Lorraine joined St Wilfrid’s as Home Manager in March 24. 

Lorraine has worked in the care industry for over 28 years, starting as a carer and working her way through the ranks to Home Manager.

Lorraine has completed her NVQ level 2, 3 ,4, and 5.

"I like to make people happy and wanted to create a home from home experience in all my roles. I find my job role very rewarding being able to make such a positive difference to the lives of others. I pride myself on treating others no differently from how I would treat my own family."

Outside of work Lorraine loves spending time with her family, walking and swimming.

My name is Debbie and I am the Administrator for St Wilfrid’s and I’ve been here for almost 3 years now!

Prior to working for OSJCT, I worked as a Community Carer for 3 years, but due to decreasing physical health, I needed to find something that could combine my passion for caring in some capacity, with a less physical role and low and behold, the Administrator role came up!

I love meeting and greeting Residents, their families and visitors to our Home and showing off our unique, yet homely, residence.  Arundel and the Castle in particular, hold a very special place in my heart, stemming back to my childhood Primary School residential trip, many years ago, so it’s absolutely wonderful to be reminded of that experience, on a daily basis. 

I work part time, due to having 4 children at Home and 3 demanding dogs and my outside interests include walking, nature, family time and spending time with those I love.

Laura Booker has been with St Wilfrid’s Priory since 2019, starting as a day carer and working her way up.

Laura enjoys working in the surroundings of Arundel Castle and working alongside a caring and fantastic team. Laura finds her job very rewarding and loves to see the smiles on residents' faces and them enjoying themselves.

In her spare time, Laura loves travelling, spending time with friends and family, and being at the beach.

Rhys Saunders began working with OSJCT and St Wilfrid’s Priory at the beginning of December 2022.  He started working at a Bank housekeeper and found that he liked working with the team and the residents so took a permanent role in the kitchen. As a kitchen assistant, Rhys plays an important role in creating the delicious, nutritious meals that our residents so enjoy. 

Amanda Scarbrow has been with the Trust and St Wilfrid’s Priory since Oct 2022. She works as a laundry assistant and loves her job because each day is varied. Amanda enjoys chatting to the residents and have a laugh with them. She gets great satisfaction from cleaning and ironing the residents’ clothes and repairing them if needed, and she enjoys being part of a caring team.

Tania Woodburn started her career with St Wilfrid’s Priory four years ago as a night carer.  Since then, she has progressed to become a care lead and has been doing that job since 2021. She enjoys her role thanks to the fantastic team and lovely residents who make St Wilfrid's a very special place to work. Tania also loves having the castle on our doorstep!

Cecilia Raggett is one of our carers at St Wilfrid’s Priory. She has been with the Trust for over 15 years. Ces, as we know her, enjoys the variety that comes with her role and loves seeing the residents happy and smiling, and having fun. Ces has had many job roles over the years, including housekeeper, laundry assistant, and activity co-ordinator. Ces loves the friendly home-from-home atmosphere at St Wilfrid's.

Hi, my name is Paul. I have been the handyman at St Wilfrid’s Priory since July when I transferred from another OSJCT home in Wiltshire.

I joined the Trust in 2023 after an interesting and varied career, ranging from English language teaching and working for the civil service to running a guest house in Margate. I have a passion for history and historic buildings and leapt at the chance to work at St Wilfrid’s. Having spent years renovating the Grade II listed neo-classical property where I lived and ran the guest house, I was keen to work in another historic building to develop my skills further.

The Priory is a uniquely special home, set in lovely surroundings and I am enjoying being part of the friendly team. The main reason for moving to Sussex was to be nearer to the rest of my family. I also wanted to spend more time sailing my small yacht which is moored near Chichester. I am hoping to explore the south coast in the coming years. In addition to sailing I have always enjoyed gardening, and I am looking forward to making my own contribution to the charming gardens at St Wilfrid’s. I used to grow my own fruit and vegetables for many years and have a particular fondness for old roses.