Experience

Spark Somerset

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager for Open Mental Health Community Engagement Project for Underserved Communities

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Covid Community Champion Network Coordinator

  • Oct 2020 - Sep 2022

• Volunteer Frome Coordinator

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

  Developing the volunteer offer in Frome. Encouraging more young people to get involved in Volunteering Developing the volunteer offer in Frome. Encouraging more young people to get involved in Volunteering



Bath College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Traineeship Trainer Assessor

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2017

  Coordination and delivery of a training and work experience programme for young people. Coordination and delivery of a training and work experience programme for young people.



Wiltshire Council

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Voice and Influence Coordinator for Looked After Children

  • May 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Working with children and young adults in and leaving care to ensure that they have an influence on service development in the county and nationally.• Coordination of Wiltshire Children in Care Councils.• Liaising with councillors, council management and external organisations to ensure that the voice of looked after children and young people is heard.• Training young people as voluntary trainers and interviewers; supporting them to carry out these roles.• Carrying out countywide consultations with young people.



Warwickshire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Respect Yourself Campaign Coordinator

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2012

  • Design, coordination and delivery of the Mystery Shoppers Programme: Training disenfranchised young people to mystery shop local sexual health services using the You’re Welcome Quality Criteria. Also recruiting and supporting the young people to carry out this task as volunteers.• Supervising Future Skills apprentice.• Design, delivery and coordination of the Respect Yourself Relationships and Sexual Health Training Programme for professionals. • Evaluation of training, including consulting young people about the impact that the training has for them.• Setting up and running young parents’ forums to consult with and empower them to bring about change in the services that they use.• Working with young parents to run consultation events for other young parents.



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Trainer and Consultant

  • Nov 2006 - Sep 2007

  • Fundraising and programme co-ordination for Sandwell and Dudley Brook.• Support and workshop delivery at conferences for Brook Central.• Associate trainer for Family Planning Association. • Fundraising and programme co-ordination for Sandwell and Dudley Brook.• Support and workshop delivery at conferences for Brook Central.• Associate trainer for Family Planning Association.



Sandwell Council

• Academic Coach for Looked After Children

  • Nov 2006 - Sep 2007



Link Community Development International

• Project Co-ordinator, Health Advisory Committee Capacity Building Programme

  • Jan 2006 - Sep 2006

  • Monitoring and evaluation of training programme delivered by 7 trainers to over 1000 schools in rural South Africa. The training aimed to enable schools and communities to manage the impact of HIV.• Working creatively with community trainers to redesign training programme to make it more suitable for participants with low literacy and little or no English.• Observing and supporting trainers • Monitoring and evaluation of training programme delivered by 7 trainers to over 1000 schools in rural South Africa. The training aimed to enable schools and communities to manage the impact of HIV.• Working creatively with community trainers to redesign training programme to make it more suitable for participants with low literacy and little or no English.• Observing and supporting trainers



Brook

• Spain
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Outreach and Education Worker, Sandwell and Dudley Brook

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2005