• Services
    • Aspen House
    • Rose Lodge
    • Willow Lodge
    • Beech Lodge
    • Holly House
  • Parents & Carers
  • Professionals
  • About
  • Careers
  • News
  • Contact

Social

  • facebook
  • twitter


contact
  • Services
    • Aspen House
    • Rose Lodge
    • Willow Lodge
    • Beech Lodge
    • Holly House
  • Parents & Carers
  • Professionals
  • About
  • Careers
  • News
  • Contact

HLG – Movie Night

[...]
Posted on 7th June 2023 Full size 1080 × 1920

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Post navigation

Published inMovie Night!

Ready to take the next step?

Our friendly team are ready to help you take the next step towards specialist care for your young one.

Contact Our Team

Looking for a rewarding career?

Start your new career path with the Hennessy Group for a fulfilling, role with the company.

View All Careers

Company

  • About
  • Meet the team
  • Careers
  • News

Services

  • Children & Young People’s Services
  • Professionals
  • Parents & Carers

Let’s Talk

  • Contact
  • T: 0191 375 8229
  • E: info@hennessygroup.co.uk

Social

  • facebook
  • twitter

© 2024 Hennessy Group All Rights Reserved

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Site by Ballsy Media

Rebecca Bryan

Manager - Pine Lodge

Rebecca has a wealth of experience with children and young people with EBD LD needs. Rebecca has vast experience with working within residential settings in the public and private sector. Rebecca has worked in residential settings supporting individual young people in solo placements to ensure the care and quality has been delivered to each individual child.

Qualifications:

First aid Qualification

MAPA Qualified

Level 3 in Children and Young people

Level 5 In Leadership and Management – On going

BA(hons) Working with children and young people.

Sally Britton

Manager - Beech Lodge

After leaving college in 1997 Sally spent time working with young people within the education sector. Supporting them either within the classroom or pastorally to ensure they were able to have a positive education experience.

In 2002 Sally started her career working within Children’s Residential. Within this time Sally has gained experience across different  local authorities and companies. Sally has been able to work her way up from support worker to senior management, taking Responsible Individual responsibility across a group setting. Sally always strived to work directly with the young people in her care to ensure their voice is heard and they experience a happy and loving home environment to help them flourish and grow.

Qualifications:

Level 3 working with children and young people

Level 4 in Care

Level 4 in Management

Level 5 in Leadership and Management

BA(hons) Working with children and young people.

Elaine Proud

Business Development Manager

Elaine has vast experience in the care sector (both children and adults) that has given her invaluable skills with communication, leadership, crisis management, regulatory practices, care planning, budgeting, interpersonal skills and many more.

Elaine has held posts from RSW to Quality Director level and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the management team at Hennessy Group.

Qualifications:

  • TEAM TEACH positive restraint trainer.
  • Care Planning trainer
  • Person’s experience (dignity care)
  • Restorative Justice trainer
  • Moving and Handling Train the trainer
  • Level 3 Health and Social Care
  • QCF Level 5 Management (Health and Social Care)
  • Level 3 Award in Education and Training (PTLLS)
  • Bsc (Hons) Psychology Open University 2003
  • Social Work Potchefstroom University 1997
  • Certificate in Basic Counselling Bridge College 2000
  • Professional Qualification in Mental Health Teesside University 2006

Craig Cooper-Stevens

Marketing Manager

Craig has completed a BA HONs in Communication Arts in Media, before a short stint teaching English & Drama in a Secondary School. After a change of career, Craig has worked for the last 15 years in Health & Social Care. Both in the Public and Private Sector. These include Private Care, NHS and Private Ambulance Transportation Service.

His roles have varied starting in IT Administration, Marketing and Estates whilst qualifying as a PRINCE2 Project Manager. This offers Craig a breadth of experience across organisational departments.

Lauren Goundry

Financial Controller

Lauren has recently been promoted to Financial Controller and is currently undertaking her qualifications in finance.

Lauren is a finance professional who is striving to develop and relishes the challenges of working within the finance department.

Qualifications:

Currently studying towards becoming ICAEW ACA Qualified

Simon Duffy

Regional Manager

  • Simon has a wealth of previous children’s social care experience. Simon has previously achieved consecutive Outstanding Ofsted gradings for services he has been responsible for.
  • Operational Manager with over 20 years of experience working in care
  • Regular experience with regulators including: OFSTED, CQC and Local Commissioners
  • Operationally sound and managed senior operations of children’s services and regional operations oversight.

Qualifications:

  • Health and safety at work (2021)
  • EMSS national safety passport (2021)
  • Business assurance (2020)
  • Equality & Diversity (2020)
  • Leadership and management (2019)
  • Non Abusive psychological and physical intervention (Pillars) 2018
  • Safeguarding and safer caring (2018)
  • Reporting and recording (2018)
  • Administration of medication (2018)
  • Emergency first Aid (2018)
  • Trauma and attachment (2018)
  • Child sexual exploitation (2018)
  • Leadership and management excellence (2018)
  • Autism Awareness (2017)
  • Managing behaviour that challenges (2017)
  • Fire Awareness. (2016)
  • Level 5 Supervision and appraisal (2016)
  • Pace (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy) Training (2016)
  • Drug and alcohol training (2015)
  • Level 5 safeguarding children (2015)
  • Non abusive psychological and physical intervention. (Pillars) (2015)
  • Self-harm training (2015)
  • Safe handling of medication. (2014)

Patty Barry

Registered Manager - Holly House

Patty has worked within children’s and adults services for ten years and have gained a wealth of experience and knowledge. Patty feels passionate about working within a children’s sector and thrive on gaining more experience and knowledge to pursue her goals .  Patty has previously worked with CAMHS Forensics and within Adult Mental Health.
Aswell of supporting children and adults with autism Patty has also gained years of experience of supporting individuals who have developed trauma based diagnosis such as EUPD and PTSD. Patty has supported looked after children and those who are under child protection. Patty has been able to support staff to understand the impact this has had on a child’s development and behaviour. Through supporting individuals with autism and working closely with families Patty has learnt how to overcome communication barriers and carried out in-depth Positive Behavioural Support plans which include communication passports and interventions to help the individual progress and reduce behaviours of concern. Patty has explored many ways of supporting young people and teaching others how to reflect on an individuals circumstances and to remain approachable and show empathy to help build and form therapeutic relationships. Patty has gained significant knowledge based on safeguarding and protecting children and adults, supporting them to receive person centred support and excellent standard of care.

Qualifications:

Diploma of Higher Education in Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care for Children and Young people’s service

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care

NVQ  3 Health and Social Care

NVQ 2 Health and Social Care

Phillip Routledge

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Phillip is a qualified accountant with 30 years post qualification experience. The majority of this period has been spent in senior finance roles within the private sector.

Phillip is passionate about providing first class customer service and about working alongside and mentoring both finance and non-finance colleagues with the aim of increasing financial knowledge and understanding.

Qualifications

Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant (FCCA)

BA (Hons) Business Studies

Make a Referral

Please leave your referral details below:

Application form

The recruitment procedure for The Hennessy Group has a minimum of two stages.The completion of this application form is part of stage one. This application will be reviewed and a decision made as to whether to proceed to stage two, the interview, based on the information provided.

Vacancy

Position applied for:

TemporaryPermanent
Location applied for:

FullPart time

About you

Title:

First Name:

Last Name:

Place of Birth:

National Insurance Number:
Have you been known by other surnames?
yesNo

If Yes, Please state including dates and previous names

Date of Birth

Home Address

Current Address:

City:

County:

Email Address:
Postal Code:

Home Telephone number:

Mobile Number:

Other Details

Do you have a current driving licence?

Do you have the right to work in the UK?
Is your driving licence for a Manual or Automatic Vehicle?

Are you related to anyone currently working for The Hennessy Group?

If Yes, Please state:

Next of Kin

Name:

City:

Telephone number:
Address:

Postal code:

Relationship to applicant:

Previous address History

Please list your address history covering the last 5 years in chronological order, running month to month:

Cautions and Convictions

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions) Order 1975

Due to the nature of The Hennessy Group’s work with children and young people, we use the Disclosure and Barring Service to make checks at an enhanced level on all persons offered employment by The Hennessy Group. Please declare all warnings, cautions, whether spent or not.

You must complete all sections of this form. Failure to do so may result in a delay in processing your application.

Have you ever been convicted, charged, cautioned, warned or prosecuted for an offence?

If Yes, Please give details:

Safeguarding Children

Have you ever been disqualified from working with children?
YesNo

Have you ever been subject to any disciplinary proceedings?
YesNo

Has your child, or a child of which you are or have been the registered guardian of, been the subject of a care order or supervision requirement removing him/her from your care?
YesNo
Has your conduct in relation to children ever been a cause for concern or investigation, (irrespective of whether it resulted in a charge or conviction)? This also includes any workplace investigations.
YesNo

Have you ever been prohibited from being a private foster carer?
YesNo

Are you the parent of, or associated with any child who is on the at risk register?
YesNo
If you answer yes to any of the above safeguarding questions please give details, including dates:

I understand that my work with children and families will involve receiving of information of confidential nature.

If my application is successful I hereby undertake not to reveal any information regarding a child or family’s social, emotional, educational, medical or personal details to any other person other than those persons directly involved with the child on
I AgreeI Disagree

Education from 11 to 19 Years of age

Name of school/college attended and full address:

Subjects studied:
Dates from and to:

Grades:

Further Education

Name of College/University:

Subjects studied:
Dates from and to:

Grades

Professional Qualifications

Name of Qualification:

Level:

Date achieved:
Name of Qualification:

Level:

Date achieved:

Name of Qualification:

Level:

Date achieved:

Employment

Please list below all your employment and voluntary roles including those overseas, in chronological order, starting with the most recent first going back to leaving education. You must include details of any gaps or breaks in service giving full reasons, including those outside of employment. There cannot be any unexplained gaps in your employment history.

Please note as part of our checks we contact all former Health and Social care providers that you have worked for.

Employer Details

Name of Current Employer:

Address:

Postal Code:

Start Date:

End Date:

Reason for leaving or intention to leaveYesNo
Job Title:

City:

Employers contact email:

Employers contact number:

Notice period required:

Salary:

Briefly describe your role:

Employment History

Name of Employer:
Job Title:
Address:
City:
Postal Code:
Start Date:
End Date:
Reason for leaving:
Employers contact email:
Employers contact number:
Notice period required:
Salary:
Briefly describe your role:

Name of Employer:
Job Title:
Address:
City:
Postal Code:
Start Date:
End Date:
Reason for leaving:
Employers contact email:
Employers contact number:
Notice period required:
Salary:
Briefly describe your role:
Name of Employer:
Job Title:
Address:
City:
Postal Code:
Start Date:
End Date:
Reason for leaving:
Employers contact email:
Employers contact number:
Notice period required:
Salary:
Briefly describe your role:

Name of Employer:
Job Title:
Address:
City:
Postal Code:
Start Date:
End Date:
Reason for leaving:
Employers contact email:
Employers contact number:
Notice period required:
Salary:
Briefly describe your role:

Employment History Continuation sheet:

Please continue to list your previous employment in chronological order. Please use this sheet to explain any gaps in employment.

All dates should run concurrently and should be dated by at least the month the employment or gap started and ended.

Working Overseas

Have you ever worked overseas? If yes please give details and dates:

References

Please provide details of three persons to whom references may be made. The first MUST be your current employer (Head Teacher, College Principal, Manager or Chair of Governors). Your second reference should be a previous employer. They should be different organisations wherever possible.

The third referee should be a character reference, who is not a member of your family.

It is also necessary for us to contact all previous employers regarding your period of employment working with vulnerable children and/or adults.

Current Employer Reference

Name:

Job Title:

Address:

Telephone Number:
City:

Postal Code:

Email address:

Previous Employer reference

Name:

Job Title:

Address:

Telephone Number:
City:

Postal Code:

Email address:

Character reference

Name:

Job Title:

Address:

Relationship to applicant:
City:

Postal Code:

Email address:

Telephone Number:

Training and Achievements

Please provide a list of current training you have attended relevant to the job role and any notable achievements:

Declaration

I declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief that the information provided by me in this application is true and accurate, and I understand that the above information forms the basis of any offers of employment. I understand that if any of the information supplied by me is found to be falsely declared, my contract may have been fundamentally breached and my employment may be terminated immediately.

I understand that I cannot be offered a post until a satisfactory response has been received with respect to my Enhanced DBS check, and that should I subsequently be offered a post, that offer will be subject to receipt of three satisfactory references, one of which must be from my current employer.

If the post I have applied for is as a Registered Nurse, my confirmation of employment will also be subject to a satisfactory search of the Nursing and Midwifery Council records and registers.

By my signature, I authorise the organisation to request an enhanced DBS check before employment starts and at any time during my employment thereafter. I undertake to inform my employer immediately if my DBS Register status or criminal status changes at any time during my employment, such as by being charged with an offence including motoring offences, the administering of a warning, criminal conviction, referral to any register of barred care workers, or withdrawal of any registration required by my employment status.

I have read and understand the statement above:

Signed:

Date:

Equal opportunities monitoring

We are committed to equal opportunities in our recruitment process and in order to find out how well we are doing with this we need to collect monitoring data. This monitoring form is voluntary but the information we collect here is very useful to us as it helps us to make sure that we are an inclusive employer and to find out if our workforce is diverse. The information you supply on this form will be kept confidentially. The monitoring form is not sent to the recruiting panel and has no part in the shortlisting process.

How did you find out about this post?

Hennessy Group websiteOnline publication/job-board (please state)Other (please state)

Your ethnic origin

These categories are based on the Census 2011 categories and recommended by the Commission for Racial Equality.

Asian, Asian British, Asian English, Asian Scottish, or Asian Welsh White

Asian / Asian BritishBangladeshiChineseIndianPakistaniOther Asian background

Other ethnic group

ArabOther ethnic groupPrefer not to say
BritishEnglishGypsy or Irish TravellerIrishScottishWelshOther White background

Black, Black British, Black English, Black Scottish, or Black Welsh Mixed

AfricanCaribbeanOther Black background
White and AsianWhite and Black AfricanWhite and Black CaribbeanWhite and ChineseOther mixed background

Your gender

MaleFemalePrefer not to say

Have you ever identified as transgender?

YesNoPrefer not to say

Your age

Date of Birth

16-2425 - 3435 - 4445 - 5455 - 6465+Prefer not to say

Your sexual orientation

BisexualGay manGay woman/lesbianHeterosexual/straightOtherPrefer not to say

Marriage and civil partnership

SingleMarried/in a registered same-sex civil partnershipSeparated, but still legally married/in a registered same-sex civil partnershipDivorced/formerly in a same-sex civil partnership which is now legally dissolvedWidowed/Surviving partner from a same-sex civil partnershipPrefer not to say

Your religion or belief

NoreligionBuddhistChristian (including Church of England, Catholic, Protestant and all other Christian denominations)HinduJewishMuslimSikhOther (specify if you wish)Prefer not to say

Your experience of mental health problems

Would you describe yourself as someone who is experiencing or has experienced mental health problems?

Yes

Please state how Hennessy Group can support you in your employment:

NoPrefer not to say

Disability

The Equality Act 2010 defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

Do you consider yourself to be disabled? YesPlease specifyNoPrefer not to say

Please return this form along with your application.

Amy Bruce

Acting Registered Manager - Aspen House

I have a wealth of experience as a social care professional, working with children ages 5-11 years based in the classroom as well as in social care. I have worked alongside social services, providing art groups, and working with children who are in foster care.

I have worked in Childrens Residential care for the last 5 years, and I am dedicated to the children and young people we support.

Qualifications:

NVQ  4 in Leadership and Management

NVQ Level 3 diploma in Health and social care

ABA programme (Applied behaviour analysis) 2017

Rebound therapy qualification since 2018

Safeguarding of children

Safeguarding of vulnerable adults

Awareness of child abuse and neglect training

Protecting children from child sexual exploitation training

Caring for vulnerable children training course

Volatile substance abuse training

CoSHH training

Fire training

Health and safety awareness training

Infection control

Level 3 administration of medication

Autism and Asperger’s awareness training

Challenging behaviour training

MAPPA

County lines

Restorative practices

Home Manager

Donna Grimes

Registered Manager - Willow Lodge

Donna has committed to over 21 years in the care industry, 10 of which have been spent in a management role in private services for ages 16+ supporting individuals with complex and challenging behaviours. During this time Donna set up a new resource centre and successfully managed two other units in order to bring them to a high standard. Donna then transitioned over to children’s services as part of the management team, supporting young people from the age of 8-18 with EBD and LD, from the areas of Gateshead, Stockton, Middlesbrough, and Darlington.

Qualifications:

  • NVQ level 2 and 3 in children’s and adult’s social care
  • NVQ level 4 in Leadership and Management
  • Level 2 Autism
  • Level 5 Leadership and Management Children’s Services
  • Level 3 Designated Safeguarding Officer

Alleysha Jones

Registered Manager - Rose Lodge

Alleysha has a lot of experience with children and young people with EBD LD needs. Alleysha has vast experience with working with LD young people in both equine and residential settings and has a qualification to teach YP through equine therapy. Alleysha has worked in residential settings supporting individual young people in solo placements to ensure the care and quality has been delivered to each individual child.

Qualifications:

First aid Qualification

MAPA Qualified

Level 3 in Children and Young people

Level 4 in Children and Young people

Level 5 In Leadership and Management – On going

Chris Goundry MBA, CMgr FCMI, FInstLM

Managing Director

Chris is a passionate and experienced Managing Director with over 15 years’ experience of strategic management, strategic planning, strategic finance, corporate governance, operational oversight and planning, and supporting Children Young People with Learning Disabilities, SEBD and Mental Health needs.

Chris has held all roles within Children’s residential services and leads the organisation with an understanding of what is required at each level of the organisation.

Chris is extremely passionate about the rights of children and young people from all walks of life, and is a keen advocate for children’s rights as well staff supporting a growing staff team and their rights.

Chris has extensive experience and knowledge of working with Ofsted, children’s social care commissioning, planning applications, strategic planning and direction, growth, and marketing strategies.

 

Qualifications:

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Leadership

Currently studying towards a CIMA CGMA (Chartered Global Management Accountant) Qualification.

CMgr FCMI – Fellow at the Chartered Management Institute

FInstLM – Fellow at the Institute of Leadership and Management

QCF Level 5 in Leadership and Management

QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Diane Jones

Chief Executive Officer

Diane has been a dynamic force in the care sector for the past 35 years as both as a provider and a commissioner of services. She has spent over 20 years of her career dedicated to working nationally as a Head of Specialist Childrens’ Service. Including setting up Transition Services, Supported Living Services and Specialist Adult Residential Services where necessary providing a full pathway for the young people.

Diane has a great passion for positive outcomes for children who may require bespoke residential support through her many years as both a front line support and also as a strategic Director of Childrens’ Services. Diane has developed an understanding and a knowledge base that is both inspiring and enlightening for children and younger people, and the management and support team she leads.

Diane has also been a Director of Specialist Adult Services as well as Supported Living, Domiciliary Care and Outreach.

Diane has been the Chief Executive Officer for Hennessy Living Group for over 10 years.

Patrick Hennessy

Chairman

Patrick is a registered nurse, having qualified from Guys Hospital in London. He has worked for many years managing core and care services for vulnerable individuals in a residential setting, both locally and regionally. Patrick has successfully led a crisis management team working nationally.

Patrick undertook Business Administration studies at the University of Huddersfield and is a member of the Institute of Directors. In the last fifteen years Patrick has worked in the area of organisational leadership. His main focus is on organisational business development and strategy.