Our people

sarah@leicestershirecares.co.uk

Sarah joined Leicestershire Cares in 2016 after working for Eon for 13 years in various roles from project manager and account manager to employee engagement manager in which she managed their employee volunteering programme for 12,000 staff. She now enjoys supporting other businesses with their corporate social responsibility delivery.

Outside of work she is a mum to two daughters and enjoys the outdoors, live music, travelling to new places and spending time with her family.

Designated Safeguarding Lead

amy@leicestershirecares.co.uk

Amy joined Leicestershire Cares in January 2023 following 4 years at Voluntary Action Leicestershire, working as Keyworker Lead Officer for YES Project. Amy started working for Leicestershire library service, aged 21 and a young mum to a 1 year old . Throughout her time with Leicestershire County Council she has worked with Sure Start Children’s Centres , The Community Managed Libraries Project and The Great Project as a delivery partner lead. Her passionate approach to work has always stemmed from her desire to help those less fortunate and to see people achieve their dream goals much in the way she had to as a young single mum who didn’t make it to university.

In her spare time Amy is an avid fashionista, interior design fanatic and lifelong lover of cats. She can be found at the cinema with her husband most weeks as her biggest love in life is film

karen@leicestershirecares.co.uk

Karen joined Leicestershire Cares in February 2021 as our Finance and Operations Officer. She helps keep things running smoothly behind the scenes while supporting work that makes a positive impact throughout the Charity.

Outside of work Karen has two sons and enjoys days out with her family. Her hobbies include cooking, reading, binge watching fantasy series and live music.

jennifer@leicestershirecares.co.uk

Jennifer worked with the VIP Project team in helping young people with judicial system experience to find employment and access higher education. Now that project has come to an end, Jennifer now works with the Leaving Care team. Jennifer's skills and expertise as a student mentor at her university and her experience working at Notts CYP, where she taught media and photography workshops, have further strengthened her ability to guide and support young individuals. Jennifer is passionate about empowering young people and strives to encourage and inspire them to believe in themselves.

When she is not working, Jennifer enjoys travelling and has had the opportunity to study in Sydney, Australia. She loves to document her travels and experiences through fun videos. Additionally, she has a passion for attending concerts and trying new foods, which helps her to broaden her horizons and stay open-minded.

aaron@leicestershirecares.co.uk

Aaron's background is music, digital arts and youth work. Aaron's previous role was at the Highfields Centre as the audio and visual arts lead technician, youth worker and premises officer.

He used this time to develop ways to engage with young people and the wider community though digital arts, such as podcasts, videography, photography and music, developing projects and programmes for all age groups and all walks of life.

bella@leicestershirecares.co.uk

Bella joined us after taking a career break to raise her two children and works in the Education team. Bella has a degree in History and English Literature and a history of working in the legal sector. Outside of work Bella runs a Woodcraft Folk group for children and young people and in her spare time enjoys spending time with her family and friends, going for long walks, reading and baking.

ross@leicestershirecares.co.uk

Ross started his career with Leicestershire Library Service at the age of 16 and continued there throughout his studies. He then worked for Leicestershire County Council, delivering work clubs and employability support to help people build confidence, develop skills and move towards employment and training.

Ross joined Leicestershire Cares to lead the Youth Employability Support Project, working with young people and employers to create opportunities and support next steps into education and work. He later moved to Leicester City Council’s Connexions service, where he provided careers advice and employability support, working with SEND and care-experienced young people in schools.

Ross returned to Leicestershire Cares in 2024 to lead the Altogether Now Project. He is passionate about supporting young people with SEND and helping them build confidence, independence and access opportunities they might not otherwise have.

Outside of work, Ross enjoys music and sport and can often be found on the golf course or spending time with friends and family.

claire@leicestershirecares.co.uk

Claire joined Leicestershire Cares in June 2025 after 15 years working in the charity sector. Initially she worked as a volunteer coordinator with Leonard Cheshire, recruiting, managing and maintaining regular volunteers, work experience students and corporate volunteers. The corporate volunteering was her first contact with Leicestershire Cares as a host venue for several events. More recently she was a business coordinator for a charity, managing the day to day running of the support service, the volunteers, venue hire and classes , coordinating volunteers events, and activities within Charnwood Forest.

On a personal level, Claire lives in Leicestershire, she enjoys meeting new people and going on a nice holiday. She also likes watching rugby, a good TV drama and eating out

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

cara@leicestershirecares.co.uk

Cara has been a youth and community development worker since graduating in 2014, however she have always been involved in youth work, whether as a young person herself or as a volunteer.

She has managed many projects including Freedom youth club, 2Funky Arts and more recently as the CEO of Leicester Rape Crisis.

Cara is passionate about the vital work the voluntary sector delivers, ensuring that the most vulnerable people in society get the appropriate support they need and she aims to lead from a place of compassion and care.

Outside of work, she is an active and creative person, making music and writing songs to feed her soul, lifting weights to feel strong and regularly hiking to get her nature fix!