John has worked in the care sector for over 18 years; he has worked in private, residential and care at home. His journey started as a support worker with ILS where he progressed to senior carer.

He completed his SVQ level 3 and then moved to Hansel Alliance where he worked with young adults with complex care needs. During his time here, he progressed to coordinator and later the manual handling trainer.

After that, he moved on to be a personal assistant for a young man who was non-verbal with complex autism, but he missed the training side, so he moved to Carewatch where he was the training manager for 6 years.

He enjoys training because he feels he can give people the best knowledge and understanding to provide high-quality care. Learning from his experiences, he likes to have a laugh during training to ensure that it keeps fun to allows people to retain more.

In his spare time, he likes to play pool and clay pigeon shooting, and he dabbles in buying and selling antiques and collectables.