Newcomer of the Year

An individual who is new to their role and has made an exceptional impact on joining their team.

All new team members with under 12 months’ service including apprentices.

Be Your Best - Mentor of the Year

An individual who has helped others through development to enhance their skills, knowledge and work performance e.g. supporting new starters through induction, supporting colleagues towards promotion.

Individuals that provide coaching and/or mentoring to others.

Care From the Heart – Compassion Award

An individual or team that consistently demonstrates compassion to those they support; showing how people using our service have a high-quality experience based on relationship-centred care.

All individuals or teams.

Belinda Jones Dementia Champion

An individual who has demonstrated consistently high-quality, person-centred care achieving the highest standards of dementia support.

All individuals or teams.

The End-of-life Care Award

An individual or team demonstrating compassion, sensitivity and respect at end-of-life, seeking to understand what is important to the customer and their family, and ensuring these are reflected in the service and care provided.

All individuals or teams.

Made-My-Day Award

An individual who brightens the day of people around them, never failing to bring a smile to the faces of customers and colleagues through their attention to the small details that make a big difference to daily life.

All individuals working in non care-giving roles in a village, such as housekeeping, maintenance or bistro teams.

Better Tomorrow - Innovation Award

The individual or team that achieves quality outcomes which make a difference to the lives of customers through innovation. This could be a small, significant change or a new service model/design that has reformed practice.

All individuals or teams.

Respect for All - Inclusion Award

An individual or team who champions honesty, openness and inclusion in every interaction, recognising and honouring the uniqueness of others, and who actively creates environments where every voice is heard and different perspectives are genuinely valued.

All individuals or teams.

Community Engagement

Teams or individuals who successfully collaborate with other organisations to create opportunities for customers and local people and ensure their village is a vibrant hub in the community.

All individuals or teams.

Volunteer Award

Volunteers who make a contribution to village life through their commitment and who show an understanding of Belong’s values, seeking to make a real difference to our customers’ lives.

Anyone who volunteers regularly for any Belong location or service.

Leader of the Year

An individual who has enabled their team/service/department to achieve their goals by providing consistent and effective leadership and management.

Individuals that lead and/or manage others.

Central Services Contribution Award

The team which has delivered the best customer service experience to villages and/or Belong at Home, while working effectively as a team.

Any central services individual or team

Stronger Together - Team of the Year

The team that has done the most to improve the quality of experience for customers and/or colleagues in the group, embracing teamwork.

All teams.