I joined Sovini Property Services in 2022, wanting to work for the Sovini Group for a while. With family already here and great feedback on staff engagement, I knew it was a wonderful place. In June 2023, an opportunity came up for me to join the Independent Living Team. My decade-long background in schools, coupled with training in emotional health and childhood trauma, fuelled my passion for helping people struggling with mental health and supporting our most vulnerable families. One Vision Housing truly goes above and beyond to support our tenants’ needs, driven by the genuine passion of its staff.

I believe everyone at OVH shares the same values and a desire to ‘make a difference’. Within the Independent Living (IL) team, I’ve handled complex cases, helping families in difficult situations and guiding them to the support they need. This ignited my passion for Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding. This new role is a first for the company, and understanding our responsibilities as a housing provider has been a challenge. I’ve been involved in lots of high-level safeguarding cases, working closely with our Community Safety Team and conducting joint visits with Neighbourhood Safety Officers when concerns arose about vulnerable adults or children.

I now represent OVH at the Sefton MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference), which I attend every two weeks to share crucial information. I’m really enjoying my new role and aim to make safeguarding and domestic abuse something we are all aware of, comfortable to talk about, and to understand it’s everyone’s responsibility to raise concerns. I feel 100% supported and enjoy coming to work. We have great relationships across teams and are a workforce that can ‘pull it out of the bag’ when we’re in a difficult situation. The Independent Living Team are also amazing, always offering advice and support. New staff members often comment on how helpful and approachable everyone is.