Recruitment & Training Provider in the Social Care Sector
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The social care arena is a sector fraught with twists and turns in legislation, funding and governance. To some it can appear to be a world of complicated processes and more often than not it is under a heady spotlight. For New Directions Social Care, we see a community, we see support and we see a coming together of very unique people who make a difference every day. In 2015 we decided to step outside…
Leading business services organisation New Directions have been announced as ‘finalists’ in the ‘Best Company’ category at the Cardiff Life Awards. This is a second successive year of shortlisting for the organisation who had a 2016 in which they won a flurry of awards and became Wales’ first supply agency to be announced ‘Gold Status – Investors in People’ status. Speaking about the shortlisting, Group Head of Communications and Marketing - Ruth Dalton said ‘I…
How did we get to February so quickly? I feel like I have been in a whirlwind of festivities, new business, planning, planning and more planning as well as keeping my brilliant tweenager in check with all things school and dancing. I took some time out this weekend and headed to the coast with friends. When I say ‘time out’ we actually dashed over to the ever changing (but not quite changing) Barry Island to…
2016 has just been signed off by the mass media as a ‘terrible year’ a year of loss and endings. Arguably every year brings with it some loss and some endings, but what about the great things 2016 gave us? For our team, we became even more of a tight-knit unit and family. We welcomed back Kirsty to Bristol after her brief experiment with a new family. We took in Rebecca from our extended family…
New Directions Social Care celebrates a wonderful and diverse community. From those we work to support to those who work out in the field as part of our team. In November this year Ken Harris, who works as a Support Worker in young person’s services for our organisation demonstrated a flair for his other passion – wrestling. Ken took part in the Commonwealth Senior Wrestling Championship in Singapore in the ‘under 97kg’ weight group. This…
A leading recruitment and training firm in the South West has stepped up to make a difference this year at a Bristol-based homeless shelter. New Directions Social Care has worked with St Mungo’s – a charity that provides around 2,600 beds for those who are homeless or at risk, and who work to end homelessness. Speaking about their contribution, Kirsty Knowles, branch lead for the New Directions Bristol office said ‘we have worked to support…
A leading Welsh recruitment and training organization was named as a winner at the 2016 Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) Awards. New Directions won as ‘Best Company to Work For (under 250 employees)’ at the 2016 IRP Awards. An IRP Award is the highest accolade an individual or company can receive in the recruitment industry and is unique in raising awareness of the positive role models whose exceptional work, and candidate and client care, sets…
By my estimation there are about 32 days until we all sit around our beautifully decorated tables and break bread with our families and loved ones. 32 days of preparation, over indulgence and a little bit of spirited ‘cheer’ before Christmas greets us for another year. I am not one to lament, in fact I am pretty ‘spirited’ the whole year around. I am grateful for my family, my job, my friends and the experiences…
From the 14th-18th November the Anti-Bullying Week, organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance is set to take place. The theme for the week is ‘Power for Good’. My teams – in Cardiff, Swansea and Bristol will 100% give their backing to the initiative. We will get involved in the social media projects our bossy Communications and Marketing Team will drive, we will share our own stories with one another and discuss how we can help stop…