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Welcome Back Grant – get £200 in vouchers!

Welcome Back Grant – get £200 in vouchers!


The Welcome Back Grant is available to staff members who return to work for Creative Support, after having at least a six-month gap between resigning from their original post and taking up their new role. The new post must be for 15 hours or more per week. Unfortunately, this grant…

Understanding slips, trips and falls in the workplace


Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of accidents at Creative Support. During the winter months the number of slip, trip and fall incidents increases for both service users and staff. This is due to the change in weather conditions and people spending more time indoors. The great…

Recognising our Exceptional Administration and Office Staff

Recognising our Exceptional Administration and Office Staff


As we are approaching 12 months of Covid pandemic management, we would like to launch a one-off special Achieve Q award for our office-based staff and departments. Exceptional commitment to work and individual achievements will be recognised, our office-based staff and departments have contributed as keyworkers in essential roles throughout…

Registered Manager Achieve Q Awards – nominations open!

Registered Manager Achieve Q Awards – nominations open!


We have over 90 Registered Managers working to achieve great outcomes within the regulatory standards set by CQC, in over 105 locations across the country. This is a one-off special award for those Registered Managers. Nominations are welcome from staff, service users and stakeholders of these Registered Services. These awards…

Photography Competition – Your Year Captured!

Photography Competition – Your Year Captured!


They say a photo tells a thousand words...so what would your photo of the year say? As 2020 draws to and end, let us introduce you to the grand finale of our Photography Competition awards! We would like to see the photos you have taken over this challenging year that portray the resilience, innovation…

Our Winter Wellbeing 2020 Campaign

Our Winter Wellbeing 2020 Campaign


This winter at Creative Support we think it is more important than ever for each of us to take care of our emotional, mental and physical wellbeing. As the weather gets colder and the days feel shorter we can find ourselves getting the ‘winter blues’ and more of us can…

Christmas and New Year Payroll Deadlines


Dear all, As 2020 begins to draw to a close, the business would like to thank all staff for their hard work and dedication over what has been a challenging year. Please ensure that you read through, and take note of the guidance on the links below showing the payroll…

BOOK NOW for our Cook-Along Zoom Session – Wednesday 18th November

BOOK NOW for our Cook-Along Zoom Session – Wednesday 18th November


To help us stay connected throughout Winter 2020, we're planning a series of online Zoom sessions We're excited to invite the people we support to our Cook-Along Zoom session which will be held on: Wednesday 18th November,    2 pm - 3.15 pm In this session we will be using…

Would you like to ask a question to our Board of Trustees?

Would you like to ask a question to our Board of Trustees?


Members of the Board will be available to answer your questions in a live zoom meeting on Tuesday 8th December from 1:30 - 3:30 pm. You are welcome to join the Zoom meeting (please confirm early due to limited spaces). If you want to ask your question yourself, please do,…

National Safeguarding Week 16th – 22nd November

National Safeguarding Week 16th – 22nd November


This week, 16th – 22nd November, is National Safeguarding Week - this week encourages us to focus on safeguarding adults in our care. At Creative Support we work to protect adults at risk of abuse, striving to provide an effective response to any situation giving cause for concern, including complaints…

Service User Award Winners October 2020


Our Service User Awards are held every month and recognise the amazing achievements of our service users and tenants across the country. We received an incredible 34 nominations for this round of Service User Awards! It was truly humbling to hear about our service users amazing achievements and how individuals…

Introducing our Winter Wellbeing Grants 2020!

Introducing our Winter Wellbeing Grants 2020!


We are delighted to introduce our Winter Wellbeing Grants programme! Discover the joys of nature this winter! Winter is coming and we continue to cope with Covid, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy yourself! In fact, there are lots of winter activities which bring us a great deal…

October 2020 Exceptional Staff Achieve Q Award Winners!


Creative Support strives to achieve a high-quality service at all times, through our support workers, service managers and teams. Over the last six months, we have seen a great sense of collective purpose to make things work. As we are still living and working through the Covid-19 pandemic we want…

Black Lives Matter – Manifesto for Action

Black Lives Matter – Manifesto for Action


Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, so shortly after the death of Breonna Taylor due to police brutality, we saw the whole world wake up. The recent barbaric shooting of Jacob Blake, and now the death of Daniel Prude, have increased the sense of outrage. We acknowledge…

Weekly Paid Employees – AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY 31st August 2020


Due to the reduced time constraints because of the August bank holiday, payroll require that all authorised timesheets are submitted by the deadlines stated below to ensure prompt payment. Monday 31st August is a non banking day, and so no payments can be processed on that day. As it is…

It’s time to get creative – our Art Competition is back!

It’s time to get creative – our Art Competition is back!


We would like you to send us paintings, drawings, models, sculptures, crotchet, embroidery, photography or whatever other creative endeavours your service users have recently put together. Each year the creative talent of our service users is incredible, so we are especially looking forward to seeing this year's submissions! Artwork will…

Our 2020 Photography Competition is Back!

Our 2020 Photography Competition is Back!


This year we launched our first Photography Competition here at Creative Support, however, we had to put it on hold due to the pandemic. We are pleased to announce that the competition is now back and we are really looking forward to seeing your entries! To make up for the…

Service User Satisfaction Survey

Service User Satisfaction Survey


We value the views of our service users and are launching our 2020 Service User Satisfaction survey, this survey is an opportunity for us to find out how we are doing as a support provider. Following the success of our 2019 survey, our 2020 survey follows a similar format and…

Black Lives Matter – Action Plan

Black Lives Matter – Action Plan


Following the murder of George Floyd in America, we are seeing the whole world wake up to the systematic and structural racism that continues in our society. In the UK, the coronavirus pandemic has also made the huge inequalities for BAME communities even more visible. As a charitable organisation, an…

NEW ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme


We are re-launching our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme, this means ANY candidate you refer through this system will earn you £200 in vouchers! We are actively looking for positive, hardworking individuals to join our team. We’d like you to help by referring a friend, relative, neighbour or person you know,…