Record response to Headway Guernsey Recruitment
28 February 2007
Only three months after launching, local brain injury charity, Headway Guernsey, has recruited its first staff members. The charity was assisted by OSA Recruitment who waived their fees for the recruitment process and also donated advertising space.
Kay Shackleton joins on 5th March 2007 as Senior Co-ordinator, working for 20 hours per week. She will be responsible for developing and launching Headway Guernsey’s support services for people with a brain injury and their families, including a programme of social events and information evenings.
Prior to having children, Kay worked for the Board of Health and qualified as a Social Worker. She also started a charity called FUEL for sufferers of eating disorders in her own time. She is from Yorkshire originally, but has lived in Guernsey since 1989. Kay has two daughters, known throughout the island as “Princess C” and “Evil”, thanks to the stories of her husband Shaun Shackleton, feature writer for the Guernsey Press.
Generating the funds to run Headway Guernsey’s services will be part-time Fundraising & Publicity Manager, Alison Bourgaize. Alison formally takes on her new role on 2nd April 2007 but she and her partner, Alan Brehaut, are already a very active part of Headway Guernsey's launch team.
Alison will be responsible for driving all of Headway Guernsey’s fundraising initiatives, including organising events and managing relationships with corporate sponsors. She will also raise awareness of brain injury and of Headway Guernsey through the media. Prior to suffering a brain injury herself last year, Alison was Sales and Marketing Executive for Bachmanns. In her own time, she has organised several successful fundraising events for local charities.
Sophie Gregson, Director of OSA Recruitment, said: “The campaign to recruit Headway Guernsey’s new team resulted in the biggest response we have ever had to an advertisement. We’ve really enjoyed using our professional skills and contacts to help this much-needed local charity get off to a flying start”.
Shelaine Green, Chair of Headway Guernsey, said: “Kay and Alison are not only well qualified for their new roles, they all also buzzing with energy and enthusiasm. We are very grateful to OSA for donating advertising space and handling the recruitment process so efficiently. They’ve found us an excellent team”.
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