Managers

Northwest

Northwest Manager is Debbie Evans

We are pleased to announce that Next Step are accredited providers for all the Merseyside councils plus Lancashire and Cheshire, which comes under the umbrella of GMAC. We went through an extensive audit which we passed with flying colours to gain this accreditation. We ticked all the boxes, and more.

Contact Liverpool or Bolton offices.

London and Southeast England

Julian Assirati is Out of London Manager

Julian Assirati, Manager for Outer London and Southeast England.

Julian has been with Next Step for 14 years (Outreach Worker and Manager).

For the past several years Julian has supervised and serviced the London placements from Northampton to Southampton, from Oxford to Dover, outside the M25. He had previously managed individual placements in these areas in addition to his duties in London but never coordinated them all into one team.

Together with our experienced and skilled Outreach Staff we are able to meet any placement requirements in the East Midlands, Home Counties, East Anglia and along the South Coast that you may have.

Current placements include: Northampton, Milton Keynes, Isle of Wight, Brighton, Deal, Margate, Portsmouth and Essex.

Contact the Outer London offices.

West Midlands and Stoke

Dave Tomkinson is Manager of the West Midlands and Stoke office.

As manager of the Stoke office, I am pleased to announced that since setting up services for Next Step in the West Midlands area since August 2005 we have witnessed a steady rise in demand for quality independence training for care leavers, asylum seekers and individuals with learning disabilities and mental health problems. We have also become providers of an escort service which supports social services in escorting young people in the West Midlands area.

Birmingham and Bristol

Mel Deen is Birmingham and Bristol Manager

Contact Mel at the Birmingham or Bristol offices.