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‘You don’t climb mountains without a team’

Mark Udall

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An organisation is nothing without its people.

At Peak15 we are lucky to work with a group of outstanding individuals filled with drive, vision and purpose. This isn’t just a job. It can’t be. The Peak15 team is made up of amazing people who go above and beyond every single day, striving to provide something ground-breaking. Something unique.

We want our staff to be valued, empowered and respected for the role they do. Adult social care isn’t for everyone, you need to be a person of real character. Great character is hard to define but you know it when you see it and Peak15 is stuffed to the brim with people with great characters. Experience and qualifications? We can build those on the job, but character – you either have it or you don’t.

We are committed to the well-being of our staff and that is central to everything we do. We want to see our Peak People up-skilled and encouraged to specialise within their roles, building a career and a life here. And we will always applaud people for their bravery and creativity – we embrace people who let their imagination run riot!

We are wholly focused on:

Recruiting
excellence

Developing
our staff

Retaining
the best

Two of our amazing support workers

“I surprise myself with my creativity”

“We constantly strive for the best “

Training

We invest heavily in training at Peak15 and training is run though Peak15 Learning and Development. The training that we offer is reflective of our values and to support staff so they feel confident in their job role. New staff are offered the appropriate compliance training and this is provided as a blended learning approach so that all learning styles are covered for individuals as required. Training is offered via an e-learning portal, face to face (where possible) and some hands-on training. Training is run by our Positive Behaviour Manager, Dudley Burrell and he is committed to ongoing excellence. His training has recently been affiliated with the RRN (Restraint Reduction Network – see attached) and this is a public demonstration of our commitment to reducing all unnecessary restrictions, use minimum physical interventions and always aiming to be proactive with behavioural management.

We also offer opportunities for staff to up-skill with industry specific NVQ’s including: L2/L3/L4 Diploma in Health & Social Care and L5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Health & Social Care.

Dudley’s thoughts:

Training is about personal development, not ticking boxes. It is an important opportunity to reinforce the values of our organisation, reaffirming the fundamental purposes of our professional roles.

Training can be about learning new things but it is also a chance to strengthen good practice. We have very skilful, knowledgeable staff with a wealth of experience, they are our most valuable resource. Training is a chance for them to share ideas and experience with each other, creating opportunities for peer to peer learning and the development of support networks.

Just like our support work, training is done in a person-centred, person-led way with learner feedback helping to shape the courses’ structure, delivery and content.

Learners are always encouraged to participate fully in the sessions using a range of teaching methods and materials. Wherever possible, teaching is personalised with provision made for people with additional learning needs. Training is always delivered within a friendly and positive atmosphere that aims to increase both the learner’s knowledge and confidence.

Dudley Burrell

Dudley Burrell is the Positive Behaviour Support lead at Peak15. He has worked in Adult Social Care since the late 1980s.

He started his career at the Royal Earlswood Hospital as a Nursing Assistant in the Specialist Behavioural Unit. He worked there for 3 years before leaving to work in a variety of community-based services. He came to (what was then) Ashcroft in 1995 as a support worker and began to study psychology and learning disabilities.

During his time here Dudley achieved a Diploma in Applied Psychology of Learning Disability at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent and then completed his BSc in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities specialising in applied behaviour analysis. Since graduation, he has applied his studies in the implementation functional assessments and behavioural interventions at Peak15 and has trained staff in behaviour analysis and Positive Behaviour Support.

Dudley is also a certified MAPA instructor training staff in crisis prevention and safe management of incidents. He has been a qualified instructor since 2004. He also gained a teaching qualification completing the TQUK Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training in 2018.