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Our Staff
Girvan Youth Trust have an experienced Staff Team who deliver our wide range of Youth Work Projects on a weekly basis.
Erin Murdoch
Project Co-ordinator
Gail McMaster
Project Co-ordinator
Lucy O'Donnell
Project Co-ordinator
Erin is responsible for the co-ordination of our Life's A Journey Project including Work with Schools and Volunteering. She is also part of the Management Team.
Gail's role involves responsibilities for all things Z1 Youth Bar related - she is our Halloween Extraordinaire and leads our Community Events Team She is also part of the Management Team.
Lucy manages all areas of our Detached Youth Work , Targeted Interventions and Holiday Programmes. She is also part of the Management Team and is one of our Designated Child Protection Officers alongside Amy.
Amy Bissett
Project Co-ordinator
Amy is part of the Management Team and has responsibilities for Project Search and Hand in Hand as well as looking at our financial sustainability.
Amy is also be a Designated Child Protection Officer alongside Lucy.
Sonia Connell
DFN Project Search Job Coach
Megan McNally
Hand in Hand Project Supervisor
Sonia is the dedicated Job Coach who delivers our DFN Project Search Programme at Culzean Castle & Country Park. Her role involves supporting a small group of interns to develop their employability skills and support them into employment.
Lauren McEwan
Youth Worker
Lauren holds a dual role with Girvan Youth Trust as a Youth Worker with both Hand in Hand and StreetLights. Her role with Hand in Hand is to support young people with additional support needs involving one-to-ones, club nights and an after school club. With StreetLights, Lauren delivers Detached youth work, supporting young people out with the youth club setting and is also taking the lead on our new positive masculinity project which is held both in school and in our facility.
Toby McGowan
Youth Worker
Toby is Hand in Hand's Youth Worker. His role will see him deliver One to One Support, Club Nights for young people with ASN/Disabilities and support any work with schools.
Toby also supports other areas of our Youth Work Programme including MidWeek Munch, Boys Group and Holiday Programmes!
Megan has just joined the Girvan Youth Trust Team as the Hand in Hand Project Supervisor. Megan's role will see her oversee the day to day management of Hand in Hand, support the Project Youth Workers as well as delivering Club Nights, One to Ones and Work with Schools. You might also see her don the Chef's Hat for MidWeek Munch too!
Brian McMaster
Youth Worker
Brian is part of our Casual Youth Work Team. He supports delivery of the Life's A Journey 'Work with Schools' Programme as well as variety of our Youth Work Programme. He is currently delivering the pilot period of our Girvan Academy Joint Venture Project.
Michelle Scobie
Volunteer Development Worker
Michelle is the Volunteer Development Worker with our Life's A Journey Project. Her role involves supporting young and adult volunteers in our Charity Shop, Z1 Youth Bar and other volunteering opportunities in our town. She is also a third of our Community Events Team.
Emma Mooney
Youth Worker
Emma is part of our Casual Youth Work Team and supports in the delivery of our Saturday Drop In's, Ballantrae Youth Club, Lunch Sessions and Holiday Programmes.
Kenny is part of the StreetLights Team delivering Detached Youth Work and the Friday Night Football Diversionary Programme in partnership with Girvan Football Club and Community Safety.
He also is involved in a number of other youth work provision including Ballantrae Youth Club, Lunch Sessions and Boys Group!
Kenny Sloan
Youth Worker
Heather McCafferty
Youth Worker
Heather is part of our Casual Youth Work Team, however, she also holds Lead Youth Worker responsibilities also.
Heather leads on S2 Club and also supports the delivery of many areas of our Youth Work Programme. She is also one of our longest serving youth workers.
Kaidyn is part of our Casual Youth Work Team and supports in the delivery of our Saturday Drop In's, Lunch Sessions and Holiday Programmes.
Kaidyn Mitchell
Youth Worker
Kerry Erskine
Youth Worker
Kerry is part of our Casual Youth Work Team, however, she also holds Lead Youth Worker responsibilities also.
Kerry leads on S2 Club and the development of Ballantrae Youth Club as well as supporting the delivery of many areas of our Youth Work Programme.
Naomi Aitken
Youth Worker
Naomi is part of our Casual Youth Work Team and supports in the delivery of Hand in Hand, MidWeek Munch and Holiday Programmes.
Sarahjane Scobie
Youth Worker
Sarahjane is part of our Casual Youth Work Team and supports in the delivery of our Hand in Hand, Girvan Academy Joint Venture and Holiday Programmes.
Siobhan Crawford
Youth Worker
Siobhan is part of our Casual Youth Work Team and supports in the delivery of our Saturday Drop In's, Lunch Sessions and Holiday Programmes.
Terry McMaster
Youth Worker
Terry is part of our Casual Youth Work Team and supports in the delivery of our Saturday Drop In's, Boys Group and Holiday Programmes.
William McEwan
Youth Worker
William is part of our Casual Youth Work Team and supports in the delivery of our Saturday Drop In's, Lunch Sessions, Boys Group and Holiday Programmes.
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