At McSnappy Co, a proud division of Crawford O'Hare Photography and Mutch O'Hare Ventures, we are dedicated to creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Our expertise spans photography, consulting, and creative solutions. Here’s what we offer:Client Collaboration: We work closely with clients to understand their image requirements and intended usage, ensuring satisfaction and alignment with their vision.Research & Preparation: Thoroughly preparing for each shoot, we seek out ideal photographic subjects and opportunities, ensuring we capture the perfect image.Technical Proficiency: Utilising an extensive range of equipment—cameras, lenses, lighting, and software—to deliver high-quality results.On-Site Expertise: Adapting to various locations and circumstances to achieve the right shot, and communicating effectively with subjects to put them at ease and capture their best.Creative Arrangements: Skilfully arranging still life objects, products, scenes, props, and backgrounds to enhance visual appeal.Professional Collaboration: Ensuring cohesive and compelling results by liaising with various professionals as needed.Image Management: Overseeing the processing and use of images, addressing technical issues, maintaining quality, and managing client feedback.Digital Mastery: Leveraging software to enhance images through techniques like cropping, fault correction, and object manipulation.Business Savvy: Handling all business aspects, including administration, scheduling, invoicing, and basic accounting with precision.Reputation Building: Developing a strong portfolio, networking effectively, and earning a reputation for quality and reliability to secure future projects.Self-Marketing: Creating business cards, postcards, promotional materials, and maintaining an engaging website to attract and retain clients.Entrepreneurial Excellence: Fostering our entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity through self-employed investment and a commitment to excellence.

Working in Residential & Secure units

Co-ordinate the referral process for the huge national “New Routes Project” within HM Polmont Young Offender Institution and other prison assets throughout Scotland. Working around the Curriculum for Excellence. Facilitate and deliver the “New Routes” program and YP contract on a group and individual basis involving clients with complex needs. Service plan and deliver a client-focused, strengths-based, and solutions-focused positive destination client journey, and through care service with the emphasis on aftercare and monitoring outcomes. Input, record and compile complex data on company CRM computer programme and Prison Record computer systems. Assist the senior prison manager to develop and implement quality improvement processes. Design and facilitate educational issue-based workshops and qualifications within group sessions. Work toward empowerment and informed positive life choices to re-engage young offenders back toward education, further training or employment.

To work directly under the remit of the More Choices More Chances agenda to design & deliver volunteer/employability focused training, to also design facilitate and deliver adult based community partnership programmes for disenfranchised vulnerable adults in North Lanarkshire to aid positive progression based outcomes, in further training, education or employment. Vet and source suitable volunteer opportunities through placement, training and direct support. To encourage the development of new volunteering opportunities, throughout the voluntary, public and private sectors, which are fit for purpose and supportive of the people within this remit. To monitor the progress of young people undertaking any volunteering opportunities, evaluate their outcomes and report accordingly. To act as a support mechanism for organisations and young people and quickly and professionally resolve any issues or queries. To assist with the resolution of emotional, social or behavioural issues which affect the progress of MCMC Young People in volunteering. To deliver & design a range of training packages and programmes. To be aware of relevant community planning and youth policy at a government level. To act as a representative and collective voice of the third sector on youth and general issues within North Lanarkshire. Develop and build a wider network for the sector to enable the broadest exchange of views between statutory and public organizations.Develop a collective response to current and emerging policy developments. Develop and maintain successful partnership working. Identify and address perceived barriers to effective working in collaboration with relevant partners. Examine and deliver joint approaches to bids for funding contracts.

Managing and administering youth and community projects and resources; securing all contracts to deliver educational drama and personal development training & potential to performance training throughout Scotland, generate business growth, and convert new business opportunities.Designing & Marketing corporate training and educational products with clear aims and objectives. Assessing the needs of people, planning and delivering programmes related to, e.g. tapping into potential, Wellbeing, health, fitness, smoking, drugs, relationships and bullying; running arts-based creative activities, community/environmental projects, residential activities, outdoor education and sporting activities; befriending and supporting individuals in various settings; mentoring and counselling individuals to encourage social inclusion; recruiting and training staff, including volunteers; undertaking administrative tasks, verifying information and responding to queries; meeting, liaising and networking with police, educational establishments, social services, Youth Offending Teams and other agencies, to address issues and promote opportunities for progression and self development of young people. Working with parents and community groups to win support for improved provision and acting as an advocate for young people’s interests; identifying and pursuing sources of funding for projects to improve services and/or resources for young people. Draw up business plans, writing reports, and making formal presentations to funding bodies. To name a few things :)

Provide support on a regular basis to the participants of Future Jobs Fund implementing a designed, developed training model split into three stages, to ensure that they are gaining as much as possible from the placement, and are working effectively with their employer. Assist those participating on Future Jobs Fund that was looking to further develop their own future employment prospects by undertaking and cooperating in skills workshops, ranging from interview skills to CV designing. Each person who completes a six month work placement will receive an exit review and referral to key worker service if full time sustainable employment is not found offering a more holistic employability model.

To support bureaux advice workers in their handling of complex advice and support, by providing effective consultancy, training, and guidance, To establish good working relationships with each bureau in a defined regional area. To participate in the identification of staff training needs and in the development of training materials and training plans, in association with national and regional colleagues. To work with other voluntary and statutory agencies in promoting the growth of advice and support in the relevant areas, including awareness-raising work with community groups. To establish and maintain a database of specialist agencies for referral purposes. To establish and develop working relationships with other relevant agencies. To monitor the operation of advice services and identify areas of development. To maintain accurate, confidential records of all casework in keeping with CAB membership requirements. Attend and participate in national and regional advice support meetings. Provide written reports for and attend monthly supervision sessions and undertake annual appraisals. Provide reports for National Advisory Board.

To manage and develop Citizens Advice Bureau Reachout Information, Advice & Advocacy service to a target age group of 14-25 year olds, including disadvantaged and non-mainstream children and young people. Engaging with them in-group settings at schools, training centres and colleges and on a one-to-one basis in the bureau’s advice centers in Motherwell, Wishaw & Shotts. Plan, support & monitor the work of the paid & volunteer staff attached to the project. To ensure efficient & effective handling of inquires to association quality audit standards.