National Youth Worker of the Year Awards 2015

FINALISTS

  1. Youth Worker of the Year (Full-Time/Full-Time Equivalent)

Nominee / Nominator / Organisation
Kerry Smith / Richard McPhie / Prince’s Trust
Karen Anderson / Melissa Byrne / Citadel Youth Centre
Jacqui Kennedy / Susan Cain / Prince’s Trust

2.Youth Worker of the Year (Part-Time/Sessional Paid)

Nominee / Nominator / Organisation
Bruce MacKintosh / Liz Sullivan / North Ayrshire Council
Stuart McPhail / Ann Alexander & Isaac Wilkie / Renfrewshire Council/Erskine Senior Youth Club
Lesley Scullion / Nathan Mitchell & Michelle Bell / Y Sort It

3.Volunteer of the Year

Chloe Thom / James Fagan / Craigneuk & Petersburn Action for Kids
Owen Smith / Isaac Wilkie / Erskine Youth Council
Sue Cook / Rosie Downie / Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland

4.Innovative Practice – Team of the Year

Nominee / Nominator / Organisation
Heritage DofE Inclusion Project / Khaleda Noon / Sikh Sanjog
Moving on Team / James Cantly / Action for Children Scotland
Callander Youth Project Trust / Dan McKirgan / Callander Youth Project Trust

5.Youth Worker of the Year (Uniformed Organisations)

Nominee / Nominator / Organisation
Captain Darren Hughes / Colonel Patrick O’Meara / Glasgow & Lanarkshire Battalion Army Cadet Force
Cameron Gray / Kyle McCallum / 1st Cumbernauld Boys’ Brigade

6.Youth Worker of the Year (Intergenerational)

Nominee / Nominator / Organisation
The Clark Community Choir / Irene Grant / Intergenerational Choir for the Whole Community
Sharon Bowers / Patrick Kondracki / Acre Community Hall/Youthpoint Glasgow

7.Role Model/Mentor of the Year

Nominee / Nominator / Organisation
Hayley MacNaught / Laura Domonici / Airdrie Young Parents Programme/North Lanarkshire Council
Heather Kennedy / Susan Harrison / Caldervale High School, North Lanarkshire
Gordon Watson / Susan Harrison / Caldervale High School, North Lanarkshire

8.Youth Work Manager of the Year

Nominee / Nominator / Organisation
Kerry Reilly / Hayley Gillies / YMCA Edinburgh
Kevin Wells / Craig Fulton/Heather McCormick / East Ayrshire Council

9.Agencies and Partner Organisations (Worker of the Year)

Nominee / Nominator / Organisation
Graeme Stewart / Richard McPike / Police Scotland/Prince’s Trust
Lisa Jamieson / Michelle Haggerty / Active East/Glasgow kelvin College/Fuse Youth Café
Mo Fraser / Marise McLeod / Skillforce/North Lanarkshire Council

10.Lifetime Achievement Award – Fellowship of YouthLink Scotland and Overall Winner To be Announced at this year’s Awards Ceremony.