The Staff Team

The Managers/Directors of Suppprted Living Services, Mr John Forrest and Mr Paul D Nolan are responsible for the day to day running of the services including the allocation of accommodation. They report to the placing body.  

John Forrest:           Director/Proprietor

Paul D.Nolan:          Director/Manager

Lesney Billings:       Finance Manager/Company Secretary

Maureen Skerritt:     Senior Project worker

Donna Farrow:         Project worker

Kerry Nolan:            Administrator

Staff Qualifications

 Director: John Forrest, M.B.A.H, (hons) M.B.A, (th), H. MCIH, MCMI

• Registered Managers Award (RMA 4)
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing
• Level 4 Certificate in Managing Supported and Sheltered Housing
• Level 4 Certificate in Housing
• Performance Management Workshop
• Supervision Training/ Care Planning
• Adult Protection
• Clinical Hypnotherapist
• NCFE Certificate in Counselling (Counselling Skills, Counselling Theory and Practice, Personal Development and Bereavement Counselling Skills)
  Sexual Abuse Counselling : Victims, Perpetrators and Survivors
• Addiction Counselling
• Post Traumatic Stress Counsellor
• Past Life Regression Therapist
• Nationally Accredited Victim Offender Mediation
• Nationally Approved Community Mediation
• Advanced Mediation Skills
• Certificate in Mentoring
• BTEC Advanced Mentoring
• Family Group Conference, Voluntary Advocacy Training Course
• Advocacy
• NVQ 2 Loss or Bereavement
• Communication Awareness
• Mentor Training Programme

Manager/Director : Paul  D. Nolan BSc, CERT Cih

• Registered Managers Award (RMA 4)
• NVQ 3 in care and young people
• Certificate in Health and Social Care
• Mental Capacity Act Stage 1 &2
• Certificates:
• Health & Social Care Certificate 
• Certificate in community volunteering 
• Certificate in Drug Awareness 
• Certificate in Adult Protection 
• CIH Level 3 National Certificate in Housing (Supported Housing)
• BSc Business Information Technology
• Working With People With Epilepsy
• Challenging Behaiour in Learning Disability
• Person Centred Planning Awareness
• Health & Safety Risk Assessment
• First Aid
• Fire Safety
• Food Safety
• Adult Protection Stage 1 & 2
• Change Management
• Medication Administration
• Diversity & Equality
• Child Protection
• Moving & Handling
• Supervision & Appraisal
• Record Keeping

Assistant Manager/Secretary: Lesney Billings

• In House Benefit Officer
• Housing and Working Age Benefits
• NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care
• Drugs Awareness
• Adult Protection level 1 & 2
• Fire Safety
• Mental Capacity Act level 1 & 2
• Moving and Handling
• Working With People With Epilepsy
• Child Protection Awareness
• Challenging Behaviour (LD)

Senior Project Worker: Maureen Skerrit

• Registered Managers Award (RMA 4)
• NVQ3 Promoting Independence
• NVQ3 Children and Young People
• Foundation in Management in Care
• Advanced Management in Care
• Supervision Training/ Care Planning
• Certificates:
• Restraint Legislation, Proceedures & Techniques
• Equal Opportunities
• Fire Safety Awareness
• Working With Abused Children
• People Moving & Handling
• First Aid At Work
• Food Hygiene
• COSHH 
• Autistic spectrum disorder 
• Adult Protection 
• Child Protection 
• Indicators Of Abuse
• BTEC Advanced Mentoring
• NVQ Level 3 Promoting Independence
• NVQ Level 3 Children and Young People
• City & Guilds Advanced Management for Care
• Therapeutic Understanding - Young Person's Development
• Drug Awareness/ Alcohol Awareness
• Sexual Awareness
• Advocacy
• Loss, Separation & Bereavement
• ADHD
• Health & Safety for care home managers
• Community Volunteering
• Certificate Health and Social Care
• Connexions Part One Personal Advisor 
• NNEB Certificate

Project Worker: Donna Garrett

• City and Guilds - Community Care Practice
• Adult Protection
• Mental Capacity Act
• Basic Counselling
• The Seven Cs of Young People's Sexual Health
• Drugs Awareness
• Certificate of Awareness - Challenging Behaviours
• Working With People With Epilepsy

Project Worker: Sean Rowney

• NVQ 3 Caring for Children & Young People
  
• Certificates:
• Person Centred Planning
• Adult Protection
• Mental Capacity Act
• Fire Safety, Food Safety, Health & Safety, First Aid
• Equality & Diversity
• Challenging Behaviour
• Manual Handling
• Working With People with Autism Spectrum Disorder including Asperger Syndrome
• Medication Administration
• Child Protection
• Attachment, Seperation & Loss
• Risk Assessments