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His qualifications include a Post Graduate Diploma in Careers Guidance & British Psychological Society 'Occupational Testing and Personality Profiling'. He recently completed an MSc in Local Economic Development. Having been unemployed for two years, at the height of the last recession in the early 90's, Malcolm has a particular empathy with the unemployed. Malcolm is keen to offer additional services in the fields of Career Guidance and Psychometric Testing and with the support of the Board of Directors he is actively seeking new funding sources. Married with two grown up children he and his wife now live in rural Somerset. He enjoys photography, walking and watching all forms of sport, particularly now that he is too old to play football. Malcolm supports both the Leicester football and rugby teams and watches their games whenever he can. 
Matthew Clement, Outer City Team Leader Working in the north of Bristol for over 5 years for Bridging the Gap (BtG) concentrating on Southmead and Lawrence Weston, additionally a significant proportion of my clients have been BME clients who we have helped to gain employment, work experience, professional qualifications and training. I have taught at a local secondary school, previously to teaching and BtG I was a Career Guidance Adviser and worked with 16-19 year olds and unemployed adults in Hampshire. I'm currently completing post-graduate research combating social exclusion.  Carmen Hutchinson, Community Support Worker Carmen considers herself to be a very conscientious person, full of good humour and the office is quiet and spark-less without her. She loves cooking and eating a variety of foods. Her experience spans over 19 years of working in the private, public and voluntary sectors, ranging from financial management to training and development. She was the first Job Club Leader in the St. Pauls area - assisting and motivating long-term unemployed people back into employment and training. Carmen sits on the Board of a number of voluntary sector organisations. She has a BSc in Business and Psychology and has almost completed her NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance.  Rachel Benson, Community Support Worker I've been at Bridging the Gap for 2 years and am a Community Support Worker in the outer team covering mainly South Gloucestershire. I have completed my NVQ3 in Advice and Guidance and am currently working towards my NVQ4. I completed the City & Guilds 9295 Certificate for Adult Learner Support, Units 1, 2 and 4, last October. My background includes youth and community work and supported housing. Outside of the office I enjoy gardening and travelling to see my family.  Caroline Green, Clerical Assistant I joined BtG in September 2004, and my role is to assist the Team Administrator & CEO with the office administration. Outside of work I live with my partner & 18 month-old son Joshua. My background is in law & customer service.  Sukh Kaur, Grants Administrator Fast Track Trust Ltd Sukh shares offices with BtG whilst undertaking her role as the Grants Administrator for the Fast Track Trust. |
 Adam Mader, Inner City Team Leader I have previous experience of working for a Regional Development Agency, Employment Services, the private sector and have over 5 years work experience in the third sector. I have a great awareness of social and cultural diversity, equality and multiculturalism. I have provided training on Race and Equality and have comprehensive knowledge of Refugee and Asylum Seekers issues. Additionally I have the ability to engage with a wide range of individuals and communities due to my networking skills and language skills in Arabic, French and Somali. Moreover I have a B.Sc (Econ) specialising in micro-economics and an M.Sc in Information Technology. 
Carmen Gayle, Community Support Worker I have over 30 years working experience, 20 of which I have spent working with marginalised and diverse communities including the Black and Minority Ethnic communities, the homeless, drug users and mental health sufferers. I have an in depth awareness of different communities and cultures and am very passionate about working with the homeless. I have many years experience of playing active roles, such as Chairperson and Secretary, in community management committees, including organisations such as Women’s Aid. From these experiences I have gained an immense amount of skills around community issues. I also have 10 years experience of working with children and young people in roles such as a registered childminder and co-ordinating and managing out of school activities like Holiday Clubs. I am a mother of three children and a grandmother of five. My interests outside of work include walking, cooking, gardening and going to the gym.  Anne Day, Community Support Worker Anne works as part of the team in the south and west of the city. Prior to joining BtG I worked as a Welfare Rights Advisor in South Bristol, with particular responsibility for working with Sure Start in Hartcliffe and Withywood and training volunteers. This experience in advocacy and providing advice, information and support to often marginalised communities on a wide range of subjects has given me the awareness and skills necessary to work with people facing barriers to gaining employment. I am qualified to NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance and have an NVQ Assessors certificate. Recent areas of study have included counselling skills and adult learner support, which I hope to build on in the future. Outside of work my main interest is walking, being a member of a YHA walking group.  Ahmad Ali, Community Support Worker As a part of outreach team at Bridging the Gap, I have extensive experience working to meet the diverse support needs of BME communities in Bristol and surrounding areas. Being an active member of Bristol’s Community Voluntary Sector during the last 9 years, I have extensive organisational and personal links amongst most of the existent Minority Ethnic Communities. I have also worked with the members of these BME communities at all levels dealing with a range of issues, including day-to-day support, long term career advice, capacity building, training, mentoring, enterprising in a cultural and religious context. I have linguistic skills in Urdu and Punjabi and have a central role at BtG for providing any additional language support through sister agencies. This reflects BtG’s commitment to effectively communicating for a positive outcome through career building advice, training, and employment oriented initiatives. Additionally I have developed in depth research skills as a result of successfully completing my PhD. I am presently undertaking an NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance.  Joey Fagtongpun, Team Administrator Having joined the team at Bridging the Gap two years ago I provide administrative support to both teams of Community Support Workers. My day-to-day responsibilities range from taking client referrals, maintenance of the client data-base, liasing with external contacts and partners to administrating the finances or comparing client qualifications from overseas through UK Naric. The role is very dynamic and differs from day-to-day. My background is both in the voluntary sector in the UK and public relations in the USA. Outside of the office I like to design and make clothing as well as playing traditional jazz trumpet. |
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