I joined the Emmaus Leicestershire & Rutland staff team in March 2023 and I’m really enjoying it. My role is Support Officer; I provide specific support to each person being helped our charity, to enable them to progress positively.
I’ve always worked in roles involving helping vulnerable people. I was with the probation service working with offenders and victims of crime and I’ve also been a child counsellor, a mental health advocate and a drug and alcohol worker.
I’d describe myself as a people-person and I think that’s why my new job suits me. I get to do something different every day, and I’m certainly never bored!
I help individual companions set personal goals and then together we create action plans to achieve them, whether that’s improving mental health or getting a job.
The best moments so far have come when I’ve been able to assist a companion in some small way to improve their life. Sometimes it is the small things that matter and that’s what it’s all about: making a difference to the lives of our companions every day.