A Year Like No Other – C-Change Annual Report 2020-2021

Thank You To Our Colleagues
We would like to use this opportunity to give thanks and
recognition to our colleagues.
As the lockdown started, along with all the uncertainty, one thing that was a constant was
the unwavering dedication and commitment of our colleagues in supporting every person
we work for.
We have always been really proud of our colleagues, however, In This Year Like No Other,
the challenges we ALL faced really have been unique.
Despite the various issues being faced on a daily basis, the flexibility and resolve of our Team
was never more apparent.
Whether it was juggling homeschooling, support for parents, or even the fear of going outside,
our colleagues were constantly engaged in ensuring the people we work for stayed as healthy,
safe and well as possible. Our colleagues demonstrated amazing flexibility while supporting the
people we work for. This was no easy task given the range of difficulties encountered.
This included supporting the people we work for and colleagues who were isolating. Various
other new routines that emerged had to problem solved as well.
When supporting people we work for to recruit, we often try to gauge a candidate’s ‘stickability
factor’. We always try to seek out new colleagues who will be there through thick and thin, for
the ups and downs of life. This last year has proved that each and every colleague has that
stickability factor after being present for every twist and turn of the pandemic rollercoaster.
We have always been proud of our colleagues and this year in particular, that pride over the
pandemic was palpable as we stood on our doorsteps and in our windows clapping for our
colleagues and peers across health and social care.
We clapped for colleagues who delivered and more often than not, we didn't even have to ask
them.
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C-Change Scotland