Right at Home Calderdale Celebrates Women in Homecare on International Women's Day

At Right at Home Calderdale, we're proud of our team of women who make a difference in the lives of some of our community's most vulnerable members. We celebrate them on International Women's Day and every day. This year’s International Women’s Day is focused on embracing equity and ensuring everyone has access to the same opportunities despite their background, mental or physical ability, race or gender.       

This International Women's Day, Right at Home Calderdale acknowledges the contributions of its female team members and their unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional care to our clients.

While women make up a significant majority (82%, according to Skills for Care) of the care workforce, their representation in senior management roles drops to 68%. At Right at Home Calderdale, we're committed to challenging this disparity. We believe in empowering women at all levels of our business, from Caregivers to Registered Managers and Franchise Owners. We strive to be a bias-free organisation, where hard work is recognised and rewarded.

At Right at Home Calderdale, this commitment means actively listening to our team and fostering an inclusive work environment by providing:

• Inclusivity at work
• Equality in the workplace 
• Equal opportunities regardless of gender
• Career progession 

We are always learning, coninuing to grow as a business, abd encoraging everyone at Right at Home Calderdale to contribute ideas that support our development. Together we can all #EmbraceEquality. 

Ways Right at Home Calderdale supports women in the workplace 

We have a great team of women in all positions throughout our company. So it's absolutely essenetial to us that these individuals are supported in their roles and able to reach their full potential. Here are a handful of ways we support our Calderdale based team. 

Rewarding work that fits your schedule 

We offer our team members flexible hours that fit around most lifestyles, allowing them to create their perfect work life balance. A good work-life balance is a key factor in maintaining a positive well-being. Whether you are a working mum or a part-time student, you'll find a pattern that works for you.

Structured development opportunities

Our company is made up of many inspirational women that make our business thrive. Our Operations Manager, Elsa Hastings is a passionate leader who cares about making a positive difference and We enabling our team to achieve their amibitions. Having such a strong female leader, at Right at Home Calderdale helps influence women starting their careers, as it gives them someone to look up to, eliminates the glass ceiling and creates more opportunites fr women. 

Supporting team members at all stages of their life 

95% of our team are likely to experience menopause. It's therefore very important to us at Right at Home Calderdale that we support women during this time and are as understanding as possible their individual experiences. We hold training and awareness sessions and have useful resources available for all team members to increase their understanding of menopause, whether it's for themselves or to help a colleagues. To find out more about menopause and relevant support read our Pause for Menopause booklet.

An open and understanding workplace

At Right at Home Calderdale we aim to create a family-feel environment where the team members are encouraged to talk openly about any issues that they are facing. Communication between all team members involves mutual respect and understanding. We create a comfortable and inclusive working environment by having an open door policy. It's important to us that we grow and develop relationships around the workplace. 

The women in homecare that make us who we are

Every member of our team is a valued member whether male or female. We have so many team members and stories to celebrate throughout the business, but let's start with one from our Operations Manager, Elsa Hastings.

Our Operations Manager in both Calderdale and East Lancs.

From the Right at Home National Office to our network of local office, you'll find women in senior management positions throughout the Rigt at Home network. In fact 98% of the current Registered Managers (RMs) at Right at Home are female.