Team

Here are the introductions to the staff team.  More specific and detailed information about staff roles can be found in the Service leaflets, which are in the 'What we do' section on the Home page.  To access the leaflets click here.

Project Coordinator

Emily Castle

Emily Castle is the Young Lives Project Coordinator.  Emily co-ordinates the work of the service and networks across the district.  She can be contacted at: 

Telephone 01924 333408

Email: emily@ylc.org.uk

Team Administrator

Sheila Swainson

Sheila is the Administrator at Young Lives.  Sheila manages the website, the membership database, finance, general admin and the telephone.  She is also responsible for the weekly e-bulletin and the quarterly magazine.  Sheila can be contacted at:

Telephone: 01924 333408

Email: sheila@ylc.org.uk

Project Worker

Kate Honeyman

Kate is the Training Officer at Young Lives.  She promotes training specifically for VCS groups working with children and young people in the Wakefield District.  Kate also identifies gaps in and reasons why VCS organisations cannot access training and links with training providers to try to address these issues.  Kate can be contacted at:

Telephone: 01924 333408

Email: kate@ylc.org.uk

Project Worker

Cleveland Bertram

Cleveland is the Safeguarding Children Development Worker for Young Lives, helping ensure that groups working with children and young people have good safeguarding standards in place and share good practice across the Wakefield District.

Telephone 01924 333408

Email: cleveland@ylc.org.uk 

 Web Designer

Chris Broadbent

Chris is the Website and Development Designer for Young Lives. Providing Technical Support and Website Management for the team.

Telephone: 0113 2822186