Stephanie Tobias
Before getting involved with The Prince’s
Trust, Stephanie, 22, from Glasgow, had been unemployed for two
years and was juggling being a young carer for her grandmother and
her mum. She is now progressing with her chosen career in
youth work.
Stephanie left school at 16 and went
straight to college. On top of caring for her grandmother and
her mum, she was also supporting a friend and a relative through
difficult circumstances, helping build their confidence and helping
them integrate into society. In addition, Stephanie had lost four
family members in a very short period of time and worked hard to
develop coping mechanisms to support herself and her family at a
difficult time.
From her own personal experience, Stephanie
was keen to pursue a career in youth work, helping other young
people who need support and applied for The Trust’s Get into Youth
Work programme. Stephanie worked hard to develop her skills as a
youth worker and became confident and engaging when delivering
presentations and energiser sessions.
A work placement in the South East of Glasgow
let Stephanie put theory into practice and she worked on engaging
local young people, successfully delivering tailored sessions to
young people with varying needs.
After completing the programme, Stephanie
secured employment at the Way to Go Youth Café in the Gorbals,
running a variety of different activities for young people such as
summer programmes, a girls group, TGI sports and activities night
and drop in sessions. In addition, Stephanie volunteered with Stand
International to go to Belarus to teach English, sport, drama,
music and art in a school and also did family visits in a hostel
for young people who had been in orphanages.
Stephanie remains a key source of support to
family and friends, as well as the young people she works with in
her local community. She uses the skills she has gained as well as
her own experience, to offer practical advice and guidance and is
working to hard on progressing in her chosen field of youth
work.
Champions
We would like to acknowledge the individuals or organisations
who have played a key role in helping this young person achieve
success through their Prince’s Trust programme.
- Tracey Boyle, Way to Go Youth
Café
- Liz Green, Programme Executive, The
Prince’s Trust Scotland
- The Big Lottery Fund