Staff walking challenge winners announced!

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.

Posted Monday, 25 November 2024

Since September Sussex Housing & Care staff have taken part in a 12 week virtual walking challenge from Land’s End to the boarder of Scotland and the winners have been announced!

‘Charlie’s Angels’, a team from Oakwood Court care home in Haywards Heath have scooped the winning title with a massive step count of 1,220,747.

32 staff and three Board Members took part in the challenge, with teams across our care homes and support services. On average each team achieved over 1 million steps and have boosted their exercise levels and wellbeing.

"It's done me the world of good"

Yvonne, works as a Kitchen Assistant at Oakwood Court, she said: “It feels great to be part of the winning team, it makes me feel good as I’ve achieved something! The whole challenge encouraged me to get out there and walk a bit more. When it all started I was on holiday in Devon and made the effort to do more walking. I also enjoyed walking my son’s dog more often. I took the stairs and not the lift, to get my steps in. It’s given me motivation to do more exercise, especially when I do it on my own, I’m making the effort and it’s done me the world of good!

“The winners each got a certificate, medal and a £20 amazon voucher and I was very touched by this.”

Lisa Williams, Training Co-ordinator at Sussex Housing & Care organised the challenge: “Following our success achieving a Silver Award for Wellbeing in January, we were keen to create a team activity to bring colleagues together and focus on improving wellbeing and mental health. The benefits of exercising and being outdoors are huge, and this challenge was inclusive for everyone as we converted time spent being active into steps – for example, gardening or swimming.

"I personally enjoyed seeing the changes colleagues made for example walking to a hospital appointment, dancing at a party, and enrolling on a 12 week running programme. Congratulations to everyone who took part!”

Here are the team from Saxonwood care home in Battle:

Team Saxonwood holding up their certificates and medals