As we approach the end of this academic year, there are some important DS Achieve updates that we would like to share with you.
As a charity, DS Achieve has grown considerably in the last two years and so we have needed to review our people structure to ensure we are continuing to meet the needs of the families and professionals we work with and to deliver the wide ranges of services we now offer.
As a result, you will see the following changes in our DS Achieve team:
- In September, we are introducing a new role - Operations Manager - which will be Monday to Friday. As a charity, this means we will be 'open' and can be contacted five days a week, instead of our current three days a week, to better meet the customer service needs of those we work with. The Operations Manager will be responsible for delivery of DS Achieve services on a day-to-day basis and will be the main contact point consistently across the week.
- The role of Head of Operations will change. At her request, Michelle Bolton’s hours will reduce substantially from September and she will be more 'behind the scenes', while maintaining overall responsibility for Charity Operations.
- The role of Operations Coordinator (two days per week) will no longer be required and so Bhavika Bhurtun will leave DS Achieve at the end of this term, on Tuesday 18th July. Bhav has been a fantastic member of our team and a pleasure to work with. She will certainly be missed but she remains a firm part of the DS Achieve community and we wish her the very best for her future.
We are also sad to say goodbye to Jo Hansler who has been providing maternity leave cover in the role of Young Achievers Group Leader, while Avril has been away. Jo has done a fantastic job in designing the curriculum and delivering the Young Achievers sessions and we wish her the very best for her future.
We look forward to welcoming Avril Prosser back from her maternity leave in September to resume her role as Young Achievers Group Leader - we are certain the children and young people will give her the warmest of welcomes.
If anyone has any questions about these changes, please contact Michelle Bolton, Head of Operations, on info@dsachieve.org.