QUESTION 16 OF 35

Is it acceptable to call off work as a Personal Care Aide when an individual is depending on you?

There will be times when you may need to call off work, even though your client depends on you. These times should be few and far between and only when extremely necessary. If you are sick and at risk of infecting your client, if you are injured and cannot perform your duties, or if you have a family emergency would be acceptable answers. If you do need to call off work, the interviewer wants to hear when you think that is acceptable and how you would handle the situation.

"I only think it is acceptable to call off work in certain situations. If I were sick and worried that I would pass my illness to my client, I would call off work to protect my client. I would call my supervisor as soon as I knew I was sick, so they could try to find someone to cover me. I would also offer to help call in a replacement. I take care of myself and use proper hygiene, so I am very rarely sick. In the past three years working as a Personal Care Aide, I have only had to call off work once."

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