Success for York care workers in National Training Awards
Care workers, Andrea Peel, Joanne King and Val Ellis, received national recognition for their training achievements at an awards ceremony in London on Thursday 5 December. Andrea has been named Care Practitioner of the Year, Joanne named the Care Manager of the Year, and Val has received the Keith Matthews Memorial Award given for achievement in residential care for adults with mental health problems. Another worker, Giles Dearing has been highly commended in the Young Care Professional of the Year category. All four work at care homes in York for the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT).
The Care Choices Care Training Excellence Awards are awarded annually to workers in care homes who have shown strong commitment and progress in their own training and development whilst continuing to make an excellent personal contribution to their workplace. The York winners’ achievements are as follows:
Andrea, Joanne and Val will each receive a cheque for £500 and a certificate.
Cedric Dennis, Director of Care Services for the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust said: “I am delighted that the excellent work done by our care home staff has been recognised in this way. I am also pleased that the awards acknowledge the part that our innovative training programme has played in helping our staff to provide high levels of care and service for our residents. As always, we are keen to share our training methods and skills with other providers.”
