After Schools

Meet the staff!

Leanne Doherty (After schools Co-Ordinator): Leanne manages the YMCAs After schools programme which caters for 50 young people. Leanne has 20 years experience in after schools and youth settings and has a City and Guilds level 5 in play work and management of after schools operations. She is also part of the YMCA DCPO team. She is also a mentor for the incredible years programs for parents.

Lorna Broomfield- Carradus (Deputy Co-Ordinator): Lorna has been apart of the afterschools team for over 2 years. She is a trained primary school teacher and a diploma in nursery nursing.

Leigh-Ann Smyth (Play work Assistant): Leigh-Ann has been apart of the after schools team for 2 years, she is qualified in first aid and has a level 3 in childcare. She is currently off on maternity leave.

Amy McAllister (Casual Staff): Amy has been part of the Afterschool's team for a year now. She has an OCN level 3 in Substance Misuse, an OCN level 2 in Personal Success and Wellbeing, an OCN level 2 in Vocational skills and an OCN level 2 in Diversity through sport.


Shauna Steele (Casual Staff): Shauna has just recently joined the casual team, and is currently working towards her OCN level 2 in Youth Work.