Our People

Working with Spurgeons allows you to make a real difference in the lives of many young people, and gain a host of other benefits too. All our employees bring something unique to Spurgeons and we value their contribution.

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Hear from our remarkable colleagues working across our services to deliver support to vulnerable children and families on behalf of Spurgeons

Make a difference

''I don’t think that I will ever be able to measure the real difference we make in the lives of the children and families but just the smile on a child’s face is motivation enough for me to keep challenging myself to do the best I can to make however small a difference in the life of a child.''

- Yvonne Jeffers, Young Carers Support Worker, Birmingham Young Carers Service

Our Impact

In 2021, our colleagues helped us make a difference in the lives of children and families across the country, this included

We worked extensively with over

children and young people

We supported over

families to complete one of our specialised parenting courses

We provided advice, support and respite for over

young people with caring roles via our Young Carers Services

Our DAD.info forum saw over

registrations from parents looking for advice and support

Our work was made possible via

colleagues working on the front line with families

Our work was enhanced by the expertise and time of over

volunteers in our prisons, children's centres and other local services

Adding value to our support for families

''Spurgeons supports you to be the best you can so the support for families is as good as possible. No matter what's going on there is always someone available to get support or advice from. As an organisation they really value your professional development and support you with this.''

- Dominic Jones, East Wiltshire Children's Services Lead

Colleague Stories

Children's Counselling Services

A Day in the Life of Debbie – Children’s Counsellor

By Spurgeons | June 28, 2022

Since the pandemic, the work-life of Debbie, a Counsellor working as part of the Fegans Children’s Counselling service provided by Spurgeons, has changed drastically. She now begins her vital work supporting children with their mental health from her laptop on…

Family Centre Services

A day in the life of Regine – Family Centre Support Worker

By Spurgeons | June 14, 2022

Regine, a Spurgeons Family Support Worker at Elmbridge Family Centres, gives us an insight into her work. “My role is to support families so they can build on their strengths and resilience to best meet the needs of their children.…

Young Carers

Young Carers: A perspective from Angie Jones – Young Carers Service Lead

By Spurgeons | June 21, 2022

Angie Jones works for Spurgeons Young Carers as Service Manager in Wolverhampton and Deputy Manager for Birmingham and is herself a former young carer. She shares some insights into her work with Natasha Krywald from our Communications Team, also a…

Prison Family Support and Visiting Services

A day in the life of Anna – Prison Family Support Worker

By Spurgeons | January 10, 2022

CYP Now Awards finalist Anna is the Spurgeons Family Services Practitioner at HMP Ford, an open prison in West Sussex. She gives us an insight into her work. “Every day is different, really! My office is down one end of…