by Carrie Smith | Oct 6, 2020 | Corporate Teams, Everyday Heroes
Meet Dawn Hewins. She heads up human resources and organisational development in the UK’s biggest council – Birmingham City Council. Excluding schools, Birmingham employs c11,500 employees and it’s been Dawn’s role to manage the people aspects during the pandemic....
by Carrie Smith | Aug 25, 2020 | Community, Everyday Heroes
Meet Carlton. His job title is unusual – Tenancy Sustainment Officer – but it neatly sums up what Carlton does for Stafford Borough Council helping people with chaotic lives and multiple complex needs to secure a place to live. Carlton has been put forward by his...
by Carrie Smith | Aug 25, 2020 | Community, Everyday Heroes
Meet Paul Bowen. A streetscene operative for Stafford Borough Council with a massively strong work ethic. He’s turned his hand to many jobs during his 17 years working at the council – and he was very much a key worker during the pandemic. While many of our heroes...
by Carrie Smith | Jul 29, 2020 | Corporate Teams, Everyday Heroes
Meet Ella Smith. Our youngest WM Everyday Hero so far at just 22 – she started working at Stafford Borough Council a week before her 17th birthday so a relatively recent recruit to the sector and already a valued asset. Her Chief Executive Tim Clegg says , “I...
by Carrie Smith | Jul 27, 2020 | Everyday Heroes
Meet Sharon Howarth. “Enjoy everyday as if it’s your last” is Sharon’s live-by moto – perhaps not quite so surprising given her role. Sharon heads up Coventry’s Registrars and Coroners service. Or as the service gets called; Hatch, Match and Dispatch, instead of...
by Carrie Smith | Jul 27, 2020 | Everyday Heroes
Meet Dave Barber. He’s the man in charge of getting town centres re-opened safely as part of his role as Head of Development Services for Warwick District Council. Dave’s Chief Executive has put him forward to be a WM Everyday Hero, but like many of our Heroes Dave is...