Jodie pursues a career in care | Meet the team
Meet the team
We employ around 170 staff across our care homes, housing schemes and support office. With so many diverse roles, we would like to introduce you to some of our team. Just click on the roles below to find out more.
Care Assistant
Care Home Administrator
I support the Care Home Manager with all the administration at the home. This includes for example completing forms for new residents and staff, collating the residents’ activity calendar, paying invoices, helping to manage the budget, completing and submitting payroll and liaising with support services in Seaford.
I’m the first point of contact for everyone who walks through the door so I welcome friends and families of residents, doctors, nurses, tradesmen and I take care of all the telephone calls. Some of my colleagues say “I’m the glue that holds the home together!”
This is a very busy role and I have the freedom to complete my work, be with the residents and interact with staff. We’re a good team here.
Jessica at Oakwood Court care home, Haywards Heath.
Maintenance
I take care of the day to day maintenance of the building making sure all the checks have been done, including fire and gas safety and electrical testing. My role also includes tasks such as unblocking shower wells, checking light bulbs and cleaning the bins. There is generally a lot of cleaning involved and ensuring everything is in working order. I also decorate rooms when they become vacant.
I enjoy spending time talking to residents when I’m working in their rooms and supporting the care team. I may have my week planned out but sometimes my work can be very reactive, you never really know what you’re going to walk into in the morning, this is why I love working here.
I have enjoy the opportunity to do activities with residents such as gardening, indoor play and dancing. Outside of work, DIY is my main hobby.
Allan Manalo at Oakwood Court care home, Haywards Heath.
Scheme Manager
I love working with older people and hearing their life’s experiences. I enjoy enriching their golden years - making them easier and more pleasurable.
I've worked in a variety of care settings for many years. Care in the Community with profoundly physically disabled people and some with brain acquired injuries, before I started at Sussex Housing & Care.
Since working here I have been a manager at Saxonwood Care Home and then moved to become a Scheme Manager.
I enjoy providing a high standard of service to residents."
Fiona, Scheme Manager for Ashleigh Glegg House and Falfield in Seaford.
Jodie pursues a career in care
Supporting the professional development of our staff is important to us and we’re delighted when colleagues take on new roles to further their career.
The last year has been an exciting one for Jodie Adams who began working with us as a Care Assistant at Woodlands care home in Crowborough four years ago. Jodie soon became a Senior Carer and since April 2021 she has fulfilled the role of Deputy Care Home Manager at Oakwood Court in Haywards Heath.
We caught up with Jodie to hear how she’s getting on: “I’m really enjoying my new role, it’s a lovely team at Oakwood Court and they’ve made me feel very welcome. It was a big challenge for me to move to another care home in the group, but I’ve settled well and as I already knew some of the staff from joint training sessions, as well as the systems we use, it made it easier.
“Thank you to Sussex Housing & Care who took a chance on me which has paid off. I didn’t see myself in a Care Home Deputy Manager role but with the support I’ve had to progress, and the encouragement to aim high, I feel it’s the best decision I’ve made and I wouldn’t look back!”
Welcoming new people to our team
It doesn't matter about your background or how old you are, if you want to help people there's a care job for you.
You don’t necessarily need any qualifications or previous work experience to work in our care homes. What’s really important is your values and attitude towards working with people who need care and support.
We’ll be there to support you every step of the way. We have a comprehensive induction programme when you first start, so you can shadow colleagues and become familiar with our service. You will have regular one to one meetings with your line manager and all the training you need. We will support you to work towards any necessary qualifications.
If you share our values and can see yourself following in Jodie’s footsteps, then come and care with us;
- to put residents at the heart of everything you do;
- to care about what you do and the impact you have;
- to treat everyone with fairness, dignity, kindness and respect; and
- to make a difference together as one team
We are a Real Living Wage employer and we care about our people. Here are our current vacancies.
Our friendly team is ready to welcome you.