Human Resources Department

The Human Resources department is responsible for overseeing day to day personnel issues and in supporting and advising our staff on any matters relating to their employment with Caring Homes. The HR Director Siobhan Morrison-Powell is supported by a team of human resources and training professionals

The department is responsible for supporting the group in the following areas:

• Recruitment
• Staff References
• CRB Checking
• HR Law
• Personnel Record
• Staff Learning and Development Programmes

Staff Learning & Development

Caring Homes has a dedicated, professional Learning and Development Department. The department is responsible for ensuring that the company fulfils its statutory and mandatory training requirements, to ensure a safe and competent workforce.

In addition to ensuring that all statutory and mandatory training requirements are fulfilled, Caring Homes are committed to ensuring quality care is provided to all whom we are privileged to support, and has invested heavily into ensuring a culture of Learning and Development with a focus on ensuring excellence.

Our learning and development manager, Liz Willis joined Caring Homes in 2009 brings to the department considerable experience and expertise.

The Learning & Development Department within Caring Homes is externally accredited to facilitate a wide range of learning and development programmes to each of the homes within the group:

Approved under the following training bodies:

City & Guilds Accredited to deliver:

• S/NVQ's in Health & Social Care Level 2, 3 and 4
• Technical Certificate Levels 2 and 3
• Key Skills Application of Number and Communication Levels 1, 2, 3
• Learning Disabilities Qualification Levels 2 and 3
• Higher Diploma in Learning Disabilities
• A1 Vocational Assessor Award
• V1 Internal Verifier Award

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Accredited to deliver:

• Level 2 Food Safety
• Level 3 Food Safety for Supervisors
• Level 2 Health Safety
• Level 3 Health & Safety
• Professional Trainer Certificate

NCFE Accredited to deliver:

• Level 2 certificate in Dementia Awareness
• Level 2 certificate in Safe Handling of Medicines
• Level 2 certificate in Provision of activities in a care setting
• Level 2 certificate in Infection control
• Level 2 certificate in safer moving and handling including people
• Level 3 certificate in Palliative Care

We are only as good as our staff

As a quality care home operator, Caring Homes fully recognises that we are only as good as our staff – this is unquestionable and the reason for our committed approach

Staff Learning and Development is pivotal to our success:

• Ensures safe working practice and care
• Assures that our staff have the required competencies to fulfil their roles
• Ensures that staff practice is up to date and relevant
• Ensures that staff practice is in line with best practice guidelines
• Supports our ability to be able to retain our valued staff
• Provides motivated staff with a platform from which to evolve their career
• Gives staff the confidence in performing their roles in an appropriate manner
• Creates a culture of continual improvement
• Promotes excellence amongst our workforce
• Provides opportunities within the organisation

The Learning and Development Team are responsible for the following functions:

• Staff Training
• Development Pathways
• Development Opportunities

if you would like to Contact our Learning and Development Manager, please email l.willis@caringhomes.org