Experience

Unisus - Skills, Care, Wellbeing

• United Kingdom
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  I have been involved in Unisus since its inception in 2014 supporting its growth from nothing into a six figure business employing more than 60 people. We have achieved a £1 million turnover and continue to grow. We have over 70 care clients and provide 1700 hours of care every week. There are three sub brands within our work - Skills, Care and Wellbeing. Care includes all care and support services - home care and supporting people to live as independently as they can be. enabling people to live their best life. We can also offer palliative and end of life care, supporting you and your loved one at a most sensitive time to remain at home. Unisus Wellbeing provides counselling services for individuals and employees of local businesses. We have a funded offer for those on a low income We are developing a package of occupational health support in association with other partners which will be available in the near future Our skills offer, has historically delivered employability projects to unemployed people to support them into work. We are now providing wellbeing training to organisations including mental health first aid, resilience training and secondary trauma in partnership with SCT Therapy Our activities often overlap - for example our care staff and clients access our counselling service when needed. All of our services feed into each other and our clients can access different services when they need them. We believe in well resourced frontline services so that our clients can access everything they need at the time that they need it. We work in a person centred way, providing support for people to be able to achieve for themselves and putting in extra support when they are unable to carry out tasks for themselves. Unisus is a group of companies trading together as a social enterprise Show less



The Hardman Centre

• Gateshead, England, United Kingdom

• Charity Director

  • Jul 2018 - May 2019

  Delegated authority of the board of trustees, with responsibility to oversee the affairs of the charity on its behalf. Responsible for shaping the strategic direction of the organisation, whilst ensuring it fulfills its charitable mission and purpose, providing services for vulnerable, isolated older people and early years education for pre-school children Delegated authority of the board of trustees, with responsibility to oversee the affairs of the charity on its behalf. Responsible for shaping the strategic direction of the organisation, whilst ensuring it fulfills its charitable mission and purpose, providing services for vulnerable, isolated older people and early years education for pre-school children



NORTH TYNESIDE VODA

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supported Volunteering Manager

  • Feb 2012 - May 2018

  Responsible for management of supported volunteering services, Good Neighbours project, supporting vulnerable residents, Sector Connector project, helping businesses become more involved in the community and North Tyneside Recovery College, run in partnership with Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust. Chair of the North Tyneside Mental Health Provider Forum. Leadership and line management responsibilities for project staff, students and volunteers. Responsible for outcome setting and evaluation, budgeting and financial monitoring. Involved in design, coordination and delivery of training programmes for volunteers and staff of other agencies, organisational policy review, quality assurance compliance and development of new project concepts, income generation and partnerships Show less



Rethink Mental Illness

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Area Manager

  • Dec 2008 - Jan 2012

  Responsibilities include seeking out and proposing new development opportunities that support regional and national growth strategies, whilst working closely with National and Regional Team members, leading on the improvement of service provision within the region, specifically quality, health and safety reporting and investigations, providing support on membership development and identifying people with an interest in being involved in regional governance, being a member of the regional management team and providing peer support to other area managers, ensuring the safe delivery of services by the effective line management of a number of services managers and service leads and ensuring the financial viability of each service Show less



NORTH TYNESIDE VODA

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteering Development Officer

  • Sep 2002 - Dec 2008

  Responsible for recruitment, placement and ongoing support of volunteers in North Tyneside, development of volunteer placements within organisations throughout the borough, promotion of volunteering to the wider community and coordinating supported volunteering services for people with mental health problems and long term conditions. Responsible for ensuring compliance with volunteer centre accreditation and internal quality assurance regimes. Responsible for the design and delivery of training programmes for volunteers and staff working with volunteers. Represented organisation and projects at local, regional and national forums and in relevant infrastructure and policy influencing arenas Show less



Blaydon Mind

• Blaydon-0n-Tyne, England, United Kingdom

• Volunteering and Befriending Scheme Coordinator

  • May 1999 - Sep 2002

  Responsible for the recruitment, selection, training and ongoing support of all volunteers for the organisation, promotion of the community befriending service, recruitment, training and support of volunteer befrienders, liaison with referring agencies and stakeholders Responsible for the recruitment, selection, training and ongoing support of all volunteers for the organisation, promotion of the community befriending service, recruitment, training and support of volunteer befrienders, liaison with referring agencies and stakeholders