Saer Coed is one of the newest homes in Values in Care, which opened in August 2020 in the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic. It provides person-centred support to individuals with autism, learning disabilities and other complex needs including challenging behaviour.
Learning disabilities
Autism
Challenging behaviour
Complex needs
I started my career in the care sector 20 years ago as a support worker in a day service before progressing through the ranks to Service Manager.
I joined Swanton Care/ Values in Care in October 2022 as Service Manager at Saer Coed and have found it a very rewarding and satisfying job. I enjoy supporting the People We Support with their activities and seeing the smiles on their faces when they’ve been out in the community makes my day brighter.
I am very motivated by person-centred support, and I always ensure to fulfil their potential the best I can. I believe a good service needs a good staff team and I am so proud of the team I have. They are always keen to try new things with the people we support, and they ensure every day is filled with fun and laughter.
We always ensure the people we support are at the forefront of all that we do, making sure that ‘Every Moment Matters!’
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 Saer Coed. To find out more, visit our Meet The Team page.
The individuals we support at Saer Coed – Values in Care, are encouraged and supported to live an active and fulfilling lifestyle and by adopting a person-centred approach. We provide ample opportunity to develop their life skills, participate in new activities, achieve goals and explore opportunities that they may not have been able to previously.
We recently had our first CIW inspection, which was very positive and had no non-compliance issues to be addressed.
The inspector stated: “Care workers are observed to be kind, with a passion to provide excellent support to enable people to be as independent and happy as possible.”
