by Fiona Mitchell | Aug 30, 2022 | Job Opportunities, Our Stories
Care Support Workers at Crossroads Care come from all walks of life – from college leavers starting out, parents wanting to work part-time while raising a family, to people who have taken early retirement. What they all have in common though is a passion for people,...
by Fiona Mitchell | Aug 26, 2022 | Our Stories
It’s vital that on turning 18, young people with SEND have a plan which allows them to look to their future with confidence and clarity and with a clear pathway – particularly when it comes to further education or employment. Transitioning from school to college or...
by Fiona Mitchell | Jul 14, 2022 | Our Stories
Rachel, 52, worked as a Care Support Worker for Crossroads for five years until a terrible accident at home meant that she needed care herself. Without her weekly two-hour visit from Crossroads Care Support Worker Danielle Way, Rachel says that she would be virtually...
by Fiona Mitchell | Jun 7, 2022 | Carers page, Our Stories
Here, one of our Parent Carers, Penny, talks about how Crossroads Care has supported not just her son with Complex Needs, but the entire family too 17-year-old Freddie has complex needs, including scoliosis, dystonia and global developmental delay, and although he...
by Fiona Mitchell | Jun 1, 2022 | Our Stories, Volunteering page
During Volunteers Week, human resources expert Jane Vines and Geoff Lane, a former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), talk about just what it takes to be a trustee for Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston upon Thames What motivated you to become a trustee?...
