Jane | Community Development Worker (Central Oldham)
Email meWhat is my role:
Community Development Worker covering Alexandra, Coldhurst and St Mary’s wards
Hi, I’m Jane Glaysher-White but as that is a bit of a mouthful, many people know me as Jane GW. I cover the ‘Central’ area of the borough – Alexandra, Coldhurst and St Mary’s wards.
My role is to help the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprises based and working in these areas in any way I can. This could be help with finding the right source of funding, supporting groups with developing project ideas, linking groups up with others, helping with writing bids or with being a sounding board when you need impartial advice or a listening ear. My decorating skills are not the best but if you need some help and have plenty of dustsheets for the spillage - ask
What most excites me about this role:
I love knowing that no two days are the same and that everyday I learn something new from the people and groups I’m interacting with.
I love knowing that with my support, Action Together is helping to change people’s lives for the better. We are working with communities, sharing our knowledge and skills and making communities better places to live, work and play.
What drew me to work at Action Together:
Prior to working at Action Together, I worked as a business advisor to new women led organisations in the Rochdale borough. I moved over to work in Oldham over 10 years ago and even then, knew that this was an organisation that believed in its core values. They were not just letters on paper, filed in a drawer, they were actions that even now, after quite a few changes (the name being the most visible) are carried out constantly. The passion, that all of my Action Together colleagues bring on a daily basis and their commitment to supporting the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector is infectious and the reason I’m still here.
My hopes for Oldham are:
Oldham has so much potential, we have the most fantastic people living and working in the borough and there are interesting times ahead. My hope is that we continue to work together, to improve our surroundings and thrive.