8. Meet the Team

Team Member Profiles allow care seekers to virtually meet you and your team before sending an enquiry. It gives them an insight into the type of care experience they can expect. Adding Meet the Team contributes 10% towards Profile Completeness. To find out how to add a Meet the Team profile click here.

How to add Meet the Team

To add Meet the Team to your carehome.co.uk profile go to your Control Panel and click on Meet the Team on the right hand side.

Alternatively go to the left hand menu navigate to:

1. Profile

2. Meet the Team

3. Then fill in the boxes and add a photo, and don’t forget to click the Submit button at the end.

Why add Meet the Team?

It puts a face to a name – seeing staff members on your profile immediately makes it much more personal and knowing a bit more about the person you are about to contact puts perspective residents at ease.

Display your team’s credentials - Adding Meet the Team is a great way to show off your team. Each person can have a bio where they can explain their experience, qualifications and passion for care. This is extremely comforting for potential clients and shows their family and friends that they will be in good hands if they choose your care home.

Show how much you care for your team members – A good Meet the Team Profiles can show how much you value each member of the team and their role within the home. This is key not only to potential clients but to potential employees, and helps to promote a family atmosphere to live and work in.

For a good profile, consider including some or all of the following in the Description:

• How many years of experience they have in care
• Their qualifications
• Other positions they’ve held in the sector
• Their proudest achievements in their current role
• Their ethos and particular interests in care

An example of a team member bio could be:

(Name) began her career in care 15 years ago as a care assistant. Since then she has completed her NVQ Levels 2, 3 and 4 in Health and Social Care, along with 17 specialist training courses. As Deputy Manager, (Name) is passionate about creating a positive, family environment for residents and staff. Since starting in the role she has introduced an Inclusivity Lead and an Infection Control Lead, expanded the activities programme and established intergenerational visits with the local nursery, When (Name) isn’t busy at (care home name), she enjoys gardening, cycling holidays and spending time with her husband and two adult children.

When you’ve added your team members’ profiles you can change the order the appear on your profile by dragging them to different positions.