Sally started as a carer in Glebe House Kidlington in 2015, where she moved over to the activities role in 2018.  She moved to Spencer Court in 2021 and was thrilled to win the Trust’s Activities Co-ordinator of the Year award 2021. She has also been a finalist for The Outstanding Community Engagement Award two years running.  In 2022, Sally was awarded a Chairman’s Commendation for meritorious service to OSJCT.

Sally is very much looking forward to her new role as Events Manager at Wellford Gardens.  In particular, she will be looking to involve residents, families, volunteers and the wider community in her events to help create a vibrant environment in a wonderful home, cementing the home’s place at the heart of the community.

On a personal level, Sally enjoys spending time with her family, looking after her two grandsons, and going for long walks with her cocker spaniel, Piper, who also enjoys visiting the residents occasionally.

Joanne has worked in the care sector for almost 20 years.  She started out working for Age Concern, where she soon realised that she needed to do more. From there, and after having her two children, she began working as a carer before progressing to team leader, care coordinator and then care manager within the same company.

Jo took a break from the care sector for three years where she trained teams working in the funeral sector and then later taking senior managers through their management qualifications at levels 3 and 5. She returned to the care environment in 2019 where she was the Registered Manager for a retirement development, spending just over four years there.

Jo started at Wellford Gardens at the beginning of 2024 as the Deputy Home Manager. Throughout her career she has gained many qualifications including Level 2, Level 3 and Level 5 in Health and Social Care.

Jo has a passion for raising money for charity and two of her most recent ventures have been completing the Tough Mudder 10K and 100 skips a day challenge for the whole month of October (sometimes in fancy dress) raising just over £2,000 for Cancer research. Jo loves working in a care environment; she loves the stories, the conversations and most of all, the people. She loves making a difference and is really excited about her future with OSJCT.

Andrew has worked for the Trust since November 2023 having previously been employed with another care provider for seven years, as a Head Chef, in a luxury residential care setting.

During his time previously, he enjoyed the commissioning stages and the setting up on the catering and hospitality services working closely with the residents to ensure they provided for their wants and needs.  

Andrew’s passion is providing excellent food and catering services for our residents and their families.

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family. He has a keen interest in history, spending time outdoors and working on classic sports cars.

Bekie has worked with the Trust since December 2023 having been working as an emergency call taker answering 999 calls.

She had previously worked in a luxury residential care home as a Housekeeping Manager before moving to the ambulance service. During her time there, she missed the rewarding & enjoyable roles within a care setting and so when the opportunity arose to work at Wellford Gardens, she was very keen to be part of the team.

Bekie’s background is in hospitality customer service within a number of different roles but her passion will always be social care. She is really looking forward to managing a new team and providing outstanding service to residents.

Outside of work, she is studying a psychology degree. Bekie also enjoys watching crime documentaries and snuggling up with her rescue cat, Freddie.