By providing opportunities, facilities and financial support for training, the service aims to ensure that all of its employees are in possession of the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to perform their jobs to the highest standard.  To this end, the service is committed to functioning as a learning organisation, providing all of its employees with the opportunity for training and re-training in accordance with their own needs and that of our homes.

Without a skilled, committed and well-trained staff team, the service cannot possibly succeed in its aim to provide high-quality care.

Training should not only motivate staff, but also encourage their co-operation, imagination and personal development.

Without being stimulated by new learning, staff can become bored, take shortcuts, lapse into bad habits or feel undervalued and under-used.

A planned programme for the training and development of staff is essential to ensure good practice and the provision of a quality service for service users.  This is why we have over 25 core training courses available to our staff with more being available if there is an individual speciality being undertaken.

If you would like to be part of our team and enjoy this environment of learning and fulfilment, please get in touch through our careers or contacts pages.  We’d love to hear from you.

––Romaine Lawson, Director of Operations

“Apple House Ltd believes that its employees represent its greatest asset.  By providing opportunities, facilities and financial support for training, the service aims to ensure that all of its employees are in possession of the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to perform their jobs to the highest standard.  To this end, the service is committed to functioning as a learning organisation, providing all of its employees with the opportunity for training and re-training in accordance with their own needs and that of our homes.

Without a skilled, committed and well-trained staff team, the service cannot possibly succeed in its aim to provide high-quality care.

Training should not only motivate staff, but also encourage their co-operation, imagination and personal development.  Without being stimulated by new learning, staff can become bored, take shortcuts, lapse into bad habits or feel undervalued.

A planned programme for the training and development of staff is essential to ensure good practice and the provision of a quality service for service users.  This is why we have 25 core training courses available to our staff with more being available if there is an individual speciality being undertaken.

If you would like to be part of our team and enjoy this environment of learning and fulfilment, please get in touch through our careers or contacts pages.  We’d love to hear from you.”

––Romaine Lawson, Director of Operations

“Care homes differ from other workplaces because they are not only places of work but are also homes for their residents. It is therefore important that they are pleasant places where the freedom and dignity of residents is respected, and where everyone’s health and safety is sensibly and effectively managed.” — HSE, Health and Safety in Care Homes, 2nd Edition.

“D, C and J were quite enthusiastic about the Health and Safety quiz and did their best to impress everyone with their knowledge. Some questions were a piece of cake for them, while others turned out to be a hard nut to crack! Fortunately, consultations were allowed and the spirit of co-operation proved stronger than the thrill of rivalry.

At the end of the day it’s all about team work at Apple House! Eventually, the collective effort paid off and the team passed the quiz with flying colours. This was a fun and informative house meeting, just like they always are. :-)” — Milosz, Deputy Manager, Apple House Care Home.

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A career with Apple House Ltd is rewarding, challenging, interesting and fun. Our team members are valued, appreciated and supported. With opportunities to further your training and experience, you will be encouraged and mentored to participate in the latest professional qualifications that will enhance your career pathway with us.  With a generous hourly rate and £100 Golden Ticket when you join our team, there has never been a better time to make the move to Apple House care homes.

Apple House is an experienced provider of residential care and support for adults with learning disabilities including those with complex needs.  As a provider, our core aim is to guide each person in our care, to achieve their personal best – as defined by them, and with them. We achieve this by implementing our ethos on a daily basis, which is to actively empower each individual to set and accomplish their personal goals and to live as independently as they are able. We achieve this through promoting skills training, education and work-based activities while providing a home, which is non-institutionalised, accessible and safe.

We currently require a Senior Support Worker and Support Worker at Redcroft care home in Southbourne and at Summerwood care home in Hampshire.  We help with travel costs to Summerwood to staff living beyond a six-mile radius from the home.

Contact us today for an informal chat:

Telephone: Summerwood, New Milton on  01425 839687 and ask for John, or Redcroft, Southbourne on 01202 428158 and ask for Sharron, or complete the form on the ‘Contact Us’ page.

We look forward to welcoming you!

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Summerwood has recently been awarded the highest CQC rating of ‘Outstanding’ meaning it’s among the top 1% of care providers in the country!  We’d love you to be part of our dynamic team there so, if you are experienced in learning disability support and seek an employer who will value, train and reward you, please get in touch using our ‘Contact Us’ page on this blog or call 01202 485597 (mornings).

Due to promotions, we also have two full-time support worker positions available at our Bournemouth care home, Redcroft, as well as two waking night shifts (Tue/Wed) available now! 

With top rates of pay, a £100 Golden Ticket, and career progression opportunities, why not get in touch today for an informal chat?  Please call 01202 428158 and speak to Sharron, registered manager.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Tom and Mandy have both achieved their Level Three Diploma in Health and Social Care (loud round of applause!)

Skills For Care state:

“Skills for Care strongly believes that, when delivered well, these qualifications will provide a capable, confident and skilled workforce. These qualifications will support workers to deliver compassionate care based on strong values and ensure dignity is experienced by all those who need care and support and their carers.” [Read their report HERE]

We very proud of both Tom and Mandy and look forward to them working towards level four!

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We’re delighted that our two waking nights at Redcroft were snapped up almost immediately by two team members who bring a wealth of experience and enthusiasm with our company to the midweek wake duties.  That career vacancy is no longer available, therefore.

Don’t despair! We have exciting support worker opportunities at Summerwood care home in New Milton, Hampshire.  Plant the seed now by joining our dynamic team, and branch out with Apple House for:

excellent salary • career progression • pension scheme • training • travel expenses • incentives • and FUN!

Click the ‘careers’ button above to see more, or send us a message via the ‘contact us’ button.

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We were lucky enough to secure one of the limited 250 spaces for the Skype and phone webinar held on Wednesday 27th March 2017.

The Webinar presentation team consisted of Nicola Bowtell and Professor Gyles Glover, Co-Director, Learning Disabilities Observatory Team PHE, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne Associate Professor in Intellectual Disability & Palliative Care from Kingston and St George’s and Louise Corson and Clare Price from NHS England.

By joining, the aim from the speakers was to ensure that the audience would:-

• Find out what it means to have learning disabilities.
• How does it affect end of life care?
• What are the key issues in end of life care for people with learning disabilities?
• Hear about the ‘Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities Network’ (PCPLD)
• Receive feedback from the NHS England learning disability & end of life care recent workshop outcomes.
• Learn about the NHS England End of Life Care programme
• Have an opportunity to ask a question to the speakers

The session was wholly informative and, for people who may not be aware of some of the issues that face people with a learning disability and their support networks when addressing end of life topics, it opened up the discussion of some of the additional areas to consider.

What was also a valuable resource during the session was the ability to interact with the other attendees by way of the comments section. There were web links, suggestions and demonstrations of good practice. It was a really dynamic forum to learn and share.

I have spoken to Kerry Archer-Dutton, Project Administrator National End of Life Care Intelligence Network PHE, today to see if we can publish the slides from the webinar to share with you and Kerry has kindly informed me that they are working to upload the event in a video format and as soon we have the go ahead we will publish that here for you on our blog.

There are some very good examples of information resources which can be found on the PCPLD Network website HERE

— Romaine Lawson, Director of Operations, Apple House care homes.

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Redcroft Care Home is seeking either one or two support workers to fill two waking night shifts per week.  Tuesday and Wednesday nights are now available due to a staff member swapping to day shifts.

We offer excellent rates of pay, pension scheme, training, chocolate – you name it, it’s probably included!

Redcroft is a ten-bedded learning disability residential home close to the beaches of Hengistbury Head and Southbourne, and the buzzing Bournemouth town centre.  With a Good rating from CQC, we operate to high standards with an excellent and motivated team.

The only thing missing…is YOU!

Contact us today for an application pack via our ‘Contact Us’ form, from our careers page, or by calling head office on 01202 485597.

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The Apple House Ltd Approach:

The world of management and strategic planning can be full of jargon-based terms and phrases, which can take the core meaning away from readers who want to see the direction and aims a company wants to work towards.

While it is crucial that our company has a clear strategic plan from directorship level, the methods which enable this plan to work through an operational route are key to achieving the common goal. This planning stage will assist the company forward through an ever-increasing demanding economy and climate.

For our Company, the aim is to protect the homes of the people we support and the jobs of the people whom we employ throughout our services.

An infographic is used to give an overview of our Operational Goal Planning.

–Romaine Lawson, Director of Operations, Apple House.