Our vision, mission, ethos and values
We have written 4 messages to tell people about the way we work at Walsingham. They say
What we believe (our ethos)Walsingham started as a Christian organisation. Christians believe everyone is loved by God. This still guides the way we work.
Our boss has to be a committed Christian. The law says this is ok.
Our staff have many different faiths or none at all.We support people using our services to follow their own faiths whatever they may be.
We believe that everyone is valuable and has a lot to offer, especially through their relationships with others and their full enjoyment of life.
We support people the best way we can with their feelings, relationships and other things that are important to them.
How we do things (our values)- We want to be open and honest.
We want to tell people what we are doing and why. We want to say when we get things wrong and learn from our mistakes.
- We want to involve everyone.
We want people with learning disabilities to have a real say about what we do and make sure that we support people in a way that meets their needs and dreams.
- We want to develop our staff.
Our staff are very important to us. We want to train them to do their jobs in the best way possible. We also want them to learn new things and enjoy their work.
- We want to share ideas.
We want to work with other organisations to share ideas about the best way to support people with learning disabilities.
- We want our services to be excellent.
We want our services to be the best possible. We also want to make sure our services do not cost too much.
You can get a copy of our vision, mission, ethos and values by clicking on one of the links below. ethos
What an organisation believes is sometimes called its ethos.
faiths
Different religions are sometimes called faiths.
learning disabilities
People who have learning disabilities or learning difficulties have problems understanding information, learning skills and remembering new things.
People are born with learning disabilities or develop them soon after they are born.
meeting
When people get together to talk about something important it is sometimes called a meeting.
mission
What an organisation does is sometimes called its aim or its mission.
relationships
When you know people you have relationships with them. There are different types of relationships. Like with people in your family, your friends and the people who support you.
services
Our services are what we offer to people with learning disabilities. Lots of our services are to do with day-to-day support. We also have services to do with other things like supporting people to learn new skills or have a job.
staff
People who work for Walsingham are called staff.
support worker
A person who is paid to support you to do the things you want to do is sometimes called a support worker.
training
When people learn new things that will help them do their job better, it is sometimes called training.
valued
When people listen to what you have to say and treat you with respect, this is sometimes called being valued.
values
The ways an organisation chooses to do things are sometimes called their values.
vision
What an organisation wants to happen in the future is sometimes called its vision.
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