9 Rosslyn Crescent, Wembley, Greater London, HA9 7NZ, United Kingdom
Key details
4 bedrooms
Good transport links
Kitchen
Large garden
Shops nearby
At Rosslyn Crescent we offer support to four individuals with a learning disability, who may also have physical disabilities and complex needs, such as epilepsy. We can also provide respite services.
Supporting you
Our aim is to provide a relaxed, comfortable environment where we support each resident to live their lives as independently as possible and have a fulfilling life in the community. We ensure each person is valued as an individual and communicate with them in the way that suits them best.
Staff are well trained and always keep each person’s wishes and needs in mind. We take advice from a dietician to ensure everyone stays healthy and also receive input from a behaviour therapist, when needed. Support is delivered using person centred plans, with the involvement of family and friends, as well as the multidisciplinary team.
Our home is located in Wembley and has good public transport links, offering easy access to local parks, pubs, restaurants and shops. We have a good relationship with the local community, who are very welcoming. People have the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities tailored to their needs and interests. These include games, days out, cookery sessions, music sessions and aromatherapy, provided by qualified therapists. There is a large garden to the rear of the house, which everyone who lives at the service makes good use of during the summer.
My names Andrew, as well as being passionate about delivering great quality care and support, I am also passionate about playing guitars, doing DIY, camping, and picking locks!
My working life started on the tools as an electronic wireman before joining the Royal Berkshire Ambulance service as an Assistant Ambulance Paramedic in 1991. I carried out emergency duties for almost 10 years before having to change careers due to a back injury.
I had been working for an agency supporting people with learning disabilities on my days off so took the opportunity of taking a role as a support worker in a learning disabilities residential care home in Hampshire. I progressed through the ranks within the organisation and managed my first registered service in 2001. For the same organisation I moved onto project managing for the set ups of new services for people with learning disabilities. Coincidently all these services are still running with the majority now being managed by you guessed it, Voyage Care! Voyage cares values attracted me to the roles, I did my research and found that the organisation really does live by them.
Since then, I have worked in supported living, domiciliary care services, set up and ran an activities service in Bedford, before being given a promotion to Operations Manager at the Fremantle Trust. I returned to working with learning disability services as Operations manager for Voyage Care in September 2023 and am embracing the new challenges and managing a portfolio in Greater London. The best thing is still working with people we support as well as a supportive team!
My core responsibilities include a long list encompassed by oversight of services and support of Managers to achieve company objectives to help develop their skills, monitor quality and pushing forward to meet financial objectives.
Over my career I have attained the following qualifications:
Certificate in Ambulance Aid
Certificate in Ambulance Driving (to police roadcraft)
Registered Managers award (RMA) Level 4
Award in education and training Level 3
Level 7 in Strategic Management and Leadership
I have also been a trained NAPPI trainer to level 2 as well as a Moving and Handling Trainer
Ayesha joined Voyage Care in May 2015. She trained as a learning disability nurse and has worked within the social care sector since 1990 covering a wide range of children's and adults’ services. Ayesha has held a number of senior appointments and immediately prior to joining Voyage Care held the post of Director of Operations for one of the largest domiciliary care providers in England and Wales. Ayesha has first-hand experience of care pathways and the journey through step-down services, as a parent of a child with complex needs.