favourite self employed carer.
The Professional Carers Network was created to support other carers to create their own self employed care business so that other families can benifit from top quality care. It is a business model I am massively passionate about and our mission is simple, we aim to improve care for all!