Thera Trust

We're excited to announce that Thera East Anglia have been shortlisted for three awards in the Great British Care Awards Eastern Region Finals! 🤩🏆 The Great British Care Awards are a series of regional events across the United Kingdom that celebrate excellence across the care sector. Two staff members and one support team from Thera East Anglia have been shortlisted! We are so proud of our staff and their dedication to supporting people with a learning disability to live the lives they choose. Everyday, they are breaking down the many misconceptions surrounding social care and learning disabilities. These awards are one of the many examples of the life changing impact they have on people’s lives. 🤝 🔗Read our latest blog post to find out more about the finalists and the awards: https://loom.ly/n4T588M #Awards #SocialCare #GBCareAwards #Finalists #LearningDisability

Do you want to help further our vision to support people with a learning disability? Thera East are hiring a Team Coordinator in Colchester! 🤝 Your role will be to work alongside your Community Support Leader to help manage teams of Support Workers to achieve their objectives of delivering support to adults with a Learning disability to help achieve their goals and ambitions! 🔗If you would like more information, contact our friendly talent team on 01476 513934 or look on our careers portal to apply today! https://loom.ly/ZBoryuw 💡 Know someone who may be interested? Share this post with your networks! #Recruiting #SocialCare #LearningDisability

We are delighted to share that at the end of August, Gig Buddies with Thera Trust were awarded The Skinny and Fest Magazine's Edinburgh Festival Award for Accessibility 🏆 The project was recognised for ‘operating in the city year-round, working with local arts organisations and venues to make cultural events as accessible as possible.’ Project Manager Sam and newly appointed Access Coach and longtime Gig Buddies member, Joseph, were there to accept the award! 🔗 In our latest blog post, Sam reflects on winning the award but how much more work is needed for a truly accessible society. Read more on our website! https://loom.ly/ZMJOGyw We are so proud of the Gig Buddies team and for all the hard work they do, congratulations! 🎉 📸 Photo Credit: Eoin Carey #EdinburghFringe #GigBuddies #Accessibility #LearningDisability #Award

Andrew and Sara are in Paris celebrating the 2024 Paralympics! 🤩 Andrew Bright was invited to attend a garden party celebration as part of his involvement with the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list. He will be accompanied by Sara Danby, who he works with in their roles as Group Lead Directors for Quality and Involvement. Andrew was named as one of the UK’s most influential disabled people on the list in 2019. Since then, he has continued to be involved in the initiative including on the judging panel. 👏 💬 Andrew said, “I feel really fortunate to have the opportunity to attend this event and meet other inspirational people in celebration of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. If time allows, we hope to catch some of the Paralympic action! It’s been 23 years since I last visited Paris, and I’m really looking forward to seeing some of the city during our trip.” As part of the experience Andrew and Sara will be vlogging their journey and sharing their top tips for travelling, so keep an eye on our socials over the next couple of weeks to hear how it went! 👀 👇 What Paralympic event are you most looking forward to see? Let us know below! #ParalympicsGB #Paris2024 #Paralympics #DisabilityPower100 #DP100

Our Financial Wellbeing Project has come to a close! 📣 Independence and control over finances is an accepted part of everyday life for many of us. However, people with a learning disability frequently face barriers when it comes to managing their own money. In January, Sam Holman and Gerard Starling were appointed as Co-Researchers to lead a research project into understanding what money means to people with a learning disability. After looking through their findings, Sam and Gerard want to have further conversations with Thera colleagues, Dosh and University of Bristol to encourage people with a learning disability to learn more about money and increase their independence in this area. 👏 Sam will be presenting the findings in a webinar this Autumn! Watch this space for more details 👀 🔗 Read more about the project in our latest blog post! https://loom.ly/lb5VMNQ #FinancialWellbeing #SocialCare #LearningDisability #Finances #Webinar #Research

This week in 25 ways Thera has made an impact, we are celebrating our Learning Together team who ensure all our 3,000 staff feel confident in their role supporting people with a learning disability! 🤩 In 2023, Thera’s Learning Together team was awarded the ‘Centre of Excellence’ award from Skills for Care, their highest possible achievement. They were found to be “over and above what we would expect of one of our endorsed providers” and were praised highly for their engagement with stakeholders as well as their work around neurodiversity. We are very proud of this achievement and all the hard work they do to ensure people with a learning disability get the very best support 🤝❤️ 🔗 Read more about our Learning Together team's impact here: https://loom.ly/TvrJE0o #Impact #Training #Development #SocialCare #LearningDisability

This week for 25 ways Thera has made an impact, we're shining a spotlight on Dosh, one of our specialist companies in Thera Group! The financial world can be a difficult place to navigate, especially for people with a learning disability. Dosh gives personalised support to people with a learning disability so they can have as much control over their money, allowing them to live the lives they choose! ❤️ Jane* moved into her own flat in 2020 and worked with her Dosh Financial Advocate, Lisa, to manage the transition and build her confidence with money. 🔗 Read more about Jane's story and Dosh's impact here: https://loom.ly/0AntD-s *Name changed for privacy reasons #Impact #FinancialAdvocacy #SocialCare #LearningDisability #PersonCentred

📣 We're hiring a Community Support Leader in Thera East! If you've been thinking about how you can make a real difference to people’s lives whilst progressing your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you! As a Community Support Leader, you'll manage a team who support people with a learning disability in supported living in Colchester. This will be an interesting, rewarding and varied position for the right candidate who will embrace our vision that people with a learning disability can become leaders in society. This is an exciting opportunity that will enable a passionate individual to make a positive impact on the lives of the people we support! 🤝 🔗 If you would like more information, then you can find out more on our careers portal or call Jayne Sutherland on 07860 404 945. https://loom.ly/ZBoryuw #Recruiting #SocialCare #LearningDisability #NewOpportunity #SupportWork

In our next installment of 25 Ways Thera has made an impact, we are revisiting the Strathmartine Stories Project! Strathmartine Hospital was believed to be one of Scotland's oldest institutions for people with a learning disability. In 2014, in partnership with multiple organisations, we launched the Strathmartine Stories Project. The aim was to built a vivid picture of what life was like for people living and working at the hospital. It also documented the many lessons learned to promote good practice around supporting people people with a learning disability! 🔗 Read more about the project and what was created here: https://loom.ly/M77V45Y Huge thank you to the partnerships who made this project possible: The National Lottery Heritage Fund, University Of Dundee Archives, Advocating Together, the Living Memory Association and the Scottish Oral History Centre at University of Strathclyde. 🤝 #Stories #Project #Impact #LearningDisability #SocialCare

Today for our 25 Ways Thera Has Made An Impact project, we are focusing on the Know Your Body resources! The Know Your Body resources were created by Ansar Projects, CoppaFeel! and Orchid Cancer to help people with a learning disability to detect any differences within their bodies so they can notify their GP and access early treatment. In recognition of the projects' importance, it was shortlisted as a finalist in the Breaking Down Barriers award at the 2023 National Learning Disability and Autism Awards! It placed highly commended, proving just how influential this type of resource can be. 👏 On the Know Your Body Resources, Christine Harvey, Lead Director of Ansar Projects said: "Our hope is that these tools will be used in a variety of settings and be an aid to anyone with a learning disability, their families or support staff in raising awareness of the importance of checking yourself regularly and to empower people in getting to know their bodies." 🔗 Read our latest blog post to find out more and access the free resources: https://loom.ly/b8kCgws #LearningDisability #EasyReadResources #Advocacy #Impact #Health