Allison Thomas

I've been working as a carer for Gwynedd Council for nearly thirty years now. In that time, I worked throughout Eryri before moving to Caernarfon. Over the past four years, I have been going to the office to gain experience of using systems, planning rotas and so on. Following this was an opportunity to try for a job as a temporary supervisor, on a secondment period. I realised that the children had grown and left the nest, so it was the perfect time for me to broaden my horizons.

I have worked to shift patterns (?) throughout my professional life, so this is the first time ever for me experiencing weekends and bank holidays away.

This freedom has permitted me to reconnect with my interests including gardening, walking with my family and Mali the dog Last week we climbed Moel Cynghorion, and with us living at the foot of Snowdon there are enough places to go.

The new job as a supervisor has certainly been a new challenge for me, but as I have worked as a carer for all those years I feel that this is a positive point as I have an excellent relationship with the carers and am ready to work as a team.

I look forward to the future and hope to achieve much more.