Emma Danforth Email & Phone Number

Barnsley

working with students across health and childcare and sourcing opportunities where they can gain valuable experience.

Dewsbury, England, United Kingdom

Sheffield, United Kingdom

As Employer Engagement with Big Ambitions, Emma utilises her skills gained from a track record of working in employability provision over the past 10 years, where her emphasis has been on working to move long term unemployed adults with a variety of barriers into sustainable employment and training.Her work in the industry has demonstrated her extent of knowledge in the local labour market, with an excellent understanding of the needs of people with multiple barriers to employment. Using an empathic approach, Emma works with clients in small training sessions and one to one’s, which includes ‘what employers want’ sessions.Emma is able to develop excellent relationships with employers and potential employees, matching them effectively to maintain positive outcomes. Her motivational interviewing and coaching skills have demonstrated improvement of the lives of people she works with, conscientiously managing a caseload of clients effectively, specifically focusing on young parents, ex-offenders, BME groups and customers with health conditions. Emma is instrumental in liaising with employers to break down barriers around perceptions of potential candidates who may not be ordinarily considered for roles.

Barnsley