About Us
Cephas Care has been in operation for 30 years, formed by Jane and Chris Hewson who opened a care business supporting one service user – which now supports over 250 service users in Norfolk and Suffolk. Jane and Chris formed the company after meeting a gentleman with enhanced needs and deciding to support and care for him. They took him into their own home and as time went on, they extended their philosophy of providing care for people in their own home across the Counties.
Today, Cephas Care continues to operate in the same manner from which the idea was born. We provide care for people with enhanced needs, in the manner they wish to be cared for – with the input of their family and loved ones.
Our ethos is, was and continues to be: “Your life, your choice, your way”. This encompasses everything we aim to do with the care we deliver – we place the service user at the centre of everything, enabling them to live their lives in the way they wish, whilst reducing risk and maximising their quality of life.
We are still a family-run business. Jane and Chris run the company even today, and they hand-deliver their ethos to staff, service users and their families alike. The company is overseen by a strong board of directors who facilitate the original vision, through driving improvement and the quality delivery of care.
The company continues to go from strength to strength – developing their staff teams to deliver care in line with best practice and enabling their service users to live the most fulfilling lives.
We operate 18 supported living services in Ipswich and surrounding towns, a homecare service (caring for people in their own homes) and larger elderly care homes. We pride ourselves on being a large care provider of choice in East Anglia, providing the best levels of care to those using our services and our staff teams.
We aim to care for people’s loved ones, to provide support and encourage them to achieve their ambitions, dreams and wishes. We care for everyone as we would care for our own – in a dignified way within beautiful accommodation and surroundings. After all - it is their choice, their life, their way. We are just here to facilitate it.
Our Purpose
With a new leadership team commencing from June 2022, it is an exciting time to be part of positive organisational change. Our focus is driving a culture that communicates our commitment to our values and the development of our people through providing a healthy working environment. This includes positive training examples, platforms for knowledge sharing, elevation of employee voice and transparency as we work together to shape our future and continuously improve the excellent care we provide to those we support.
Our people are at the centre of this, and so we remain dedicated to growing our own talent, with a high proportion of all leadership positions being recruited to inhouse.
For those just beginning their careers, we provide induction training for all new starters, delivered by in-house trainers that have also actively worked in care settings. There are several pathways to explore within the care sector, whether you’re looking to progress to a senior role, a specific specialism, or a supportive function such as HR or Administration; we will provide further support and training opportunities as you explore your passions.
Care is an incredibly rewarding sector to work in, we would encourage anyone considering a role in the industry to contact us.
Testimonials
What do our team love? What keeps them engaged and motivated? Why should you follow in their footsteps?
Shaun Draper
Group Trainer/ Recruiter
I have worked for Cephas Care for a total of 15 years, I joined the company as a Support Worker and worked my way up through different roles over the years. It all happened by accident! I phoned the wrong company but was offered an interview and the rest is history as they say. I worked for 6 years in the same home doing things to empower and make the guys I supported lives more fun. I then accepted a Deputy Team Leader position in an older person’s service, which I loved, and this eventually became a Team Leader position in that same building. The next thing the company encouraged me to do was training, I love training people and making sure that the skills I had were passed on to others. Training is so important in providing a good base of values for people to work from and you always remember a good trainer, so that’s what I wanted to be. I really love working for Cephas Care because we are a team and have supported each other to get where we are. I have completed a Level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care, a Level 3 Team Leading and Management and Level 3 in Mentoring. I hope to soon get my full trainer qualifications to go along with all the train the trainer and instructor ones I currently have. We are a supportive and forward-thinking company that believes in its values. I love where I work.
Ellie Johnston
Registered Manager at Clarence House – Rated ‘Good’ by CQC.
I have worked for Cephas Care since April 2018, originally starting as the Deputy Manager, and working up to the Registered Manager. The things I most enjoy about my job is creating a safe, caring, and friendly home for our residents to live in, involving them in every step of their journey whilst at Clarence House. We have a fantastic & dedicated staff team which enables the home to run smoothy and efficiently, creating a lovely working environment.
Kerry Stiff
HR Advisor
I have worked for Cephas Care for a total of 16 years, I joined the company as a Support Worker and worked my way up through different roles over the years, Team Leader, Rota Coordinator and Recruitment Lead to name a few. I really enjoy working for Cephas Care because we are like a family and have grown together, we all pull together to help and support each other. I have completed my Level 3 in Health and Social Care and Level 3 in Business and Administration and started working towards my Human Resources and Employment Law qualification. The company offer extensive training in all areas of the business, if you are looking for a career within the health and social care sector then Cephas Care would be the perfect place to start and if you are looking for progression look no further.
Jay Coe
Trainee Registered Manager
I have been working with Cephas-Care for 4 years in August 2022. I never thought care would be the career for me, but I joined the team as an Apprentice in 2018 at 16 years old, working in one of the Learning Disabilities Services. After the first week I knew that this was the job for me. The staff team I joined were so welcoming and I have never had any problems with any members of staff I have worked with. Not long after finishing my apprenticeship in 2020 I was offered the Deputy Team Leader role in the home I worked in, not long after I became Team Leader. After being in this role for a year, it opened so many opportunities for me to progress and I was very supported in this journey. I was promoted to Care Delivery Manager and now Trainee Registered Manager for Learning Disability Services and it has been the most rewarding experience for so many reasons. Cephas pride themselves in the internal progression rate. If you want to start, or continue your journey, working in care and support work, Cephas is the place to do so, with such a range of opportunities and service users.
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