Melody
Melody is our Business Owner. Graduating from Engineering School, she worked in the world of Finance for 10 years. Once she became a mum, she went down the route of self employment to have a good work/life balance. It wasn't till 2010 that through word of mouth she realised that the Care Sector in UK is in crisis and is in need of more good quality service providers. Melody made it her mission to learn as much as she could about the Care Sector and finally applied for registration in 2015. Edinburgh Homecare was registered after 18 months and the company has been going from strength to strength ever since. Melody is very aware that Edinburgh Homecare is only as good as her staff, therefore she puts a lot of money and energy to train and empower her staff. The better and more confident her staff are, the better the company performs. Edinburgh Homecare has a good reputation and hope to builds on that as the years go by.
Karen
Karen is our Care Manager. She got into Care after experiencing a personal tragedy and experiencing at first hand how helpful a good Care Provider can be in helping difficult situations in life. Before that she worked as a manager in Sky for 20 years. Karen joined Edinburgh Homecare as a Care Supervisor in April 2017 and soon became one of the most trusted members of the team. She joined our team part time, however soon was working around 60 hours a week. Karen is very passionate about her work and has a way of getting the best out of her staff. She embraces new opportunities and loves empowering staff by delegating a lot of responsibilities to them. In return staff respect her and know where they stand with her. Thank you Karen for being so good at managing stressful situations. Karen has completed her SVQ3 in Health and Social Care and is in the process of doing her SVQ4 in Leadership and Management. She is also qualified in Train the Trainer in Moving and Handling and Medication Training.
Kim
Kim is our Senior Care Coordinator. She joined Edinburgh Homecare in June 2017 as a Care Assistant and worked her way up. She is one of those people who goes an extra mile to make sure her clients are happy and also has a good relationship with her staff and is very well respected. Kim has completed her SVQ3 in Health and Social Care. She has completed her Train the Trainer qualification in Moving and Handling and Medication Training. She enjoys training new staff and is very good at it. She is aiming to complete her SVQ4 in leadership and management. Good Luck Kim.
Vikki
Vikki is our Training and Recruitment Officer. She joined Edinburgh Homecare in 2018 as a Care Assistant and was promoted to a Care Supervisor 6 months after due to her hard work and dedication. She then joined our office as a Care Coordinator and was involved in Managing and Coordinating all staff and Clients. After being a Coordinator for 18 months, she developed an interest in training and guiding our new staff and therefore became involved in Training and Recruitment. She is absolutely brilliant in her job and loves new challenges. Vikki has completed her modern apprenticeship in SVQ3 in Health and Social Care. She has completed her Train the Trainer qualification in Moving and Handling and Medication Training. Not many young people can cope with the pressure of managing a team under sometimes very challenging circumstances. Well done Vikki. We are very proud of you.
Dawn
Dawn is the first person being recruited by Edinburgh Homecare. Mother of 3, with over 10 years of experience, she is our Supervisor responsible for training new staff in the field. Dawn is very respected by all her colleagues and clients. Completing her SVQ3 in Health and Social Care, she has also completed her Train the Trainer qualification in Moving and Handling and Medication Training. Thank you Dawn for having faith in Edinburgh Homecare and joining us when we first started.
Stef
Stef is our Care Supervisor. Graduating from a Multimedia Degree, he joined the Care Sector after having a personal tragedy and experiencing at first hand how helpful Care Assistants were to his family. Stef joined Edinburgh Homecarecare as a Care Assistant and soon moved into the office as a Care Coordinator managing staff and clients. After a short break from Edinburgh Homecare, he returned as a Suprvisor managing and training staff in the field. Stef is in the process of completing his SVQ3 in Health and Social Care and like others is qualified in Train the Trainer Moving and Handling and Medication Training.
Lorna
Lorna, is our Office Manager. She joined Edinburgh Homecare as a Finance/Payroll Assistant. However with 30 years of Office Administration experience, she soon took control of managing the whole office in a way that we cannot imagine the office without her and we felt having the title of Office Manager is more suitable to her roll, although she still helps with the finance side of things.