Staff
From swimming instructors to development managers, bookkeepers to housekeepers, youth workers to office workers, finance professionals to football coaches...if you can think of a role, we have it at London Youth!
Woodrow Sports Centre
Abbie used to swim competitively and helps to keep all our swimmers safe...
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Senior Instructor
Adam is our Senior Instructor for the Sports Centre at Woodrow and joined us ...
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Instructor
Adrian joined the Woodrow High House Instructor Team in November 2012. Prior to this he ...
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Alex grew up in the area around Hindleap and has always loved the outdoors.
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Sales and Administration Coordinator
Andrea joined us as our Sales and Administration Coordinator at ...
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Andy joins Hindleap from Cornwall where he has been teaching young people to be professionals in the outdoor industry
Woodrow Sports Centre
Swimming Instructor
Becky enjoys working with and helping non-swimmers.
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Lead Instructor
Ben joined our instructor team as a lead instructor in October 2012. He started his ...
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Senior Instructor
His adventures have taken him all across the world.
People Planning and Information
Management Support Officer
Beth is our Management Support Officer. She comes to London Youth from an insurance and banking background where she held many Personal Assistant and Executive Assistant roles.
Finance
Head of Finance
Brian has successfully led our finance team and kept the office updated with the latest sports commentary for over 14 years.
Talent Match London
Youth Action Assistant
Carl is the life and soul of our Youth Action team, helping to facilitate a variety of projects and always with a smile!
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Instructor
Charlie joined the Woodrow High House Instructor Team in November 2012. Prior to this ...
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Chris is one of the latest additions to our team at Hindleap.
Quality Standards
VIY Coordinator
Claire Wells is our VIY Coordinator and is responsible for the coordination and upscale of the award winning ‘Volunteer It Yourself’ Programme.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Oz is one of the latest get-up-and-go additions to our team at Hindleap.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Darren is a qualified Winter Mountain Leader.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Before joining the team at Hindleap, Dave worked for three years for an American summer camp as a watersports instructor.
Senior Staff
Operations Director
Highly respected within the field of outdoor learning and an International Mountain Guide.
People Planning and Information
Head of Learning
Dimitrios Tourountsis is Head of Learning at London Youth.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Dylan has been instructing for almost 20 years
Woodrow Sports Centre
Sports Centre Manager
Emma swam competitively to South of England level.
Communications
Communications Assistant
Emma Kosmin joined London Youth through our new Talent Programme.
Training team
Head of Training
Esther leads a dynamic team, delivering a contemporary range of youth work qualifications and short courses.
Activenture
Head of Development
Gareth looks after sales, marketing and fundraising at our two residential centres.
Quality Mark
Head of Quality Standards
Passionate about supporting our members to reach the highest standards of youth work, Gary is our pioneer of the London Youth Quality Mark.
Woodrow Sports Centre
Lifeguard
Gemma joined our Lifeguarding team in March 2013. Gemma also worked as an Activity ...
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Senior Instructor
A local man, Graham visited Hindleap with his youth club before working at the Centre.
Woodrow Sports Centre
Lifeguard
Grant joined our Instructor team at Woodrow High House in November 2011. He ...
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Lead Instructor
Hope joined the Woodrow Team in 2013
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Housekeeping Assistant
Jackie is one of the team working to keep Woodrow spick and span.
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Senior Instructor
Jade Herriott is one of the Senior Instructors at Woodrow High House and is responsible ...
Build-it
Head of Build-it
James runs Build-it, which brings together retired craftsmen and young people to refurbish derelict social housing, making them available for people on the housing waiting list.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Development Manager
Its James' job to get lots of young people to come to Hindleap...
Sports Development
Sports Development Officer (East)
With a mix of grassroots youth work experience and a degree in Sports Science, Jas is bringing our Olympic legacy aim to life.
Senior Staff
Director of Communications and Membership
Jim leads on our communications and membership development work.
Sports Development
Sport Development Officer (Central)
A keen sportsman himself, and of course a committed Bluebirds supporter, John supports thousands of young Londoners to get into community sport each year.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
John started his career as a computer engineer but has now been working in the outdoor sector for six years.
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Facilities Manager
Jon ran the London Marathon in 2007 and also cycles to work to keep fit.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Jude previously worked as a nursery nurse and has an NVQ in Childcare.
Sports Development
Sports Development Officer
Kieran Connolly is a Sports Development Officer on the Getting Ready programme.
Finance
Finance Assistant
Kunle is our Finance Assistant and and works closely with our Head of Finance to ...
Woodrow Sports Centre
Swimming Teacher
Laura joined the team after being recommended to us by a Swim School parent...
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Laura has grown up around Hindleap Warren and not only has her son visited the Centre on numerous occasions, her Mum also works in the Housekeeping Department.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Lenny has been working in the outdoor sector for 12 years.
The Challenge
The Challenge Programme Manager
Lisa is managing our NCS programme – The Challenge, an exciting summer programme for young people in Hackney, Haringey and Tower Hamlets.
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Housekeeper
Marianne keeps everything spick and span at Woodrow.
Finance
Bookkeeper
As her job title suggests, Marie makes sure the sums add up at Woodrow.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Mark has a first class degree in Adventure Education and has worked in the outdoor sector for five years.
Urban Nature
Environmental Action Officer
Marlon once made an overland trip from Denmark to India in a converted Volvo coach with fellow students.
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Head of Centre - Woodrow High House
Martin joined us as our Head of Centre at Woodrow in February 2012. He has a ...
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Housekeeping Assistant
Mary helps us to keep Woodrow spick and span.
Training team
Volunteer Coordinator
Matt is responsible for creating quality volunteering opportunities and supporting young people into volunteering.
Woodrow Sports Centre
Swimming Teacher
Matt enjoys teaching children of all levels and swims competitively for a local swimming club.
Woodrow Sports Centre
Sports Centre Administrator
Your call to Woodrow Sports Centre will, more than likely, be answered by Matt...
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Housekeeping Assistant
Maurice is married with two sons and enjoys reading in his spare time.
Vocational Skills
Programme Set-up Manager
Maymay is making sure our new Vocational Skills programme gets off to a great start...and dances up a storm in her spare time!
Woodrow Sports Centre
Swimming Instructor
Naomi helps us to teach young people to swim at Woodrow.
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Talent Match London
Head of Youth Action
Natasha manages the Youth Action Team, including the programmes Athan 31, Dare London and Urban Nature as well as co-chairing the Young Londoners Participation Network.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Head of Maintenance
Nick is currently enjoying learning all there is to know about chainsaws and their operation.
Talent Match London
Head of Youth Action
Nicola leads on all Youth Action programmes having started with us as a Millenium Volunteer in 2005.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Oli has been in the Industry for over 5 years
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Instructor
Paige joined the Woodrow High House Instructor team in November 2012.
Paige is an ...
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Paul Ridgwell joined Hindleap Warren as an instructor in April 2012
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Deputy Head of Centre
Peter has an honours and a teaching degree, and is an International Mountain Leader!
Senior Staff
Programmes Director
Phillip is London Youth’s Programmes Director. His remit is to support and oversee our programmes for young people and youth clubs.
Volunteer It Yourself (VIY)
National Youth Partnerships Coordinator
Rachael is our National Youth Partnerships Coordinator for the award-winning Volunteer It Yourself programme.
Activenture
Centres Development Manager
Ros is a key member of our fundraising team at the Centres.
People Planning and Information
Organisational Development Assistant
Rosa joined us through our new and exciting Talent Programme.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Senior Instructor
Rosie went to the French Alps last summer and led an all girl team to the top of their first summit - the Aigulle du Tour (3540m).
Senior Staff
Chief Executive
Rosie leads our senior team. She is all about helping young people be the best they can be.
The Challenge
Challenge Recruitment Coordinator
Roxi joined London Youth in November 2012 as part of the sparkly new NCS team delivering The Challenge.
Senior Staff
Director for Organisational Development
Sam joined us in May 2011 having worked previously with an Environmental Consultancy in Finance and Human Resources.
The Challenge
The Challenge Assistant Programme Manager
Sandra is our Assistant Programme Manager working in the London Youth Challenge Team, currently setting up an exciting summer programme for young people in Hackney, Haringey and Tower Hamlets.
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Housekeeping Assistant
Sandra is one of the team working to keep Woodrow spick and span.
Communications
Communications Manager
Shivangee started working here in January 2011 after completing her BSc in Social Policy and Criminology.
Talent Match London
Programmes Assistant
Storm is our Programmes Assistant, supporting our employability and youth action teams.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Housekeeping Assistant
As well as working at Hindleap part time, Sue has been a Teaching Assistant for 18 years.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Housekeeping Assistant
Sue's been on the Hindleap team for 11 years now.
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Finance
Bookkeeper
Suzanne looks after the books at Hindleap and checks that we pay people on time.
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Development Manager
Tess looks after the bookings at Woodrow High House.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Senior Instructor
Tim Davis is a Senior Instructor at Hindleap Warren and has worked at the Centre for four and a half years
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Senior Instructor
Tom Falla joined the Woodrow team in February 2013, having worked in the outdoor ...
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Instructor
Tom's a qualified climbing and mining instructor and does enjoy a spot of climbing in his spare time.
Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre
Head of Centre
Tony runs Hindleap Warren. He's party to a bit of caving in his spare time.
People Planning and Information
Head of People, Planning and Information
Having worked in Nigeria and the Middle East, Vanessa returned to her London roots and provides an extensive range of IT and business knowledge.
Woodrow High House Residential Centre
Instructor
Victoria joined the Woodrow High House Instructor team in November 2012.
Victoria ...
Build-it
Build-it Outreach Manager
Winston is our Positive Change Manager based in Lambeth.
Sports Development
Head of Sports Development
Zoe leads our Getting Ready for the Games and Beyond sports team, working towards creating a genuine Olympic legacy for young people.
