Working at The Oaks

No activities coordinator or specialist programmes, so the job is mostly routine personal care with basic outings like shopping trips.

People were supported to access a variety of activities of their choosing. Information and photographs were on display that demonstrated what activities were provided to people.

Staffing is adequate but sometimes drops due to sickness and gets covered by agency workers.

Staff told us there was enough staff... however one said, 'On occasions' the staffing numbers could be lower for a short time when sickness occurred... covered by a consistent agency staff team.

Only standard training like moving people and handling and basic autism courses, no funded qualifications or career progression.

Topics covered included, data protection, moving and handling, managing challenging behaviour, introduction to autism and epilepsy.