Heroes Work Here: Bert
We are surrounded and powered by incredibly gifted staff including Direct Support Professionals. They have worked tirelessly in the last year to keep the people we support happy and healthy during the pandemic. In our Heroes Work Here series, we highlight Bert, who has been with Momentum for 6.5 years. He started as a shared DSP in Thousand Oaks, working both at the Day Program and in the homes. He has held many positions such as lead, house manager, cook, and med tech. Bert recently joined the Chatsworth team in December 2020 and serves as House Manager and Med Tech! We caught up with Bert for a little Q&A to help you all get to know him:
Q&A
- What do you find to be most rewarding about your job? Personal – I have been able to grow with my responsibilities and my skills. Professional – I have been able to gain a lot of fulfillment from the services that we provide to the residents.
- What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? I like to be creative, I take lot of videos and edit. I listen to a lot of music. I enjoy exercising and drinking lots of water!
- Starbucks order? Venti Iced Macchiato w/ cinnamon and oat milk, 3 pumps of vanilla flavoring, and a banana blended in.
- If you weren’t working in this field, what would you be doing? I would have my photography and videography business again.
- If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? I would love to backpack throughout Europe.
- What do you listen to on your drive to/ from work? I love pop music from all over the world.
We are so lucky to have Bert on our team. He is one of many heroes working here at Momentum.