Experience

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  North wing mission community centre

  Apr 1995 - May 2002

  Youth and community worker

  To organise and run youth work for 8 - 25 yrs old. Working with young people that had served time and helped to re-integrate them back into family and community life.

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  Walsall youth service

  Aug 2005 - Apr 2009

  Senior detached youth worker

  managing a detached project in three distinct communities. providing a listening ear and activities that enable and equip young people to learn, challenge, and make a difference for themselves, their peers, their community.

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  Walsall youth support service

  Apr 2009 - Apr 2016

  Full time youth worker

  currently managing two youth centres and a detached project, in three of the most socially and socio economically deprived areas in walsall.providing engaging, empowering and enabling provision that young people can learn from, and also challenge themselves, staff and the communities they are part of.highlights have been bringing young people from diverse backgrounds together and through doing, learning about each other.difficulties have been the number of young people's funerals I have spoken at over the years. but also seeing resilience in yp to fund raise for charities that need it most.#good-time.😊 Show less

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  Walsall targeted youth work

  May 2016 - now

  Full time youth worker

  Manage an LDD provision, Lead detached youth work. Team of youth workers leading on UKYP and developing a community based approach in Mossley and eventually Blakenall.

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  Federation of detached youth workers

  Feb 2017 - now

  Exec committee

  plan and research all things detached. Offering bespoke training around street based youth work.

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  Newman university

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2020

  External examiner
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  Education training standards

  Feb 2018 - Sept 2023

  Wider field rep.

  Re validate youth and community work courses at University level.also input on how youth work is and can be taught at those levels including apprenticeships.

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  Walsall council

  May 2018 - now

  working in Walsall 4 all. An integration and cohesion project working with the whole community. working with young people affected by exploitation. supporting young people through 1:1 work, detached and small group work.working in partnership with Social Workers, youth justice workers and others that make-up the adult world that the young person has around them.

  • integrated project manager

    May 2019 - now

  • youth worker. targeted resource team

    May 2018 - now
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  Youth work europe

  Oct 2019 - Jul 2024

  Director

  voluntary position offering professional support and guidance of youth work that the organisation are currently running in south birmingham. planning strategies and vision to take the organisation forward with the other directors.providing supervisory support to part time staff delivering detached youth work in Bartley Green and Cotteridge.

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  Walsall childrens services

  Mar 2021 - now

  Youth worker- exploitation reduction team
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  Mike collyer consultancy

  Oct 2023 - now

  Self employed

  Working with youth work organisations to deliver be-spoke training. So far had the honour of working across Worcestershire and the west midlands.

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  Baytengroup cic

  Oct 2023 - now

  Director - safeguarding lead

  BayTenGroup CIC is a dynamic creative platform catering to both young and old. We offer programs focused on music and videography, collaborating with other CICs, local authorities, and various organizations. Our studio in Walsall is already up and running, and we’re excited to announce the opening of a new studio in Wolverhampton, maintaining the same commitment to supporting people through creativity.

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  Inpower cic

  Apr 2024 - now

  Consultant designated safeguarding lead