What was your first contact with youth work?
I've been involved with Girlguiding since I was a Brownie, aged seven. I later helped run a Brownie unit as a young leader. After university, I went back, and I'm now a qualified group leader.
Did you always fancy a career in youth work?
No, I went to university with the idea of becoming a criminal barrister. But I realised I was more interested in ways of stopping young people from getting into the system in the first place.
What was your first job?
I took a part-time job in a youth club. I did a lot of participation work and decided that was the direction I wanted to go in. I got a job with Dorset Youth Association as a participation and democracy officer, and set up a rural youth council.
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