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Our Amazing Time to Shine Award Winners 2025!
Celebrating our remarkable staff with our Time to Shine Awards 2025 Every year at our AGM, we are proud to announce the winners of the Time To Shine Awards. Our annual staff awards celebrate those who go above and beyond what is expected of them and embody our values....
Daniel’s Career Story as a Relief Support Practitioner
Daniel, Relief Support Practitioner in Glasgow, shares how his work at Carr Gomm inspired his studies in further education. When Daniel joined Carr Gomm as a Relief Support Practitioner, he had no experience in the sector, but the positive experiences he had...
Stephanie’s Journey: Building a Career in Social Care with Carr Gomm
Building a Career in Social Care Leaving school can feel like a leap into the unknown. For Stephanie Graham, now a Lead Practitioner with Carr Gomm, it was both exciting and nerve-wracking. “When I left school, I found the step into working life exciting, but I was...
Lucy Wren, CEO, announces her retirement from Carr Gomm
After an incredible 27 years, Lucy Wren, Carr Gomm's CEO, announces her retirement from the organisation. Read Lucy's announcement below: It is with a full heart and deep gratitude that I share the news that I will be stepping down as Chief Executive of...
Pay rise for all Carr Gomm staff
Carr Gomm supports all staff with a pay rise of at least 2.5% Our staff are the heart of Carr Gomm, and we understand the challenging and rewarding job they do to support people across Scotland. To show how valuable our staff are, we are proud to offer all...
Time to Shine Staff Award Winners 2024!
At our AGM, we celebrated our staff with our Time to Shine Staff Awards! Our Time to Shine Staff Awards celebrate our staff and their achievements over the past year. Time to Shine awards are open to all staff, and winners are chosen from colleagues' nominations. This...
My experience as a relief worker in Glasgow
Working as a Relief worker in Carr Gomm's Glasgow Service, by Rosemary Hamilton My name is Rosemary; I retired a few years ago and then came back as a relief worker, as I missed the interaction with people we support and co-workers. I enjoy my job as a relief...
Celebrating Maureen’s 23 Year Career Working in the Social Care Sector
Maureen is retiring after over two decades of working in the social care sector. Read about her career and the impact she made as a Support Practitioner at Carr Gomm.
Welcoming Jonathan Smith to Carr Gomm
We are excited to welcome Jonathan Smith to Carr Gomm's Business Development Team! Our Business Development Team plays a vital role in Carr Gomm's communications, raising awareness of our services and is instrumental in the tendering process. We are delighted...