• Delivery and management of contract from setup to completion to deliver high-quality youth services accounting for 41% of the city-wide need • Services assessed by National Youth Association and awarded first UK quality mark award of ‘Outstanding’ • Direct line & performance managements of team of up to 22 multi-disciplinary professionals across health, social care and education• Manage team to work with caseloads of 20 young people facing wide range of barriers from lack of… Show more • Delivery and management of contract from setup to completion to deliver high-quality youth services accounting for 41% of the city-wide need • Services assessed by National Youth Association and awarded first UK quality mark award of ‘Outstanding’ • Direct line & performance managements of team of up to 22 multi-disciplinary professionals across health, social care and education• Manage team to work with caseloads of 20 young people facing wide range of barriers from lack of engagement in education & employment through to mental health and substance misuse• Manage & monitor multiple sub-contracts • Manage budgets to ensure expenditure and provide financial information/reports as required• Liaison and strategic partnership with key agencies including Social Care, Police, Education & Youth Offending Teams• Recruitment, appointment & induction of staff • Promote & support corporate professional development of team – high proportion of internal promotions with over 95% of team supported to achieve further qualification • Regular supervisions, training & appraisals of team• Report writing & database management• Company Safeguarding Lead Show less

• Joined as BANES Connexions Team Manager managing team of 25 Personal Advisors providing specialist information, advice and guidance to caseloads of 20 young people aged 16-25• Responsibility for reporting NEET (not in education, employment or training) statistics to DfE and ensuring follow up of those whose status was not known to local authority – achieved 2nd lowest NK rate nationally • Establish partnership links and pathways to apprenticeships and employment… Show more • Joined as BANES Connexions Team Manager managing team of 25 Personal Advisors providing specialist information, advice and guidance to caseloads of 20 young people aged 16-25• Responsibility for reporting NEET (not in education, employment or training) statistics to DfE and ensuring follow up of those whose status was not known to local authority – achieved 2nd lowest NK rate nationally • Establish partnership links and pathways to apprenticeships and employment opportunities• Promoted to lead delivery of BYL targeted youth services in Bristol and subsequently TUPE’d to Creative Youth Network in 2018 at end of contract Show less

Sub-contractor for the government Work Programme, this role involved the set up of sector based work academies across a range of disciplines, setup of an apprenticeship programme, identifying employer and work placement opportunities and matching candidates to appropriate vacancies through a network of Jobs Coaches across the city. Liaison with a wide range of businesses, DWP and apprenticeship providers.

• Delivered employability training across variety of sectors to up to 35 learners• Assessed learners' level of literacy and numeracy• Provided learning plans based on individual needs• Provided comprehensive teaching using a variety of tools• Produced schemes of work and course content for use by all tutors

• Recruitment across 3 offices• Managed sales team of up to 18• Training & development of new starters• Analysed activity and reported figures to company Directors • Carried out company appraisals• Set targets• Professional development of teams