Recruitment & Training Provider in the Social Care Sector
A leading recruitment and training provider to the care sector has opened its doors officially in the South West. New Directions Social Care has set up an office in the heart of Bristol’s Temple Quay to help service the 3000 plus care homes across Bristol and North Somerset. The business provides temporary and permanent staffing solutions to care homes, shelters, residential units and many other facets of the social care sector. The organisation, initially established…
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New Directions Social Care work closely with a number of nurseries across South Wales. Nursery Manager, Jacqui Kempa is part of the Marie Curie Penarth and Vale fundraising committee. Made up of 12 local women, they decided to take on the brave challenge of recreating the WI calendar girls, named ‘Daffia Girls’. The cost of the calendar has been covered by a number of local businesses, meaning all the funds raised will go directly to…
September saw the launch of our New Directions Employee of the Month initiative. As announced last week, the recipient of the award for September was Gareth Pughe from our Cardiff Social Care team. We caught up with Gareth to ask him more about what it meant to win the award. 1. You have been named ‘employee of the month’ by your colleagues and peers – how does that make you feel? It made me immensely…
Students from the Barry area have secured full time employment, directly from their time at Cardiff and The Vale College with the help of a local recruitment and training specialist. The childcare students who completed level 2 and 3 courses over a two year period at the college’s Barry campus have been signposted into employment by Vicky Paul, a recruitment specialist for New Directions Social Care. Vicky, a Barry girl herself understands the journey the…
On Friday 1st May, our Social Care team got involved with #RedLippyDay, a campaign run by Dementia UK. The campaign was set up by a Dementia UK fundraiser to help raise money and awareness for this great charity who support those living with and affected by dementia. Sarah Blackmore, Head of Social Care for New Directions said 'We always support campaigns for the Social Care sector. It's at the heart of our own company values…
The role of a temporary employee can be a thankless task. From shift work to short-term assignments, the variation of work can be both rewarding and frustrating at the same time. So how do you maintain motivation? We speak to Sarah Blackmore, Head of New Directions Social Care to discover more about how the staff that work via this leading recruitment and training agency stay positive and performing. Sarah, who has worked for New Directions…
New Directions Social Care are soon to be operating a second office over the Severn Bridge in Bristol. As a direct response to our colleagues in the care community in the South West of England, our team will be setting up a base in central Bristol to work alongside candidates and clients across the region. Speaking about the venture, Sarah Blackmore, Head of New Directions Social Care comments 'we have worked with teams and individuals…
Staff at New Directions took part in the annual Mr X Appeal, the appeal is a South Wales based charity which was founded over 50 years ago. Participants in the scheme are provided with the name and age and sex of a child who they then purchase a Christmas present for. Gifts can range from toys to sweets but the charity does not accept cash. 50 staff members from New Directions took part in the…
New Directions has been recognised by London Stock Exchange Group in their report of ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.’ The landmark report identifies Small and Medium size enterprises throughout Britain who they describe as the’ Lifeblood of the UK economy’. Growth Intelligence worked with London Stock Exchange Group to compile the report. The report does not just focus on short term revenue and profit growth of each company but rather focuses on companies who have…