The Vocational Service team offer a wide range of activities and projects at The Hub whilst also striving to engage the people we support into the community by arranging for different community-based projects to be attended. We are also passionate about social engagement and are always arranging different social events for every occasion we can.
Unit 18, Albion Industrial Estate,
Cilfynydd,
Pontypridd
CF37 4NX
Learning disabilities
Autism
Challenging behaviour
Complex needs
I Joined Swanton Care in 2010 as a relief support worker, within the year I was in a full-time position and went on to complete my level 2 and 3 QCF whilst working as a support worker. After 2 years I progressed to the vocational service team and have been the vocational service manager for Values in Care since 2013. Over the years I have been supported to achieve my ILM management qualification and in August 2022 I was successful in becoming the manager of South & West Wales vocational Hubs & Horticultural Projects.
I have taken pride in developing The Hub for people with learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs and I enjoy seeing the difference The Hub makes to the lives of the people we support. Working for Swanton the past 3 has taught me so much, I am so proud to be part of such a fantastic organisation that provides the people we support with the best life possible.
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 as the Regional Director for South East Wales 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.
At Swanton Care we have always placed great emphasis on developing the skills, interests, and capabilities of the people we support, and this philosophy continues at The Hub. Our Vocational Services has a team of tutors that work alongside the people we support and their care teams to create structured person-centred programmes, that are personal to each individual and appropriate to their developmental and aspirational needs.
This professional, focused approach enables us to capture the enthusiasm and aspirations of individuals in a way which encourages personal achievement and development. It also enables us to support people in a person-centred way to achieve outcomes and subsequent physical and mental wellbeing
The Vocational Service team offer a wide range of activities and projects at The Hub whilst also striving to engage the people we support into the community by arranging for different community-based projects to be attended. We are also passionate about social engagement and are always arranging different social events for every occasion we can.
