Staff and Managers
Information about our Service
Staff Development Department (Training)
- Aims :- to enable staff to gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes to perform their role effectively and enable staff to gain relevant qualifications.
- Summary of work :- assessing the learning and development needs of the staff, by liaising with their managers. Organising learning and development opportunities for staff (e.g. courses, workshops, library,). Ensuring that the organisation and staff are kept up to date with new developments in social care and learning disabilities.
- Customers :- all the staff who work for CLC, the management committee. We do also provide some training opportunities for tenants and their relatives. We have also provided some training opportunities to staff from other service providers (e.g. Social Services)
Helen Waters - Staff Development Manager
Helen has worked for the Consortium since 1995, she is the Staff Development Manager and is responsible for organising all aspects of training and development for staff.
Caroline Firth - Staff Development Co-ordinator
Caroline has worked for the Consortium since 1996, her main role is co-ordinating training events within the organisation and making sure all staff know about the training opportunities we provide.
Sue Cole - NVQ Co-ordinator
Sue has worked for The Consortium since 1994 as a Teamleader and Senior Teamleader. Sue provides advice and support for all staff working towards National Vocational Qualifications and Assessors Awards. Sue is also a Fair Treatment Advisor.
Rosanna Graham - Learning Objects Support Officer
Rosanna joined the Consortium Administration Team in October 2003. Rosanna previously worked at Carmarthenshire County Council Social Care for 2 years. Rosanna is now part of the Staff Development Team as Learning Objects Support Officer and is responsible for providing training around Home Care Roster, and providing support to the Training Department around E-Learning etc.
Karen Fisher - Connecting Learners
Karen is the Project Manager at the Connecting Learners Project which started in September 2010. The Project is a lifelong learning project funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and is a joint venture between UNISON and Community Lives Consortium. Karen comes from a NHS background having worked in most administration roles in Neath Port Talbot Hospital and eventually moving into Information Management.
After becoming a Union Learning Rep in 2005 she changed her career path completely and was fortunate to be appointed as Project Manager at one of UNISON’s Health Projects. She has since worked on four similar projects and recently graduated from the University of Glamorgan having completed her teaching qualification.
Nicola Bujega
Nicola started with the Consortium in December 2010 and is the Connecting Learners – Project Administrator within the Staff Development office
