Liverpool Social Care Partnership CIC
Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Directors
Mikaela has worked for several years in Workforce Development within the Social Care sector. She was appointed in 2004 to support over 320 private/voluntary/independent sector employers in Liverpool, who provide services to vulnerable adults, children and young people. Supporting them to develop the skills of their workforce, in addition to developing innovative techniques to address recruitment and retention issues within the sector.
Mikaela provides workforce support ensuring that National Minimum Standards are maintained in line with Government frameworks and manages both the strategic and operational development of Liverpool Social Care Partnership (LSCP), working collaboratively with stakeholders and partners to maximise access to and use of resources through the development of joint training initiatives, shared funding arrangements and other new developments.
During her time as Workforce Development Director and in her role as Chair of Greater Merseyside Care Partnership, Mikaela has worked collaboratively with Skills for Care on workforce issues within the sub-region and on projects such as ‘Good Practice in the Employment of Migrant Workers’, ‘Care Ambassadors’, Pre-employment training programmes and Skills for Life for the sector.
Helen Scholefield
Lead Trainer and Director
Helen has over 30 years of working within the social care sector, this has seen her develop from roles such as Residential Child Care Officer to Registered Manager and finally company director. She has worked within in both statutory and voluntary sectors around the country.
Helen's specialist areas include the fields of Learning Disabilities and Mental Health. She has extensive experience within older people's services and knowledge of and vocational practice within children's services. Moving from residential services into community based services in the early 1980's.
Helen’s directorship at LSCP has seen her contributing to the strategic development of the organisation and since 2013 she has been also operating as a trainer within the organisation.
Managers
José started his career in Social Care as a support worker back in 2000. He then became a Team Leader and later on a Service Coordinator. His experience has been mainly in Learning Disabilities, having worked with a number of service users of different ages, with different levels of support and in various settings. He also has worked with people with brain injury and with mental health problems.
He is very passionate about working in the Health and Social Care sector, which made him come into contact with the Care Ambassadors and, since 2008, he has work with them raising the profile of the Social Care worker. Some the events that he attended range from schools (at careers events) to delivering some training to advisers from the Jobcentre Plus around ‘busting the myths’ of working in the Care sector.
“The best part of my job has been when I had to teach people new ways of doing things taking into account their abilities and overcoming their limitations. I enjoyed the problem solving side of it and got satisfaction from seeing people develop their skills, abilities and confidence”
He had previously been involved with the Partnership delivering some training, especially in the Pre-Employment programme, delivering some sector-specific occupational training, which culminated in him being employed by LSCP as one of the training coordinators.
Ann is currently leading on our contract with Better Security, Better Care. As Key Account Manager, she is responsible for ensuring we offer an accessible, supportive and flexible service to enable Adult Social Care providers to complete the Toolkit. She also delivers some pre-recruitment modules for our Routeway including Equality & Diversity, Continued Professional Development and Communication in a Health & Social Care Setting.
With more than 25 years’ experience in Recruitment and generalist Human Resources, Ann has extensive experience of working with local people to help them access relevant training so they can start their chosen career. Ann has experience of working in partnership with JCP, The Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, the NHS and Liverpool City Council to meet both national and local employment agendas. She is experienced in the building and maintaining of relationships to ensure effective working with key stakeholders. Ann has focussed on workforce development within Adult Social Care for the last 18 years, ensuring new entrants are prepared for working in the sector and that their value base reflects those required for a career in care.
Her qualifications include L4 HR Management (Dist.) and L5 Management
Kay joined LSCP in September 2018 as our Administrator. Her main role is administration and her main duties include finance, processing Workforce Development Funding and general support.
She has over 15 years of experience in an administrative role and has worked in both private and charitable organisations. Her skill-base includes Level 2 Business Administration and Level 3 Customer Service qualifications. Kay also has active involvement supporting West Derby Community Association in an administrative capacity.
Carley joined LSCP in 2019 as a dedicated volunteer, bringing with her a background in law and a passion for community engagement. Over the years, her hard work and commitment have seen her rise to the position of Senior Administrator. In her current role, Carley is instrumental in connecting with employers, supporting routeway students on their career paths, coordinating job fairs, and facilitating networking opportunities that bridge the gap between education and employment.
“My favorite part of the job is interacting with students," Carley shares. "There’s nothing more fulfilling than seeing them grow, graduate, and step confidently into their new careers.”
The Team
Jaishan is a recent graduate from the University of Liverpool with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He joined us in July 2022 as an Administrative Assistant.
He works with Ann to co-lead the DSPT project including planning sessions, measuring the DSPT statistics and liaising with tutors. Additionally, he also liaises with external consultants and creates the marketing material for LSCP.
Shean is a recent graduate from the University of Liverpool with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He joined us in June 2023 as an Administrative Assistant.
He works with Ann and Jaishan to coordinate the DSPT project including managing sessions and liaising with tutors.
Mazi is a Computer Science graduate from the University of Liverpool who joined us as an administrative assistant in June 2023.
He works on the LSCP website and is currently developing a database application to streamline administration tasks. He likes everything cloud and data and wants to make the organisation more techy!
"My favourite part about my job is the variety of different hats I get to put on."
Namure, has worked for thirteen years in Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria as system analyst after his first degree. He was later given the leadership role as head of network and infrastructure in the directorate of Information and communication technology(ICT) where he managed the IT infrastructure under the unit. He moved to United Kingdom to get a postgraduate degree to face new life challenges at Liverpool John Moore’s University. He also enrolled for routeway way certification programme with Liverpool Social Care Partnership (LSCP) to have the routeway knowledge in social care settings. He joined Liverpool Social Partnership as project support officer in June 2024.
“I love the team and the leadership style; it is just another family for me to call mine”
Ann began working for LSCP as a freelancer delivering sessions for the DSPT in March 2022, Ann enjoyed working for LSCP so much she joined the team in November 2023 as a training consultant.
Ann has a passion for helping people regardless their needs. Ann has a BS (Hons) in Biology and ICT and went only to complete a PGCE in ICT. She worked in a secondary school for 16 years as an ICT/ Computer Science teacher, she was also the head of the Computing department. Ann has also studied health and safety, Ann also specialises in wellbeing and mental health, she is a qualified yoga teacher and reiki healer. Ann believes in lifelong learning and continuously develops her skills and knowledge within the technology field, especially data protection and cyber security.
Anne Willaims
Volunteer