Hi, my name is Rory Morgan and I’m a Support Worker in Shropshire, providing support on a daily basis to Jess.
I joined MacIntyre nearly two years ago and it’s fair to say that I love it. I have never worked within the social care sector before and I find this job so rewarding. After many years of running my own business in textile recycling, I sold the business and decided to go travelling in my camper van. I was lucky to spend time touring around Europe enjoying the old towns of Spain.
A career change
Two years ago I decided I needed to do something completely different, and after a conversation with a family friend whose son has an acquired brain injury, it sparked my interest to look within the social care sector.
I started looking and saw an advert for MacIntyre, applied and joined. It was great that I didn't need any experience and got the training I needed. I began work at MacIntyre in a Shrewsbury service supporting adults, and after a while the opportunity to support Jess in her Oswestry home came up.
Moving to Oswestry
Spring forward a couple of years and here I am! Jess has an extremely busy working and social life and my role is to make sure that I support her to do what she wants in her life. We go to the cinema and theatre and we both take part in drama club on a Monday evening. We dance once a month at the local disco and take part in social events at her home and in the wider community, just enjoying daily life whether that’s cooking at the local food hub, cooking at home, shopping, the list is endless.
Supporting Jess to make a difference
Jess works hard promoting her signing, and teaching others about disability so we drive around the country attending events so Jess can impart her life experiences with the audience. Seeing Jess so happy and knowing she is enjoying herself gives me enormous pleasure and job satisfaction, but at the same time I am enjoying myself too.
Reflections on learning
Within this role I have learnt so much about social care and myself. It's caused me to reflect back on my family life. I lost my brother 20 years ago and I wonder if I'd known then what I know now whether I could have supported him more.
This new career has been challenging at times but it is such a rewarding job and at nearly 58 years of age I didn’t know I could make such a difference in somebody's life.
If you are thinking about taking a new chapter in your life then don’t hesitate, I couldn’t recommend MacIntyre enough, it has certainly changed my life.
A full life
On a personal level, I really enjoy travelling in my camper van with my wife-to-be, and we both enjoy music, the beach and enjoying new experiences. I am a keen Man City supporter and have played chess for many years.
