Meet the Team

Our Team

Meet the Oakfield Staff Team.

Our team of staff at Oakfield are the best in their field. Each member of the team is crucial to our success, everyone has high level of experience, training, professionalism, and most of all we all believe in what we do. The Oakfield Team is like an extended family and we are proud of each and everyone of our staff. Thriving to support those in our care to reach their full potential and to live active and meaningful lives.

 “TOGETHER IS BETTER”


Sharon Wykes

Managing Director

Yardley Hastings and Easton Maudit

Sharon has spent all her career working in social care, she has worked in a variety of services for younger adults with disabilities and older people. Sharon has worked her way through a number of roles and is a qualified and experienced former Registered Manager. She has also worked in quality assurance and is passionate about making sure the systems and processes not only ensure compliance with all regulations and requirements but are simple and work well for the people we support and staff.

 

Sharon has won local and regional awards, and been nominated for national awards for her work with vulnerable people. Sharon is passionate about the values and vision of Oakfield and says that the people we support are the reason she gets up in the morning.

 

Nic McLaurie

Manager (awaiting registration with CQC)

Yardley Hastings and Easton Maudit

I have worked within care for the past 13 years, I have worked in a number of settings, including working a care home, domiciliary services, across Northamptonshire. I then became a care co-ordinator before moving into a Branch Manager for domiciliary and supported living. I have a strong passion for working in care and my ethos is ensuring that all of the people that I am supporting have the best quality of life.


I am a mum of 3 teenagers and enjoy spending time with my family. We love sports and are keen supporters of Wellingborough Rugby Club. We also love going on long walks with our dogs.


I am very happy to join Oakfield, as the Manager, I am excited to join you all along your journey, I look forward to the challenges, and exciting opportunities that are coming to Oakfield.


Melissa Schulz

Deputy Manager - Easton Maudit

I have worked and progressed at Oakfield over a period of eighteen years, moving from support worker, to shift leader and finally into my role of Deputy Manager today. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, nieces and nephews. 


In my role as Deputy Manager I work alongside the team to provide a safe and caring environment for the people we support. I ensure that all the care and support needs are undertaken in a person-centred way with the people we support’s involvement. I am very passionate to create a positive atmosphere for the people we support here at Oakfield.


Brendan Moylan

Property Manager

With a background in working with children and young adults with special educational needs in educational settings, it has led me to work and support within Oakfield Community across both Easton Maudit’s and Yardley Hastings sites. Involving looking after the buildings and over seeing the current refurbishment project, developing three brand new self-contained flats at Easton Maudit, my role here covers a very wide range of duties. It fills me with great satisfaction and pride that, within my role, I can do my part to make a difference and support in my own way, the progression of Oakfield Community and the people we support.

My career has seen me do a varied number of roles, from warehouse work, to gaining my Primary School Education qualification, teaching for several years in numerous Primary Schools. I have spent a long time working within special education and completed numerous training courses to help me best support the people I have done, which has served me well in being able to not only look after both sites at Oakfield Community, but also give me a deeper understanding of how to best support its wonderful residents. It is a pleasure working here and I am very much looking forward to seeing Oakfield Community develop further in the years to come.

Diane Rhodes

Grants Co-ordinator

As the Grants Co-Coordinator my key areas of work is to communicate with Senior Management, Trustees and all Staff.  Developing long standing relations with Stakeholders, supporters and the local community.


I am a mother of two and a grandmother of two.  Throughout my working career I have always gone above and beyond to ensure that a job is done to my best ability.  Working within the charity sector I have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience and have helped many people.  My passion is to help everyone regardless of their age, race, gender or disability to reach their full potential and live fulfilling lives.

Jeanette Webb

Office Manager

Easton Maudit & Yardley Hastings

I have recently taken on the role of Office Manager and I am looking forward to a new challenge assisting with operations across Oakfield Community. My role includes supporting the team with all their administration and finance, whilst working in line with the regulations and policies of Oakfield.


Previously working in a Nursing Home I have experience of a caring environment and hope to help make a positive and happy environment for those we support.

Eve Brittain

Assistant Administrator & Support to Fundraising

As both administration and fundraising assistant it is my job to assist the office manager and the grants co-ordinator with the day to day administration behind the scenes as well as building relationships with our local community.

 

I have previously worked as a support worker for 8 years in various health and social care settings gaining all kinds of experience and knowledge supporting many unique people with all aspects of their daily life and care.

I decided that this year I would like a change of career and a new challenge which lead me into this new role of administration. Both the team and people we support here at Oakfield Community are an incredible bunch and I’m pleased to be with them on this new start!

Jess Webb

PA to the Managing Director and Trustees of Oakfield.

Within my role as PA it is my job to support the Managing Director and the Trustees with the operational tasks for Oakfield Community. My role is highly varied, from areas of recruitment, to HR and project planning. I also work on Oakfield's marketing strategy, managing the social media accounts and the website for Oakfield. I work with many other members of the team to strive for growth at Oakfield in order to continue creating a caring and positive environment for the people we support.


Having recently completed my degree in English with Business Management, I found a passion for all things business. I am excited to continue learning and get involved with the exciting plans and development for the future of Oakfield Community.

Cath Sampson

Care Farm Manager

I have very recently joined the Oakfield Community Team, based at the Easton Maudit site. My role is to take forward the new Seed-to-Plate Project and re-introduce the Care Farm. I am very excited about both these projects and very much look forward to running person-centred training sessions for the people we support and the wider community, who will hopefully find these rewarding as well as fun.

I have worked in the Adult Social Care sector for over 30 years, covering a range of roles and services, and have enjoyed almost every minute of it. My great love outside work is for anything nature related. I am a self-confessed ‘wildlife nerd’ and am never happier than when outside. I have formal qualifications in conservation management and horticulture but found that during my training, I was also called towards the care sector, hence my career to date. My new role as Care Farm Manager combines the two – what could be more perfect.




Leanne White

Compliance Officer

I have recently taken on the role of compliance officer at Oakfield community after working as a shift lead since January 2023. I have worked in the care sector for the past 12 years and during this time I have had a variety of different roles, which I believe will help me fulfil my new role. I am passionate about providing person centred care to the people we support and I look forward to working with the staff to continue to evidence the amazing work which is done day in day out here at Oakfield.





Consultants to Oakfield

Oakfield works with a number of specialist Consultants to ensure the best possible service for the people we support. Our Consultants regularly visit our sites and offer their expertise in a number of ways. We currently have three consultants:


Chrystal Terry - Consultant Senior Accountant.

Rebecca Williams - Consultancy Services within the Care Industry, including external audits of both services at Yardley Hastings and Easton Maudit.

Oakfield Easton Maudit Ltd also has a housekeeping team, whose roles include keeping the buildings at both services clean and safe. This team ensures daily cleaning and deep cleaning is completed to a high standard. Our gardener works to sustain the outside environments covering both Easton Maudit and Yardley Hastings.


Our maintenance team across both services ensure all buildings, outside environments and services are safe and well sustained. This team also check the testing and safety are satisfactory.


Our kitchen team are responsible for the cooking, serving, and planning of the delicious food served at Oakfield Community. This team ensures dietary requirements are catered to and menus are designed to be well balanced, healthy, and nutritious.


Our support staff at both services are on hand to care for the people we support in all aspects. They support through physical care as well as emotional care and safeguarding.


Finally, we would like to thank our volunteers at both Yardley Hastings and Easton Maudit, who often work on the site grounds. Their willingness to give their time and service is greatly appreciated.


Every part of our Oakfield team believes in the vision of Oakfield and thrives to support those in our care to reach their potential, living and leading active, meaningful lives.

Our team of experts are on hand to provide services that suit our client needs perfectly.

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