OC Connections Team Leader Whitney has praised the Community Living team.
She says the team have gone above and beyond in their commitment to building a supportive, flexible and positive environment for staff, participants and families.
“Throughout the lockdown period, the team have been absolutely outstanding in all areas especially in providing support to participants and their families.”
She said new staff members have been blown away by the positive work culture and person-centred work practices. She says that lockdown has helped them to become stronger as a team and grow as support workers.
“We’ve had to be more creative and think outside the box to find opportunities, even small ones where we can continue to enrich the lives of the people we support.”
At OC Connections we’re always on the lookout for dedicated people who would like to join our team and who share our goal in supporting people with disabilities to live life their way.
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