Employability and Careers Services

The Employability and Careers Services team are based at Augustine House, Canterbury.  Our services are available across all campuses, please contact us.

Tel: 01227 782222

Helen GleavesHelen Gleaves
Manager

Helen is Manager of Employability and Careers Services; please contact her for all departmental issues and on any aspect of the service.  Helen is also the link contact for Faculty of Health and Social Care.

Email Helen

Claire Charles

Senior Employability Adviser

Claire works closely with Helen to help drive and maximise the impact of our Employability and Careers Service. Claire provides professional and effective line management of the Careers and Employability Advisers and operational delivery across the University.

Email Claire

 

Rebecca DouglasRebecca Douglas,
Employability Adviser

Rebecca works closely with the Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences. She also coordinates the University's Skills for Work Certificate, see www.canterbury.ac.uk/skillsforwork

 Email Rebecca

Pat CarmodyPat Carmody,
Careers Adviser

Pat provides careers advice and guidance to our students and recent graduates. In addition she is the link adviser for the Business School and Faculty of Education.

Email Pat

 

 

 

John HoyleJohn Hoyle,
Careers Adviser

John provides careers advice and guidance to our students and recent graduates.

Email John

 

Alan PendergastAlan Pendergast,
Destinations and Employability Co-ordinator

Alan co-ordinates the annual Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) Survey. This is a national requirement for all universities; for information on any aspect of the DLHE survey, please email Alan.

Email Alan 

Judy Challis

Judy Challis,
Volunteering Co-ordinator

Judy organises and promotes all community volunteering opportunities to the student body, co-ordinating their volunteer hours accordingly. Please contact her with any opportunities.

Email Judy

 

 

Louise Rizzo,
Communications Officer

Louise oversees all service communications, including the website, social media, written material and marketing campaigns. Please contact her for any joint promotion.

Email Louise

 

Deborah KendallDeborah Kendall,
Employability Liaison Officer

Responsible for the University’s TempShop, Deborah sources and trains current Canterbury Christ Church University students to be available for a range of work opportunities at all campuses.

Deborah also co-ordinates JobShop, the University’s free online job board where employers post a range of vacancies including full-time, part-time, seasonal, work experience, work placements, internships and voluntary.  

 Email Deborah

Vicky Evans
Business Development Advisor

 

Vicky contributes to the development, delivery and project management of Employability and Careers Services (E&CS) employer engagement activities, including employer focused events, recruitment fairs, industry advisory panels and work experience, with a particular focus on generating leads and negotiating opportunities to bring these activities to fruition.

Email Vicky

 

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