Our Staff
Who We Are
MICK GREGG
Team Leader and Principal Worker
Mick qualified in social worker in 1991. Since then he's been a CP and Court social worker for fourteen years, with another ten years in NHS adolescent mental health / substance misuse services, a Cafcass Children's Guardian, a Team Manager and a Senior Practitioner in a UASC Team from February 2017 to August 2022.
He has been age assessed trained since 2016 and experienced in considering legal challenges.
He is a Practice Educator offering social work student placements.
OROBOSA
Support Worker
Orobosa
As well as wanting to mentor young asylum seekers, she is also studying for a degree in Leicester.
MUSTAFA
Live In Support worker
Mustafa is originally from Iraq and speaks Arabic. He is very keen to help young people in any way he can and especially skilled in information technology and computer use.
He lives at the house and is here five nights a week to support oour young people from 9:30pm to 8:30am
QAMAR
Support Worker
Qamar is originally from Somalia and speaks Somali. She is very keen to help young people, offer them care, in the role of 'big sister' or Aunt, and mentor them to help them settle and feel safe.
JEREMY
Support Worker
Jeremy works to help our young people and has been involved for many years in similar projects to support young people claiming asylum, and also teaches English to people online across the world
GINNY
Teacher
Ginny is a qualified teacher who has taught students in secondary, further and higher education in the UK and internationally.
Ginny also facilitates nonviolent communication workshops.
RUTH
Health worker
Ruth has been a registered nurse since 1998 and can help our staff with any general questions about health issues and liaise on their behalf with GP's and other health professionals.
(She is also Mick's wife)
Dalenda
Support Worker
Dalenda speaks and teaches Arabic, in addition to volunteering at food banks and youth clubs. She travels quite a distance to support young people, driven by her passion for helping asylum seekers.
ALEX
Support Worker -
Alex has just finished his degree and looking forward to working with our young people
SAGAL
Independent Visitor
Sagal is not a member of staff but provides an important service for us in visiting the young people regularly and ensuring that they can express any views they have (good, bad or ugly) about the care we, and the purchasing local authorities, provide so we can make changes if they are needed.
AND YOU?
Refuge are always keen to build on our team and bring in more diversity and depth to who we can match to our young people and to staff our house. if you are interested and think you have something to offer, we want to hear from you.
Thank you.
CONTACT
Call: 0800 001 6298 or 0787 164 2351
E-mail: mick@refugecare.co.uk
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