Amy King - Derbyshire LINk Development Worker (Chesterfield, High Peak)
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Amy’s studies have all been involving caring and public services. Having completed a BTEC National Diploma in Public services and a BA (Hons) in Health and Social Care, Amy has gained many skills that will help with the continuing success of the LINK Project.

Amy has also worked within two of Sheffield’s busy hospitals delivering care support work. Amy soon found that this work was extremely fast paced but very rewarding, this has only cemented her ambition to work with and for the public.

Another position that Amy recently undertook was as assistant manager for a busy restaurant, this demanded many skills including prioritisation, time management and meeting personal targets, all of which are essential skills for a successful Development Worker.

Amy is really enthusiastic and exited to join the LINk team and looks forward to future challenges. She also looks forward to developing and gaining new skills.

Sharon Buels – Derbyshire LINk Administrative Support
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Sharon has worked for many years as an Administrator, her previous employment was working as a Recruitment Assistant at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, before this Sharon worked for Bolsover District Council across three departments, Human Resources, Planning and Community Services, in the Technical Services Department. Sharon holds a diploma in Business Administration at level 2; IT levels 1 & 2, and holds certificates in various software applications.  Sharon very much enjoys helping and meeting people through this type of work.

John Morris -  Derbyshire LINk Manager 

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Jacqui Willis - Development Worker (Amber Valley, Derbyshire Dales)
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Originally coming from a business background, having completed a BA (Hons) in Fashion and Textile design and working as a freelance designer selling to fashion houses in London, Paris and Italy. Jacqui started her own design, retail and manufacturing business selling to a worldwide market and employing over 30 staff. 

After a career break to start a family she turned her expertise to the Research/Marketing industry; managing the East Midlands and Yorkshire Area’s. This developed a love of engaging with the public and collecting respondent’s views.

Jacqui moved into the area of health and social care when she took the position of Healthier Structures Project Worker. The Healthier Structures Project, hosted by NDVA (formerly North Derbyshire Voluntary Action) and funded by Capacitybuilders, had an overall aim that all health and social care focused third sector groups in Derbyshire would be supported to work effectively in partnership with each other, and with the statutory sector, to the benefit of vulnerable people across the county.

When the project finished Jacqui accepted the position of Liaison Officer for NDVA to support the Chief Officer, a post which she will return for 2 days a week. Thus dedicating 3 days to her role with Derbyshire LINk.

Jacqui is really excited to join the LINk team and eager to make a positive contribution to Derbyshire LINk.

Jo Glossop - Training and Development Worker
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Jo Glossop has been seconded to Derbyshire LINk to develop and deliver Volunteer training for the Authorised Representatives for the Enter and View visits and for the  LINk Champions. Jo has over 12 years experience of developing and delivering a wide range of training within the community and voluntary sector.

Tammi Wright - Derbyshire LINk co-ordinator
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Tammi has spent  most of her career in the Secretarial /PA environment working for a large manufacturing company.  In this capacity she has supported the numerous internal departments in both administration and information technology.  Accordingly, Tammi has gained a wealth of experience, consolidated with appropriate training, in various software programmes.  Being involved in sales/marketing administration Tammi also brings with her commercial and business skills particularly in market research, which will be invaluable to the LINk.  As a Personal Assistant, Tammi has gained the associated qualities necessary to the role and this is evident in her organisational and communication skills.

Anne de Gruchy - Derbyshire LINk Development Worker (Bolsover, North East Derbyshire)
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Anne has a very varied work background.  She started off studying Chemistry, then moved into computer programming and administrative jobs, before settling to work in the voluntary sector – mainly in the fields of mental health and advocacy.  She worked with mental health service users at Nottingham MIND and Nottingham Advocacy group, and set up an advocacy project for carers of people with dementia for the Alzheimers’ Disease Society.  She also worked as a Volunteer Recruitment Officer for Skylarks, a holiday centre for people with disabilities run by the Winged Fellowship Trust.  Several of her roles have included recruiting and training volunteers and developing information systems.  More recently Anne worked as a neighbourhood Community Development Worker for Nottingham City Council. 

Prior to working with Derbyshire LINk, Anne was PALS Officer with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service for the Derbyshire Mental Health Services Trust, where she did a mix of one to one casework and outreach work across Derbyshire.  In her spare time she enjoys writing and currently has three books under her belt but nothing published (yet!). 

Tanya Nolan – Derbyshire LINk Seldom Heard People Development Worker

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Tanya started off employment as a dental nurse for three years moving onto being a home carer for Derbyshire County Council.  In her spare time, she has completed many courses such as Access to Health and Nursing, N.V.Q L2 Health and Social Care, Drugs Awareness Counselling and Makaton.

Volunteering with the deaf community, attending deaf clubs and being an adult learner supporter to a profoundly deaf service user gave her an interest in sign language leading her to do sign supported English and lip-reading for three years and gaining L1 and L2  in British sign language .

Accessing Sure Start children’s centres as a young mum gave Tanya an incentive to volunteer and help other young mums and enabled her to volunteer with the speech therapist, family support, family fun group, Top Tots and ante natal and post natal clinics.  She became a breast feeding peer counsellor after completing a 12 week course.

In her spare time Tanya enjoys spending time with her family, going to the theatre once in a while and ice skating.
 

Elaine Broadhurst - Assistant Development Worker for Volunteering
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Elaine Broadhurst , Assistant Development Worker for Volunteering with Amber Valley CVS has been seconded to Derbyshire LINk to assist with recruiting volunteers for the LINk opportunities. Elaine has been with CVS for 3 1/2 years and has 34  years experience of signposting and supporting people into employment, training, volunteering and changing careers.

Jas Dosanjh - Derbyshire LINk Development Worker (South Derbyshire, Erewash)
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Jas has worked within a banking and NHS Acute Trust setting which has given her a vast amount of knowledge and skills of working in two very large organisations that were very fast paced and provided very different services to each other.   Jas’s previous roles have mainly been focused around working with the general public and engaging on a personal but professional level.  Her last role was working as a Bereavement Officer which was a very intense and rewarding career as Jas would always go beyond her call of duty to help bereaved relative/carers and friends.

She recently qualified as a counsellor to practice within an agency setting, specialising in bereavement and domestic violence, gaining experience of working as a volunteer counsellor too.