Name of your host: Karl Erickson            Relationship to you: Father

 

The Interview: (ask your host these questions)

1. What is your job title? Site Supervisor

2. What is your job description? Health care security

3. What are the duties and/or tasks you perform at your job? In charge of managing all security on site, responsible for safety of patients and nursing staff, first aid

4. What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:

a) training? BST 1 and 2, OFA2 training

b) education? BST 1 and 2, OFA2

c) experience? Security licence, Health care training

d) skills and attributes (personal qualities)? People skills, communication skills, not intimidated by work environment

5. What are some of the things you like about the job? People that he works with, mental health is very rewarding

6. What are some of the things you dislike about this job? Some incasistancys with how patients are treated for disciplinary actions

7. How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years or so? It would not change

 

Student Reflections:

1. Give three reasons why you would like this job (be specific):

a) I like the patients

b) It is a cool working environment

c) The people that work there are very kind

2. Give three reasons why you would not like this job (be specific):

a) The pay is not very good

b) It is sometimes necessary to physically restrain the patients

c) having so much responsibility

3. Is this job for you? Why or why not? No because I am not completely comfortable with working in mental health

4. Explain the value of the TOKTW experience in relation to your ideas about your post secondary (after high school) plans (education?, training?, travel?, work?).

I dont think it had a big impact on me because I already know what I want to do and my dads work has nothing to do with what I want to do.