On Tuesday 7 March, we held the third of our carer open days. The first
was held at our offices; the second and third were held at Smith Court’s Hotel
in Margate.
Smith Court’s Hotel is a superb venue and the staff there look after us
very well. The open day on 7 March was very well attended – 18 prospective care
and support workers in total over two sessions.
The purposes of these days are to provide information, advice and
guidance to people who think that they might want to work in domiciliary care,
and more specifically to work for Caremark Thanet.
The format of the day is typically as follows:
First, there is an introduction session led by our Business Development Manager, Jemma Clayton.
Second, there is a presentation from the managing director of Caremark
Thanet, Garry Costain. This presentation gives the audience a little bit of
information about our history; emphasises the company’s ethos based on an uncompromising
approach to the quality of care delivery and valuing of our carers; outlines the
benefits of working for us and the wider opportunities available, and rounds
off with a glimpse of the plans for how our success story will continue.
Third, there is an opportunity to ask Garry any questions that the
audience might have.
Finally, we always try to invite along one or more of our carers so
that the audience can ask questions directly to someone who is, in fact, doing
the job.
The feedback from our 7 March open day was extra-ordinarily positive.
Most people went away with one of our application packs. We interviewed two
people on the day, one of whom attended an induction the next day. We have
subsequently interviewed three other people to whom we have offered positions
with us.
Many thanks to all those who attended and to Smith’s Court Hotel for its
hospitality.
If you’d like information about our next open day, contact Jemma
Clayton on 01843 235910 or email jemma.clayton@caremark.co.uk.
Garry Costain is the Managing Director of Caremark Thanet, a domiciliary care provider with offices in Margate, Kent. Caremark Thanet provides home care services throughout the Isle of Thanet. Garry can be contacted on 01843 235910 or email garry.costain@caremark.co.uk. You can also visit Caremark Thanet's website at www.caremark.co.uk/thanet.
