Michaela Ryan Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Epsom, England, United Kingdom

Kingston Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

- Project manages the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Household Support Fund, administering a total budget of £5.2m intended to support residents in the borough- Responsible for assessing Voluntary and Community Sector grant funding applications and transferring external contracts as part of the Council’s Commissioning process- Leading digital communications efforts, responsible for creating and editing content pages for the council’s social prescribing platform, 'Connected Kingston,' and planning regular internal and external communications- Completes DWP Household Support Fund Returns and Freedom of Information requests as well as other administrative duties where required- Promotes Kingston Council’s Public Health Offers at a number of borough wide Community Groups, to support local residents in accessing services and to raise awareness around health and well-being initiatives- Responsible for undertaking daily holistic conversations with residents, many who have complex needs, social prescribing them to relevant organisations and providing them with detailed information and advice- Working in partnership with the voluntary sector and key external stakeholders in the borough to support vulnerable residents- Assisting my manager with on-boarding new team members into the team and explainingdepartmental processes and the daily requirements of the role

Kingston Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

- Recruited as a member of Kingston Council’s emergency response team during the Covid-19 pandemic- Administered self-isolation support payments to isolating residents within the borough to access emergency provisions- Conducted daily welfare telephone calls to vulnerable homeless residents in order to advise them and offer available support- Supported the self-isolation telephone call scheme, contacting residents instructed to shield to check on their well-being- Issued financial support to Ukraine arrivals as part of the Kingston United for Ukraine programme- Worked as part of the commissioning process to transfer the borough’s telephone befriending service over to MIND in Kingston- Conducted monthly Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) government returns- Entrusted to complete Freedom of Information Requests

Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom

Master Of Science - Msc, International Relations (Intervention), 2:1

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Relations And Politics, 2:1

A-Level, Government And Politics - Grade B, History - Grade B, English Literature - Grade C

Gcse'S, 11 Gcse'S A*- C With A Grade B In English And A Grade C In Maths