Experience

Institute for Youth Work

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

• Council Member and Board of Trustee

  • Mar 2022 - Present



BARCA-Leeds

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

• Operations Director Children Young People and Families

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Signpost Stockport for Carers

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

• Board Trustee

  • Nov 2019 - Feb 2022



Visyon

• United Kingdom
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Chief Executive Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Feb 2021

• Head of Service Development

  • Apr 2019 - Feb 2021

  Senior leadership role - strategic oversight for business development and innovation, managing pilot projects from start-up to implementation as core service delivery. Managing and developing engagement and impact through fundraising, marketing and supporter focused campaigns

• Wellbeing Services Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2019

  Management of service delivery across creative arts projects, group work, mentoring and family support services with the aim of promoting positive mental health with young people and their family's. This is a senior management position developing programs and partnership opportunities, managing, supervising and training staff and working as part of the senior leadership team to lead and develop Visyon charitable work across Cheshire and Staffordshire Moorlands

• CEO (interim)

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2018

  To lead the organisation through a period of transition, ensuring consistency in service delivery and staff well being. Overall responsibility for the charity including financial, governance, risk and decision making processes.



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• United Kingdom
• Social Networking Platforms
• 700 & Above Employee

• Young Peoples Worker - (Senior Officer)

  • May 2011 - Jun 2015

  My responsibilities include managing positive activities and targeted group work in the community for vulnerable young people aged 13+. I also managed a caseload of young people, aged from 16 to 20 years, supporting them to re-engage with education, employment or training and carried a caseload of family providing holistic support as part of the strengthening families agenda. Further duties include supporting other colleagues, producing reports and maintaining multi-agency networks/partnerships. I have shown myself to be creative, flexible and adaptable in this ever changing role where I have undertaken tasks including careers advice in schools, attendance and welfare support and informal education in the community and school settings. additional responsibilities included representing the organisation as a panel member of local safeguarding and multi-agency boards including MARAC and Exclusion Panels. Show less



Stockport Youth Service

• Stockport, United Kingdom

• Youth Work Manager- Area

  • Apr 2010 - May 2013

  This was a developmental management role (managing 4FTE staff with hierarchical staff management responsibilities) Managing youth work provision across a local geographical area. I coached and supported staff to raise the quality of work delivered in schools, youth centres and detached sessions in the area. I created partnerships with external agencies including educational establishments and community stakeholders, as well as delivered my own youth work projects which raised the profile of the service within the local area. I converted strategic decisions into operational practice in my designated area increasing engagement with young people, the community and external support agencies. I support forum work and ensured user participation was key to decision making processes. Show less



Stockport Council

• Stockport, United Kingdom

• Senior Youth Worker

  • Sep 2008 - Apr 2010

  I led and co-ordinated on a number of youth work projects in a designated area. My main responsibilities concerned schools work and the development of an important youth centre. I co-ordinated and delivered on the holiday activity program, managed youth work provision and worked within the PAYP (Positive Activities) remit, working with vulnerable and at-risk young people. I co-ordinated and supported the development of a volunteer-led youth group, I led by example and helped the group develop policy, skills and practise in line with government legislation. Show less



Connexions Humber

• East Riding of Yorkshire

• Personal Advisor

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2007

  I provided information, support, advocacy and well-being activities to vulnerable young people. I managed my own caseload within multiple school setting, devised and delivered targeted project work based on needs I had identified within the school. I networked with external agencies and sat within key community strategy meetings. Within this role I developed strong partnership skills that helped me deliver key projects to young people with identified needs. I provided information, support, advocacy and well-being activities to vulnerable young people. I managed my own caseload within multiple school setting, devised and delivered targeted project work based on needs I had identified within the school. I networked with external agencies and sat within key community strategy meetings. Within this role I developed strong partnership skills that helped me deliver key projects to young people with identified needs.