A carer from Pott Row has won an award for her work just nine months after starting her new profession.
Susan Livick-Smith spent 25 years working in a bank at a job she didn’t really like and was determined to take a different path after early retirement. And the change has paid-off as she has won a Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award with her new company Extra Hands.
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A member of staff at a West Norfolk home care company has received an award for Going the Extra Mile - for the third time.
Carer Kate Davis works from the Horsham St Faith office of Extra Hands Home Care and has been with the company for nearly 14 years. The first Rising Stars of the year have been chosen by a Norfolk home care company and both recipients have been with the firm for under a year.
Sarah Gillett works out of the Heacham office of family-run Extra Hands, and has been a part of the company for ten months. A carer who has only been in the profession since last July has already made a great impression and has won an award for Going the Extra Mile.
Carer Pete Cox swapped his overalls and spanners for a new life with a Norfolk home care company earlier this year - and has already won an award. Pete joined family run Extra Hands in March after spending 25 years in the motor trade as a mechanic, but he has no regrets and is relishing his new role of caring for predominantly older people in the community. Caring seems to be in the family for the recipient of a Going the Extra Mile Award at the Norfolk home care company Extra Hands. Kate Davis won the award for the first time in January last year, and has been chosen as the September winner this year. Care work proved to be the perfect career choice for a Norfolk woman who has recently celebrated ten years with Extra Hands. Although she briefly tried her hand at labouring and working as a chef, Donna Eastaugh found her true calling when she took up care work, and has now clocked up 25 years in the industry – with over a decade at the Norfolk home-care provider. A life-long carer has taken up a new role at the Norfolk home-care company she first joined as a school leaver. Dana Frost had a brief break from working at family-run Extra Hands before returning three years ago. Earlier this year she moved to the Rapid Response Team at the company’s Heacham Branch, working alongside colleagues Nina Stephen and Tamara Proctor to provide support for service-users and carers alike. A carer with more than 30 years’ experience in the industry has put retirement on hold to continue in the job she loves. Sue Barnard, who works at family run Norfolk care provider Extra Hands, was previously employed by Age Concern, and has also worked at a variety of residential care homes over the past three decades. After 15 years at a cleaning company, an area manager decided it was time for a fresh start and applied for a job at a Norfolk care firm where, five years on, she feels she has found her calling. Dawn Daniels joined family-run care provider Extra Hands in July 2018 with little idea whether the work would suit her. |
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