Staff awards announced!
We give awards each year to Walsingham staff who have done a really good job.
Nearly 60 employees and services were nominated for an award this year.Our staff voted a total of 937 times to pick the winners!
Our 2011 winners were announced by our chief executive Paul Snell at our annual meeting in Middlesbrough on 12th October.
They were given certificates and trophies by our chair of trustees Richard Hay.
Our UK employee of the year was James Flynn from Hertfordshire.James did a great job making sure that the medicine process at his service worked really well and that the people he supports were kept safe.
Congratulations to James!
The Wales employee of the year was Lucy Caine who works in our Swansea office.Our Head Office employee was Anita Shah who is part of our finance team.
Well done to Lucy and Anita!
Our UK manager of the year was Tuula Knight.Tuula is part of our Organisation and People team. She is an expert in human resources and is very good at dealing with sensitive issues.
Congratulations to Tuula!
Our Wales manager of the year was Tina Hawkins from Swansea.Our England manager of the year was Philip Nightingale from Hertfordshire.
Well done to Tina and Philip!
Our operations manager of the year was Chris Rees.Chris has done a lot of work to get new services this year and he has got really good feedback from local authorities. He has also made sure his team learn new skills and he gives them lots of support.
Congratulations to Chris!
Our UK service of the year was our Supported Living North Cumbria service. This service doubled in size this year but still managed to provide very high quality support to people with learning disabilities.Congratulations to all of the staff in our Supported Living North Cumbria service!
Our Wales service of the year was a new service in Swansea supporting three young men with autism. The staff team have supported the men to move from their family homes and learn new skills.Well done to the staff team at this service!
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for an award and especially to our winners!
annual meeting
We have a big meeting every year to tell peple what has happened that year. It is called our annual meeting. People we support, their families and friends, staff, trustees and people from the council go to the meeting.
autism
Autism affects the way a person relates to other people.
chair
The boss of a group is sometimes called the chair.
chief executive
Someone who is in charge of an organisation is called the boss or the chief executive.
Chief Executive
Someone who is in charge of an organisation is called the boss or the chief executive.
employee
A person who works for Walsingham is called an employee.
employees
People who work for Walsingham are called employees.
finance
Anything to do with money belonging to a person or an organisation is called finance.
human resources
The human resources team in an organisation look after staff. They do things like making sure everyone gets paid the right money.
Human Resources
The Human Resources team in an organisation look after staff. They do things like making sure everyone gets paid the right money.
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.
local authorities
The government has organisations that look after everything to do with different areas.
These organisations are sometimes called local authorities.
manager
Someone who is the boss of a team is sometimes called a manager.
map
A map shows you where different places are.
meeting
When people get together to talk about something important it is sometimes called a meeting.
operations manager
A person who looks after a group of services in the same area is called an operations manager.
Organisation and People
The Organisation and People team look after all of Walsingham's staff and tell people about Walsingham.
service
A service is 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.
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.
skills
The things you can do well are sometimes called your skills.
staff
People who work for Walsingham are called staff.
supported living
People who use our supported living services pay for their own rent, food and bills. The staff support them all the time. They might choose to live with other people or on their own.
team
A group of people who work together is sometimes called a team.
trustees
People who make sure everyone working for a charity does a good job are sometimes called trustees. Our trustees do not get paid.
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