Hi, my name is Arnold
I am a Senior Supported Living Worker for St Anne's Outreach Team. I have worked for St Anne's as a support worker since 2001 and have enjoyed my work as I feel it is suited for someone with personal qualities like mine. Being promoted to the post of senior has been a privilege, but I still get a lot of pleasure from going out in the community and doing some fieldwork. My gratitude goes to my line manager, Anne Pickard, who has been very supportive, and to St Anne's for their vision of equality, rights, diversity and equal opportunities. At St Anne's only the sky is the limit.
Hi, my name is Stephanie
I have worked for St. Anne’s for 3 years and my role as temporary deputy manager is varied and included meetings with clients and families and care managers, writing support plans and risk assessments. It also includes crisis management, and conducting referrals and staff supervisions. I am also involved in CQC inspections and interviewing.
I like the variety as no two days are the same.I like working with people promoting choice and rights.I like that I’m given opportunities to grow and develop my carer.
It has allowed me to develop at my own speed.The training is great as it has enabled me to identify my learning styles.My managers have always been excellent at identifying skills I didn’t even know I had and have encouraged me to move forward.
When I started at St Anne’s as a Support Worker for Floating Outreach I had lost my confidence from previous employment.As a Support Worker I was supported and nurtured to develop myself and take on complicated projects.Due to the amazing support of my managers I was put forward for the Management Development Programme which gave me access to managers of all levels and different areas of St Anne’s,.I was also given a mentor, which was very useful as I was able to tap into his experience which I found very valuable.I seconded into the Floating Outreach for 6 months and later, II was successful in securing the a fixed term contract as a Deputy Manager with Domiciliary Support Services.This move has allowed me to gain even more experience and develop a new service whilst still maintaining and growing the current service.
I would like to become a permanent deputy and then a manager.St Anne’s has given me the opportunity to do secondments and given me training.
Hi, my name is Michael
My role as a Senior Supported Living Worker includes supporting clients, overseeing the running of four houses and working closely with working closely with outside agencies, client’s families, and other external partners.
I like the unpredictability of my job as each day bring new challenges, It feels positive to see clients and staff evolve and know it is because of your actions.
St. Anne’s also provides many opportunities to develop and I have gained a lot of knowledge through training and doing the job, and it has helped me to become more open and confident.
When I started with St Anne’s I had spent nearly twenty five years as a bus driver When I applied for the job, I thought that my lack of experience would let me down and filled the form in as a written exercise that a tutor said would help with my dyslexia. To my joy, I was offered the post.
I started as a Supported Living worker and as I hadn’t previously worked in care, the training really helped build my confidence in doing the job, which I quickly settled in to.
This is where my personal development started when I was faced with the most paperwork I have had to deal with in my working life.
Later, I was offered the opportunity to act up as a Senior Support Worker
I questioned myself and wondered if my dyslexia, would stop me having the post. For me it was a positive opportunity; eventually I was successful in taking up the role permanently. Over the years the support I have had from the other senior, the project manager, and the area manager have been far better than I ever expected,
With the support and patience from the management team around me I have achieved more in the past seven years with St Anne’s than in the rest of my working life. Just being in a job with so much paperwork for me is an achievement that I felt would never happen.
Hi my name is Consita
I am a Senior Hostel Worker and I have worked for St. Anne's for 14 years.
My job involves assisting the manager in the day to day running of the hostel. I support a team of five hostel workers to develop professionally by indentifying training needs and deliver training to use evidence based outcome tools. My role also involves liaising with external agencies to provide support, advice, information and to access education/training and employment opportunities and independent living skills.
In addition, I attend consultations and meetings with stakeholders and other service providers to discuss homeless strategies in Leeds. I am also a representative of the Health Champion campaign.
I enjoy the variety of my work and I like building working relationships with clients and other service providers. I enjoy working for St. Anne's because they are a forward thinking organisation whose ethos places the clients at the heart of every thing they do.
In my role, I have gained a greater understanding of homelessness and issues that discriminate marginalised sections of society.
I worked as a Night Hostel Worker for eight years but I felt I needed a challenge so I completed the Health and Social Care (advanced) then I started work as a Day Hostel Worker. This enabled me to work more intensively with the clients. I then went on to complete the Studies in Mental Health at Leeds Metropolitan University and as a result I applied for and was successful in securing the post of Resettlement Officer.
This post enabled me to gain a greater understanding of legislation relating to homelessness and housing. Unfortunately the resettlement post was decommissioned after two years, however, I secured the post of Senior Hostel worker. This new position has brought fresh challenges and I am looking forward to working towards turning Holdforth Court into a place of change that is innovative in equipping the clients to move on from the hostel with independent living skills and confidence to seek work either through further education/training or accessing new skills and to take their place as valued members of society.
