I joined Carr Gomm in Jan 2024 as the Senior Operations Manager for rural services across Argyll and Bute and the Highlands.
My career in social care, which started in 1994, wasn’t intentional, rather it was planned as a stop gap whilst I awaited the start of a new term at nursing college. Fast forward to the present date, 30 years later, and that stop gap has become my lifetime career, one which I feel immensely proud of and one which continues to offer me new and exciting opportunities every day.
From my initial job as a care assistant in a local care home, part of the Youth Trainee Scheme, my career has given me the opportunity to work in a variety of roles in a number of different settings, including statutory social work service in community care and specialist integrated learning disability services, day support and employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities, as a commissioner within an HSCP and over recent years leading and supporting the delivery and development of services in a Third Sector organisation.
I am very passionate about social care and of the importance of raising awareness of the difference it makes to peoples’ lives every day and of the fantastic career opportunities it offers. Working within the sector, I have met so many incredible people that have made as much of an impact on my life as I hope I have on theirs.
Having had the opportunity to work alongside Carr Gomm in other roles, I feel incredibly lucky to now be part of such a great organisation, that’s foundation is built on such strong core values.
Outside of work I enjoy spending time with family and friends, I’ll find any excuse to have a get together!
