Experience

Your Voice Counts

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Community Connector

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  As the Senior Community Connector at Your Voice Counts I manage a team of Community Connectors across Gateshead and South Tyneside. We support people with learning disabilities and autistic people to identify and work towards outcomes they want to achieve, and to identify and address barriers to participation. We build links with people and services in the local communities so we can identify and develop opportunities and activities for the people we support. We work closely with Health, Social Care and Voluntary Sector services to ensure that people have access to the support they need and to ensure the voice of people we support is both heard and acted on. Show less



Northumbria Police

• United Kingdom
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Engagement Sergeant

  • 2016 - Feb 2023

  Community engagement, tension monitoring and hate crime specialist in Newcastle and Gateshead. Managing a mixed economy team of police and civilian community engagement officers to build trust and confidence in Northumbria Police encouraging the reporting of hate crimes and community intelligence.To support new and emerging communities and to identify any associated threat, harm and risk.Supervise a team, managing their wellbeing and welfare, development and ensuring high levels of motivation to enable an effective front line policing service.Monitor and manage the performance of the team, devising and implementing effective strategies to identify issues and improve team/individual performance to ensure adherence to professional standards and contribute to the achievement of unit/Force objectivesEmbracing Problem-oriented policing/problem-solving policing, tackling crime and disorder that involves the identification of a specific problem, thorough analysis to understand the problem, the development of a tailored response and an assessment of the effects of the response. Show less

• Neighbourhood Police Sergeant

  • 2012 - 2016

  Providing frontline management to support and co-ordinate the actions of the neighbourhood policing team. Working with key partners and stakeholders, employing problem solving techniques and evidence based approaches, to develop innovative ways to identify and safeguard vulnerable people within the community and to ensure that the neighbourhood policing strategic objectives are achieved.

• Patrol Sergeant

  • 2007 - 2012

  Supervise a team, managing their wellbeing and welfare, development and ensuring high levels of motivation to enable an effective front line policing service.Provide specialist advice and guidance to team members to ensure that responses are delivered within appropriate policies and legislation and achieve the best possible outcomes.Support the assessment of individuals, assessing capabilities and development needs and devising appropriate development plans to enable high performance and potential progression.Co-ordinate and control appropriate front line responses and investigations, allocating resources, directing activities, managing risks and reviewing progress to deliver an effective response which supports law enforcement and enables public safety.Supervise and monitor the handling of information, intelligence and evidence and record keeping ensuring alignment with legislation, policies and guidance which enables effective law enforcement and the initiation of criminal justice proceedings.Contribute to the identification of appropriate internal and external local partners in line with the Force’s planned approach, co-ordinating and monitoring the establishment of effective partnerships to enable progress against community policing objectives.Identify opportunities for and co-ordinate the exploration of new ways of working and innovation in policing, applying critical thinking to identify solutions to problems in line with evidence based practice within own area of responsibility.Support the implementation of problem solving and evidence based policing initiatives by championing and applying relevant methodologies and approaches to area of work. Show less

• Detective Constable

  • 2002 - 2007

  Serious and complex crime investigator having managed a range of investigations including robbery, drugs, domestic violence, serious sexual assaults, public and child protection, fraud, homicide, and serious public order offences.

• Police Officer

  • 1997 - 2002



Northumbria Police

• Police Sergeant



Royal Navy

• United Kingdom
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marine Engineer

  • 1991 - 1997