I returned to work for Sussex Housing & Care

Meet the team

We employ around 170 staff across our care homes, housing schemes and support office. With so many diverse roles, we would like to introduce you to some of our team. Just click on the roles below to find out more.

Care Assistant

Care Home Administrator

I support the Care Home Manager with all the administration at the home. This includes for example completing forms for new residents and staff, collating the residents’ activity calendar, paying invoices, helping to manage the budget, completing and submitting payroll and liaising with support services in Seaford.

I’m the first point of contact for everyone who walks through the door so I welcome friends and families of residents, doctors, nurses, tradesmen and I take care of all the telephone calls. Some of my colleagues say “I’m the glue that holds the home together!”

This is a very busy role and I have the freedom to complete my work, be with the residents and interact with staff. We’re a good team here.

Jessica at Oakwood Court care home, Haywards Heath.

Maintenance

I take care of the day to day maintenance of the building making sure all the checks have been done, including fire and gas safety and electrical testing. My role also includes tasks such as unblocking shower wells, checking light bulbs and cleaning the bins. There is generally a lot of cleaning involved and ensuring everything is in working order. I also decorate rooms when they become vacant.

I enjoy spending time talking to residents when I’m working in their rooms and supporting the care team. I may have my week planned out but sometimes my work can be very reactive, you never really know what you’re going to walk into in the morning, this is why I love working here.

I have enjoy the opportunity to do activities with residents such as gardening, indoor play and dancing. Outside of work, DIY is my main hobby.

Allan Manalo at Oakwood Court care home, Haywards Heath.

Scheme Manager

I love working with older people and hearing their life’s experiences. I enjoy enriching their golden years - making them easier and more pleasurable.

I've worked in a variety of care settings for many years. Care in the Community with profoundly physically disabled people and some with brain acquired injuries, before I started at Sussex Housing & Care.

Since working here I have been a manager at Saxonwood Care Home and then moved to become a Scheme Manager.

I enjoy providing a high standard of service to residents."

Fiona, Scheme Manager for Ashleigh Glegg House and Falfield in Seaford.

Posted Monday, 23 January 2023

We enjoy welcoming back staff and here Nikolaos shares his story about returning to work for us after experiencing a job elsewhere.

“I spent five years with Sussex Housing & Care as a care home Kitchen Assistant and a Domestic, and then moved to working at a fast-food outlet as a Kitchen Assistant. My skill set lent itself to this new role, but it was soon clear that other members of the team moved on quickly and the role wasn’t as rewarding as I had hoped.

I was attracted back to working for Sussex Housing & Care because I know the company and the support management give you. I soon settled in the team at Saxonwood care home in Battle and have a good working relationship with everyone. Being part of a stable team is important to me and we are all friendly to each other, we share suggestions and ideas and help solve problems.

Being a Kitchen Assistant is interesting as I enjoy talking with residents and feel valued when they thank me for the food I’ve helped to prepare. Working in the kitchen is good fun and a privilege to be in our residents’ home where I experience new things every day.”

If you could put our residents at the heart of everything you do, check out our current vacancies and see if there's a role for you in our friendly team.

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