Flourish Home Support Services Ltd

15/10/2026

🍁💗 WELCOME TO THE FLOURISH AUTUMN NEWSLETTER! 💗🍁
September – November 2026
Pop the kettle on, grab a cuppa ☕, get cosy and enjoy a little catch-up with the Flourish family!
We're delighted to share our Autumn Newsletter, filled with lovely stories, important conversations and a celebration of the wonderful people who make Flourish Home Support so special. 💕
🌸 Inside this edition:
🍁 Celebrating our amazing Carers of the Month — Ann, Carrie, Michelle and SarahAnne.
💗 Talking about what really matters in home care, including mental health, palliative care and the future of care in Scotland.
🍂 Helpful tips for keeping well as the colder months approach.
🌿 Flourish News & Updates — celebrating our people, learning, supporting one another and growing together.
🚶‍♀️ Our exciting idea for a monthly Flourish Walking Group! We're currently seeing who might be interested, so please let us know if you'd like to join us.
🐾 And, of course, meet our newest (and possibly bossiest!) office team member, LoopyLou, who is convinced the entire office revolves around her! 😂💗
We've also included a very special heartfelt thank-you to Tracey, whose kindness and compassion continue to mean so much to us.
Above all, this newsletter is a celebration of people, kindness, compassion and connection.
To our wonderful carers, clients, families and everyone who supports Flourish — thank you for being part of our journey. We couldn't do it without you. 💗
With love and heartfelt thanks,
Jaki, Kirsty, LoopyLou & the Flourish Team 🐾💕
🍁 Together, we make every moment matter.

07/10/2026

Well done Carrie a truly deserving member of the team 💗💫

23/09/2026

🌟 WE’RE HIRING – SENIOR SUPPORT WORKER 🌟

📍 Location: Clackmannanshire & Stirling
🕐 Hours: Average 20 hours per week
💷 Salary: From £17,212 per year

💙 Make a difference. Support your team. Help us deliver excellent care.

We are looking for a dedicated, organised and proactive Senior Support Worker to join our adult care teams across Clackmannanshire and Stirling.

This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care and who can confidently adapt to changing situations, solve problems and maintain professionalism when dealing with sensitive matters.

🌟 ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Senior Support Worker, you will play a key part in ensuring high-quality care delivery across our services, helping us maintain our Care Inspectorate grading of 6 – Excellent. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

You will support care staff in the field, monitor care quality, respond to service issues and act as an important link between our office team, care staff, clients and external agencies.

🔑 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
📋 Care Quality Monitoring

Conduct regular care audits and identify any gaps in service delivery
Complete re-audits where required
Help maintain and promote consistently high standards of care
🤝 Staff Support

Provide guidance, mentoring and hands-on support to care staff in the field
Promote good practice and support staff to deliver person-centred care
💙 Client Experience

Seek and respond to client feedback
Ensure clients' needs, preferences and expectations are understood and met
🚨 Emergency Procedures

Ensure staff understand emergency procedures and protocols
Make sure staff have access to relevant emergency contact information
🔐 Confidentiality & Compliance

Work in line with Health and Social Care standards
Ensure compliance with the Working Time Directive and company policies
Maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times
📞 On-Call Participation

Participate in on-call duties to help maintain a 24/7 service
👩‍⚕️ Care Shift Cover

Provide direct care and support when required to maintain service continuity
🌟 WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate:

✅ Strong communication skills – both written and verbal
✅ Excellent interpersonal skills – with the ability to build trust with staff and clients
✅ Experience in the social care sector – with an understanding of care delivery and client needs
✅ Good IT skills – confident using digital care systems
✅ Strong numeracy and record-keeping skills
✅ Flexibility and organisation – with the ability to adapt quickly and manage changing priorities
✅ Problem-solving skills and the ability to remain professional in sensitive situations
🚗 Ability to drive with access to your own vehicle
🎓 Minimum SVQ 2, with a willingness to work towards SVQ 3

📋 ESSENTIAL REGISTRATION
All applicants must be willing to:

Join the PVG Scheme
Register with the SSSC within 3 months of employment commencing
💙 WHY JOIN US?
When you join our team, you’ll benefit from:

🌱 Supportive management
📚 Opportunities for professional development and SVQ progression
💙 A rewarding role where you can make a meaningful difference every day
🔄 A varied position combining field work, client interaction and quality assurance
💰 Company pension
🏷️ Employee discount
❤️ Health & Wellbeing programme
🅿️ On-site parking
🛍️ Store discount

🚀 READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
If you’re an experienced care professional looking for a varied role where you can support staff, improve quality and make a real difference to clients, we’d love to hear from you!

📩 Apply today and join our team!

If you would like to apply or need more information email: [email protected]

17/09/2026

💜 Being Heard: Communicating with Professionals
Sign up Here: https://tinyurl.com/yc5cacye

Talking to professionals can sometimes feel intimidating. At our next peer support session, we’ll have an open conversation about our experiences, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and the things we’ve learned along the way.

Come along to share your ideas, tips and experiences, and hear what others have found helpful. There’s no expert speaker or right answer just a chance to share what we know and learn from each other. 💜

08/09/2026

🌸 CARER OF THE MONTH – SEPTEMBER 🌸

This month we are celebrating the wonderful Ann as our Carer of the Month! 💕👏

Ann didn't come to Flourish from a background in care. She was simply looking for a change — and what a fantastic change it has turned out to be!

Ann has really found her niche working alongside people who experience poor mental health. 🫶

This can be one of the more challenging areas of care. It takes patience, empathy, understanding and the ability to build trust and meaningful relationships. Not everyone can walk into this environment and make a genuine difference — but Ann certainly can. 💗

She has a wonderful way of connecting with the people she supports, meeting them where they are and helping them take those small but incredibly important steps forward.

Sometimes making a difference isn't about doing something huge. Sometimes it's simply being there, listening, encouraging, understanding and helping someone believe that they can do a little more than they thought they could.

Ann does all of this with warmth and compassion, and we couldn't be prouder to have her as part of the Flourish team. 🌷

✨ Congratulations Ann — our September Carer of the Month! ✨

Thank you for everything you do and for the difference you make every day. 💕🌸

06/08/2026

🌟 Carer of the Month

A huge congratulations to Kelly, our Carer of the Month for August! 💗

Kelly has a natural ability to connect with the people she supports, making everyone feel comfortable, valued and respected. She has the perfect balance of warmth, humour and professionalism, bringing a smile to people's faces while always ensuring their care and support needs are met to the highest standard.

Her dedication, compassion and positive attitude never go unnoticed, and she consistently goes above and beyond for both our clients and her colleagues. We are incredibly proud to have Kelly as part of the Flourish team.

Thank you, Kelly, for everything you do. Your hard work and kindness make a real difference every single day. Congratulations—you truly deserve this recognition! 💐👏

03/08/2026

We had a celebrity visitor to the Flourish office who has danced her socks off at the recent world championship held in Ireland to become
✨🌍 10th in the World! 🌍✨

A huge congratulations to amazing Mini Acro Duo, Aria and her dance partner, on finishing 10th in the world! 🏆💙

What an incredible achievement at just 7 years old. Your dedication, hard work, and talent have taken you onto the world stage, and you should be so proud of yourself.

Everyone is incredibly proud of you —this is only the beginning of what promises to be an amazing journey. 💫

Pictured alongside Aria is her biggest furry fan, Loopylou the poodle puppy. 🐩💕🐾

Congratulations to Aria and her dance partner! 🎉🌟

17/07/2026

🌸SUPPORT WORKER VACANCIES STIRLING & CLACKS
(Various hours available) from £13.45 per hour

Are you looking for a career change, a fresh start or to give back to the community? Or are you retired or a student and want to make a difference to people’s lives while earning extra income ?

Flourish Home Support Services Ltd are currently expanding and have exciting opportunities within our community based Care at Home teams, supporting adults living in their own homes .

We offer
Fixed , Flexible or relief working patterns
Training & induction programme
Fast-tracked job offer scheme *Conditions apply
Starting from £13.45 per hour, paid mileage , paid travel time, paid annual leave and pension contributions, uniform

The successful candidates will join our friendly team and provide high level of care and support to our clients.

Support Workers will be required to support people living at home with personal care, meal preparation, daily living tasks and a variety of other tasks such as support to access the community or attend appointments.

You should be able to engage fully with the people receiving support with a caring and professional approach.

Essential for this position:

The ability to maintain high standards of care and support in service users’ homes.

The desire and commitment to support others and to deliver the highest level of care is essential.

Willingness to undertake induction and ongoing training

Willing to join the PVG scheme

Willing to register with the SSSC within 3 months of employment commencing

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with Vulnerable Adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scotland PVG Act 2007. Successful applicants will be required to undertake Membership of the PVG scheme. We will support you to do this.

To apply please do via this platform or contact us via phone, text, email, with your name and contact details and one of our team will get in touch

[email protected]

07719045799 call or text
07719045800 call or text

Care at Home and Support Services - Covering Clackmannanshire , Stirling and surrounding areas

07/07/2026

🌟 Good Luck, Ariah! 🌟

Flourish are sponsoring the amazing Ariah and would like to wish her the very best of luck as she competes at the Dance World Cup in Dublin! 🇮🇪💃

What an incredible achievement at just 7 years old to be representing Team Scotland on the world stage. We are all so proud of your dedication, talent, and hard work.

Pictured here with our Manager, Jaki McLean, Ariah is ready to take on the world—and we know she'll do Scotland proud! ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Go smash it, Ariah! We're all cheering you on every step of the way. 💙✨

01/07/2026

⭐Congratulations Meagan
Carer of the month July 2026⭐
Meagan is one of those truly special people, kind, compassionate, thoughtful and endlessly giving. Her caring nature shines through in everything she does, and she makes a real difference to the lives of our clients and to the whole team.
On top of this she is also a fantastic member of our D&D social group.
We are incredibly lucky to have you as part of the Flourish family. Thankyou for your dedication, your kindness and for being such an inspiration 💗☺️