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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
During the Coronavirus outbreak, Creative Support wanted to develop a recognition award that recognises the exceptional work our staff are doing in these unique and challenging times. All of our managers have shared stories of good news and those of staff going over and above. The Exceptional Staff Awards have…
Creative Support is setting up a temporary telephone Emotional Wellbeing Support service in response to some of the additional difficulties service users may be experiencing during the current world health crisis. The service will be appointment based (not a crisis line) and is run by two part-time, fully qualified counsellors.…
The One Day Induction for new Creative Support employees All new Creative Support employees need to complete the Creative Academy Induction on their first day at their service. There are three main components to the Creative Academy Induction: An introduction to your service, led by your manager A one-hour induction…
Creative Support are publishing a collection of service user writing, whether you write poetry, short stories, letters or something else, we want to hear from you! Writing is a great way to express yourself and talk about your thoughts, feelings and experiences. Each writer included in the collection will be…
iTrent is a web-based self-service portal. In 2019 Creative Support launched iTrent for all staff to provide you with all the employee information you may need: Your payslip with details about your pay P60 - which explains about your tax and national insurance Training you have completed Information to assist…
