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ASK SIMON
When Simon Morris meets staff at our new staff lunches, they have
the chance to ask him some questions. Here are just a few, with his answers:
Does Jewish Care have any
plans to expand outside of London
and the South East?
Not directly. I see our role as acting
as a coordinator and a convener
of health and social care organisations
within the Jewish community
which could lead us to playing a
role in advising. However, in terms
of developing and operating services,
I am not sure.
CATCH THE COACH
Our coaching and mentoring programme
for staff will help you
develop your career. Coaching will
improve your skills, so you can do your
job better.
With mentoring, you work with a colleague
who has specialist knowledge. Our
coaches will be Sonia Douek, Sharron Grant,
Alex Myers and Sandra Saintus. Mentors will
be found to suit your own special needs.
For more information on coaching, call
Alex Myers on 020 8922 2432 or for mentoring,
call Sonia Douek on 020 8922 2166.
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Where do you see Jewish Care
in five years’ time?
I would like to see us having developed
more, being an even better
place to work with a greater staff
connection to the organisation,
having built Asher Loftus Way, potentially
redeveloped Rela Goldhill
Lodge, the Sinclair House site, and
be developing plans for The
Princess Alexandra Home.
Above Sonia Douek
Right Sandra Saintus
What do you think is the organisation’s
biggest weakness?
The organisation is historically
very hierarchy orientated, and this is
still increasingly difficult to change.
How do we keep good people and
get them to take responsibility? It is
a two-way thing. We want people
to feel pride in everything they
accomplish and take responsibility
as well.
OUR AMAZING VOUNTEERS
All our volunteers are dedicated, wonderful people, but five people
deserve to be singled out in this issue…
Congratulations to Geoffrey
Morris and Philippa Ackerman,
who have both been
named as Diamond Champions
for their outstanding volunteer
work. They received their awards
from actress Patricia Routledge
at a reception in October (Geoffrey
is pictured with Patricia, on
the right).
Congratulations, too, to Michael
Brown, who has received an award
from the London Gardens Society
for his work in the garden at Lady
Sarah Cohen House.
A huge mazeltov to Stanley
Comras, who volunteers at Clore
Manor and is the winner of this
year's Community Hero Award, run
by the Jewish News. Well done,
Stanley, and congratulations also
go to Francesca Marks, volunteer at
Rubens House, who was shortlisted
for the award.
OUR SUPERB STAFF
The Great London Care Awards
2012 were held earlier this
month, and we had finalists in
two categories.
Well done to Hilary De Martino,
from Vi & John Rubens House, who
was a finalist in the Dementia Carer
GIVE AS
YOU LIVE
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for the Jewish Care every time
you shop online.
When you download Give as
you Live thousands of brands
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Care a percentage of everything
you spend online, at no cost
to you. An extra £5 will be raised
for every shopper who spends a
minimum of £10 online.
To register go to Give as you
Live at www.jewishcare.org/giveas-you-live.
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Thank you!
Award section, while Susan Nahum,
Max Bianconi and Sudene Powlette
were finalists in the Care Team
award. They are based at Rela Goldhill
Lodge.
Congratulations to all the finalists
on doing such an amazing job!
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