Meet the Team
Leadership
Oretha Wofford – Chief Executive Officer
Kate Hopkins – Head of Residentials
Selam Shibru – Head of Finance
Richard Angol – Outreach Programme Manager
Residential Assessment
Each house is managed by a house manager and deputy house manager and staffed by a team of social workers and family assessment practitioners.
Crawford House
Kate (Interim Manager), Denise, Dorota, Martha, Barbara & Chamaine.
Tessa Baring House
Jahseena (Interim Manager, Maternity Cover), Jonathan, Lauren, Dominica & Jamilat.
Sessional Staff – Across the houses, the team is supported by skilled sessional staff.
Securing Change
Ann-Marie – Securing Change Practitioner who helps families return to the community after residential assessment and to embed positive change made.
Jigsaw
Elvedina – Jigsaw Coordinator ensures Jigsaw is run smoothly and parents receive the highest level of service. Working Monday – Thursday.
Sacha – Lead Contact Supervisor assists Elvedina with the running of Jigsaw. Working Friday – Sunday.
Sessional staff – Across the week, the team is supported by skilled sessional staff.
Outreach Young Parents Support
The Outreach team work with young parents 25 and under in Lambeth, supporting them in 1:1 and group settings.
Richard – Outreach Programme Manager
Behzad – Family Practitioner
Junior – Family Practitioner
Caring Dads
Outreach Team – run our Caring Dads program helping fathers improve relationships with their children, build healthy relationships/co-parenting and to break cycles of abuse.
Fundraising and Communications
The fundraising and communications team focus on developing and stewarding funding and engagement opportunities which help to secure delivery of the support we offer to families, professionals and stakeholders.
Libby – Senior Communications & Community Engagement Officer
Head Office
The head office team make sure St Michael’s runs as smoothly as possible.
Sam – Office Manager
Ira – Finance Officer
Professionals
Professionals can refer parents into all our services.
Parents
Parents can sign-up themselves for our Jigsaw Contact Centre, Outreach Service or our Caring Dads programme.
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A conversation with our Head of Residentials: Kate
Listen to our Head of Residential Services, Kate, reflects on how Family Assessments have evolved over the decades at St Michael’s Fellowship, from helping shape sector regulation to our plans to develop more flexible, family-centred approaches that meet today’s needs.
One year on: A conversation with our CEO
Oretha reflects on her first year in post, sharing highlights, learnings and how we’re continuing to evolve to strengthen support for families across South London.
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