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Get to know Catherine, one of the dedicated faces behind the care at Unique Home Care NI Catherine’s move into care shows how the right role can bring your existing skills into a new career, even when you have never worked in the sector before. Catherine has been part of Unique Home Care NI for one year. She works daytime hours in a supported living care role, providing consistent support to the same client. Before joining Unique, Catherine spent most of her working life in a

Learn more about one of the wonderful members of staff at Unique For anyone thinking about care work while studying or planning their next career step, Carrie’s story shows how valuable home care experience can be. Carrie joined Unique Home Care NI as bank staff in November 2024. Alongside her role, she is currently studying Social Work and saw Unique as a chance to gain experience that would support her future career. “Working in home care helps with creating a person-centre

Meet Hannah, one of the people helping support clients and staff at Unique Home Care NI. Hannah has been part of Unique Home Care NI for nearly six years and now works as an Administrator within the senior team. Her role helps keep care running smoothly for both clients and staff. From staying connected with clients to supporting new team members as they settle in, Hannah plays an important part in making sure people feel listened to, supported and well cared for. For Hannah,

Unique Home Care NI staff member National Wellness Month is a reminder to pause and think about your own wellbeing, even when life feels busy, demanding or full of other people’s needs. For many of us, taking time for ourselves can feel difficult. There is always something else to do, someone else to check on, or another responsibility waiting. But looking after your own wellbeing is not selfish. It is part of staying well enough to keep showing up for yourself and the people

Meet Cheree, one of the amazing care staff at Unique Home Care NI Cheree has been part of the Unique Home Care NI team for three and a half years, but her journey in care started long before that. With around 20 years of care experience, Cheree has seen first-hand how much good care can mean to someone and their family. Before joining Unique, she worked in office admin during the day and did care calls in the evenings. Over time, she realised care was the work that felt most

Unique Home Care NI Staff Member, Leah For anyone thinking about care assistant jobs in Saintfield, Leah’s story shows how meaningful care work can be in our local communities. Leah works in the Saintfield area and joined the Unique Home Care NI team within the past year. She was drawn to care because she loves helping others and wanted a role where her kindness, patience and time could make a real difference to someone’s day. Like many people who are drawn to care profession

Unique Home Care NI staff member Donna featured in our Meet the Team series. Donna has been part of Unique Home Care NI for almost two years, but her experience of supporting others began long before she joined the team. Before coming to Unique, Donna spent 17 years working in support services within the Trust. She had also worked in care previously and had personal experience of looking after her grandparent. When her circumstances changed, she began thinking about returning

Meet the team: Unique Home Care NI staff member Karen spent 22 years working as a childminder before she joined Unique Home Care NI. When her family circumstances changed, she needed a role that could work around her daytime responsibilities while still giving her the chance to do something meaningful. She found this through night shift work with Unique. Like many people thinking about a career change, Karen had doubts at first. After speaking with our managing director Debbi

Meet the team image of Unique Home Care NI staff Carol had been thinking about working in care in Saintfield for a while before she joined Unique Home Care NI. She was no longer feeling the same job satisfaction in her previous role, and after caring for family, she began to wonder whether care could be more than something she naturally did for the people close to her. Today, Carol works in Saintfield, supporting clients in their own homes and helping them feel comfortable, c

Introducing Colin: A dedicated member of Unique Home Care NI LTD When someone looks into care assistant jobs Northern Ireland, they are usually trying to understand more than the job title, because they want to know what the work actually feels like day to day. They want to know what the people are like, whether they would be supported, and whether it is the kind of role where they could genuinely make a difference. For Colin, who works with Unique Home Care NI in the Saintfi

Discover Amy's Story For Amy, care has always been about helping people keep living life in a way that still feels like their own. She works mostly around Saintfield and Newtownards, supporting people in their own homes with the little things, the important things, and the moments in between. When asked what made her decide to work in care, Amy put it simply: “I loved the idea of helping people live their fullest life still with a little help from us.” Because good home care

After 35 years working in retail, Natasha had often thought about working in care. It was something that had crossed her mind many times, but like many people considering a career change, she had never quite taken the plunge. Moving into care can feel like a big step, especially when your working life has been spent in a completely different industry. Now, after joining Unique Home Care NI and working in the Comber area, Natasha has found a role that feels personal, meaningfu

For Roisin, working in care has brought a greater sense of confidence in her role and more balance in her day-to-day life. Since joining Unique Home Care NI, she has found a place where she feels supported in her work and has the time to care for clients properly. Her story gives a clear picture of what people are often looking for when they explore care careers in Northern Ireland. The work is meaningful, the support is there, and the difference you make is something you can

In care careers in Northern Ireland, people often come from all kinds of backgrounds. Some plan to work in care from the start. Others find their way into it through a change in circumstances, and then realise they have found something that truly matters. That is exactly what happened for Jacci. After 26 years in care, Jacci still speaks about the role with real honesty. She says there has not been a day in all that time that she has not enjoyed in some way. That is not becau

For Wendy, working in care has always felt like the right fit. She started in the sector at 17 and went on to build a long career in care over many years. Before joining Unique Home Care NI, she spent 16 years with another care company as an operational manager and coordinator. That background gave her a strong understanding of the sector and a clear sense of the kind of care she wanted to be part of. When she joined Unique nearly six years ago, she was looking for an organis

Considering a career in home care? Meet Jenny, a Belfast-born carer at Unique Home Care NI whose route into care was anything but typical. Jenny’s path took her from the Army to hospitality and events, then back home to Northern Ireland to care for her dad after two strokes. That personal turning point helped her discover meaningful work in home-based care. Jenny’s journey shows how care can start with love and grow into purpose Jenny’s Journey into Care Jenny is originally f

In home care in Northern Ireland, families often need more than a task list. They need support that feels personal and human. At Unique Home Care NI, that belief is at the centre of everything we do. Debbie founded the organisation after seeing a real gap between the care people were getting and the care they actually needed. Practical help still mattered, of course. But so did time, dignity and connection. Unique was created to bring those things back. Discover Debbie's Visi