QUALITY CARE OF CHEADLE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Company Director
- Registered Manager
When Bridie's mum became ill with cancer she noticed the lack of good quality ‘End of Life Care'. She explored the role of a Macmillan nurse but an opportunity came up in social care in 1982.
Along with her husband Phil she became a foster parent in 1984 and led a campaign for children's rights. Bridie worked in a nursing home, then went onto Stockport M.B.C. specialising in the Physical and Sensory Disability Team.
After having her children and a career break Julie came to work, part time, at a very new Quality Care of Cheadle in 1997. She was our first member of staff. Julie does various administration and accounting duties as well as being PA to Bridie. Julie has completed her NVQ in Business Studies, handles all the new business accounts and even does calls in the out in the community when required. Over the years she has built her hours and is now an important full time member of our office team.
Kris is a father of one, born and bred in Stockport he has been working with Quality Care of Cheadle since 2010.
He joined our team as a carer and quickly progressed to our Intense Personal Care team. Kris gained his NVQ level III qualification with us and briefly left to try his hand at support work with children. During this time he remained on bank with us and gained a further QCF III Skills for Care qualification.
In 2013 Kris returned to Quality Care of Cheadle, full time, gaining promotion to office manager. He is currently working towards his NVQ level 5 - Registered Manager qualification.
Natalie came to work for Quality Care of Cheadle as a teenager, working whilst attending college. After a break working elsewhere in other sectors, Natalie returned in 2011 after starting a family. She has taken various roles within the company and helped to found Socially Yours, a not for profit social enterprise set up by Quality Care.
Natalie is our in-house IT person, maintaining the website and controlling social media, taking Quality Care of Cheadle out into the community.
More recently, Natalie has taken on more day to day management duties at Quality Care of Cheadle.
In 1984 Phil became a foster parent with his wife Bridie. Together they campaigned for children's rights.
Phil started his career in health and social care in the voluntary sector in the early 1990's. He worked as a support worker before completing his HND in Health and Social Care.
Phil set up Quality Care of Cheadle with Bride in 1997 as he wanted to set a high standard of care within the private sector. These days he focuses mainly on the administration, although Phil still very much enjoys doing support work in the community.
Phil is the Health and Safety officer.