Caring is a sweet reward 

For Community Support Worker Laure, helping aged care customers live their best lives is sweet, like chocolate.

You see, she has traded cakes for caring and brings a little bit of Parisian chic to her role at Southcare.

“I am a trained pastry chef and worked for many years in France creating all sorts of sweet delicacies,” Laure says.

“It was a wonderful job and very creative but at times pretty demanding and I decided to take a break and try my hand at something new,” Laure says.

The new change came in the form of travelling to Australia where she met her now husband, who was travelling from New Zealand, and the pair decided to settle here in WA.

“When looking for a new career, I wanted to do something that helped people and a friend recommended I try my hand at in home aged and community care and I haven’t looked back since!

“I like connecting with people and instead of spending my days inside a commercial kitchen, I am inside the homes and many kitchens of many customers!

“I like the variety too and do all sorts of things, sometimes, it’s a helping hand with shopping, or keeping their home tidy, taking them to appointments or doing personal care and of course sharing a few laughs along the way.

“You could say when I was a chef, I used to see the smiling faces from my customers who enjoyed my creations, and now as a carer I see the smiling faces from customers who enjoy my help, and both are as sweet as each other!”

Laure is currently studying towards her Certificate III in Community Services and works part time at Southcare.

“The flexibility, training and support Southcare gives me is wonderful,” she says.

With her new life keeping her busy and rewarded, does she still have time to bake?

“Of course, although mainly just for special occasions now, which is just as delicious!.”

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