Karen Lushey

Experience

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  Heritage Lottery Fund

  Apr 2006 - Aug 2008

  Responsible for coordinating administration within the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Secretariat offices which included line managing and training two Administrative Assistants . Assisting the Training Manager in the organisation and running of all in -house training courses.

  • Office Coordinator/ Assistant Secretary to the Board

    Jul 2007 - Aug 2008

  • Training Administrator,

    Apr 2006 - Jul 2007
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  Hays

  Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

  Compliance Officer

  Responsible for ensuring candidate vetting requirements governed by law are adhered to for the Nottingham and Newark offices which included ensuring all necessary documentation has been filled in under Hays and legal regulations.

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  Nottingham City Council

  Jun 2009 - now

  Responsible for developing designated areas of the service as defined in the Library Service Plan across the entire Nottingham city library network.Working flexibly within the remit of a Team Leader, liaising with colleagues in the team and across the whole service to deliver priorities in a positive way.Develop new ideas encouraging greater library usage and engagement which will play a significant role in improving the lives of Nottingham citizens. My role in particular has a focus on our digital projects, and with developing our marketing and communications strategies to better engage with Nottingham citizens. Part time role Show less Responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of a wide range of activities, events and projects that support the strategic priorities for Nottingham Library Service. My role has a particular focus on marketing and advocating libraries, increasing use of the library network to improve the literacy, educational aspirations, wellbeing and prosperity of Nottingham Citizens. My responsibilities include;Writing copy for monthly newsletters (11k subscribers)Preparing, planning and project managing the publication of publicity materialCreating marketing campaigns and developing new innovative ways to communicate to customers as well as evaluating the effectiveness of marketing activityDeveloping, maintaining and evaluating website content with fellow website editorsOverseeing a social media strategy to increase awareness and engagement; managing social media channels.Delivering training and workshops to staff, volunteers, that improve knowledge, skills and awareness. Show less • Coordinating the delivery of a sustainable volunteer programme which supports the museum service. Have looked after the volunteer programme at Nottingham Castle, Wollaton Hall, Newstead Abbey, The Museum of Nottingham Life, Brewhouse Yard, and the Nottingham Industrial Museums. Currenly focussed on Wollaton Hall only as of 2018 onwards.• Planning, organisation and delivery of volunteer programmes, through public events and community outreach projects.• Coordinating volunteer projects, supervising volunteers and managing rotas ensuring sites and various programmes run continually.• Planning and delivering presentations and training to volunteers and staff including working with children and families, customer care and introduction to museums training.• Working in partnership with other organisations and agencies to meet key agendas. • Collating data on volunteer development programmes for Nottingham City Council and other relevant funding organisations.• Community outreach work to increase the diversity of our volunteers and audience. Show less • Maintaining information in respect to safeguarding and assisting with the associated quality control and assurance with regard to safeguarding processes and data. • Maintaining, processing and providing accurate information in relation to safeguarding children via a range of functions including interrogation and interpretation of often sensitive and distressing information. • Responding to a range of enquires about safeguarding issues and provide advice to people in relation to safeguarding procedures.• Identifying, cross referencing and mapping specific patterns within complex investigations in respect of adults who pose a risk to children. Show less

  • Senior Library Officer

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Volunteer Lead

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Library Development Officer

    Jun 2016 - now

  • Nottingham City Museums and Galleries Volunteer Coordinator

    Jun 2012 - Jan 2021

  • Safeguarding Children Information Management Team, Safeguarding Administrator

    Jun 2009 - Jan 2013