Senior Producer

• Jul 2022 - Present

Director

• Apr 2016 - Present

Most recently Good Wolf have taken two of our shows on tour, including a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. My role for these projects was as Producer. 'Full Consent to Speak on my Behalf' is about care experience and told from the perspective of people who are care experienced, as well as some of the people that have tried to represent them in popular culture, such as Tracey Beaker. This show has toured to audiences such as social workers, care councils and at libraries. This is a verbatim piece which means the script is entirely based on interviews and also includes extracts from popular culture sources such as you tube and literature. We are currently developing an 'Act 2' for this play which will further explore this experience and we have particularly focussed on interviewing care experienced people who have seen part 1. '@SimCos3000' is about two teenage gamers who are torn apart when the pressures of growing up seem to become too much for them to cope with on their own. A show for young people that works for adults too, especially those who work with or care for 10-16 year olds. Themes include mental health, school pressure, communication, friendship and gaming. We regularly deliver drama based work with various groups, including young people in temporary accommodation, teenagers, corporate groups and adult community theatre. Currently we are delivering a regular group for young people in Thornton Heath called 'Lion Heart' funded by Big Lottery, A project developing a theatre piece for the community with Phoenix Players and a Croydon Council funded project to create a piece of theatre with young people in care and care leavers in Croydon. Show less

Youth Work Manager

• Sep 2010 - Apr 2016

Management, delivery and development of youth work in Watford, Stevenage, St Albans, Welwyn garden City and Hatfield. This includes two youth centres, youth clubs in community venues, detached projects, outreach events, schools work, mentoring and partnership projects totalling around 25 different sessions each week. Responsibilities include: Supervision & Line management Partnership development Strategic planning Fundraising Monitoring and evaluation, including implementing new practice Training and development of teams Implementing policy and processes across the team including safeguarding Management of Health and Safety for Youth work team and young people accessing our service Writing new policy where relevant to our delivery Recruitment of staff and volunteers Collaboration across departments and teams Financial management of the service, budgeting, forecasts and financial reporting. Show less

Youth Worker / Workshop Leader

• Sep 2007 - Jun 2010

Social enterprise, using drama as a tool for working with people with a range of needs. Social enterprise, using drama as a tool for working with people with a range of needs.

Ambassador

• Apr 2009 - Jul 2009

Mentoring in small group work with young people in a school setting, with the aim of boosting aspiration for those who have the ability for further education, but may have some form of barrier to fulfilling this. Mentoring in small group work with young people in a school setting, with the aim of boosting aspiration for those who have the ability for further education, but may have some form of barrier to fulfilling this.

Placement Youth Worker

• Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

Had a placement here as part of my university course requirements. Fostering agency, I worked with their part time youth worker to deliver a range of skills based programmes and the arts award. Had a placement here as part of my university course requirements. Fostering agency, I worked with their part time youth worker to deliver a range of skills based programmes and the arts award.