Pen Y Coed - Values in Care is a 5-bedroom home located in the Crumlin area, the home is situated in a semi-rural location within its own 0.5 acres of land. Pen y Coed offers easy access to the town centres of Blackwood and Caerphilly.
Learning disabilities
Autism
Challenging behaviour
Complex needs
I began my career in social care 25 years ago, starting as a support worker and progressing through senior roles to managing my own service and achieving my QCF Level 5 qualification.
When I joined Values in Care as a Registered Manager, I immediately felt a sense of belonging. Despite having limited experience with challenging behaviours and autism, I was reassured that my leadership skills were exactly what the organisation needed. This support was truly validated when my service recently received an excellent rating in our CIW inspection—a testament to the hard work and dedication of our incredible team.
Since starting in November 2021, I’ve felt empowered to lead with my own values and principles, always putting the people we support at the heart of everything we do. I’m proud to be part of such a passionate and dedicated team, and I’m grateful to have found such a rewarding career with Values in Care.
I began working in Social Care sector since January 1996, this was soon after I finished my degree in BSc Behavioural sciences. I commenced employment as a support worker with a not-for-profit organisation working with adults with learning disabilities. This was during the time when Ely hospital in South Wales was in the process transitioning people from hospital to resettle in the community into supported living accommodation.
I continued my employment with the organisation, developing in my career with various roles across the organisation, working with different models of support including supported living, respite, community support and residential manager roles.
I have worked in senior management roles for the last 15 years mainly in operations and quality assurance. I have been a Registered Manager since 2014 with two providers in the last 27 years.
I am a trainer and been the organisational lead for person centred practise, ensuring that people supported live lives to their full potential and are encouraged to have greater choice and control. I feel passionate that people are at the forefront of their own support provision ensuring that the quality-of-service provision is exceptional.
I have recently joined Swanton Care, Values in Care as the Regional Director in August 2023 and look forward to working within this organisation to continue my career development supporting people and staff to reach their goals and aspirations.
Divisional Director Kate Pearce is the Responsible Individual for Pen Y Coed. To find out more, visit our Meet The Team page.
