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Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Custom
Certification
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Charlotte Bridle

Netherthong

Summary

Experienced professional with a strong background in volunteer management and project management. Demonstrates excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Programme Manager and Volunteering Lead

Aesop arts and society
01.2023 - 06.2025
  • Managing recruitment, induction, training and ongoing development of the charity’s volunteers.
  • Account management including the implementation of contacts, overseeing freelancers, analysing data, producing reports and communicating with clients.

Volunteer Engagement Lead

Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice
06.2022 - 01.2023
  • Managing a team of 350 volunteers across 13 charity shops, donation centre and the hospice including their recruitment, induction, training and ongoing development.
  • Working with local voluntary sector support agencies to recruit volunteers through a variety of methods including community payback schemes, colleges, universities and job coaches.

Volunteering and Community Officer

National Trust Wentworth Castle Gardens
07.2019 - 06.2022
  • Managing a team of 170 volunteers including their recruitment, induction, training, expense claims and rotas.
  • Communicating with volunteers via newsletters, email, telephone and in person.

Office Manager and Trustee

Netherthong Pre-School
01.2017 - 07.2019
  • Responsible for the recruitment and induction of staff and volunteers, payroll, applying for funding, paying and raising invoices, marketing, production of newsletter and communicating with parents.

Freelance Heritage Educator

Self employed
11.2012 - 12.2014
  • Completing a variety of projects for different museums including the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds and East Riding of Yorkshire Museum Service.
  • Devising and delivering new learning sessions for schools.
  • Researching and writing talks for the public. Writing reports to advise on how best to deliver interpretation.

Head of Interpretation

York Archaeological Trust
05.2010 - 03.2012
  • Responsible for managing the education programme across four sites.
  • Managing education interpretation staff and volunteers.
  • Planning and running events including for the Viking Festival.
  • Planning and implementation of exhibitions.
  • Based at Jorvik Viking Centre and responsible for managing the education programme across four sites.

Learning and Interpretation Officer

National Trust
10.2006 - 05.2010
  • Managing and running a large education programme.
  • Developing and evaluating new education sessions.
  • Managing and training 30 education staff and 80 volunteers.

Learning Officer

National Trust
08.2005 - 10.2006
  • Planning, delivering and evaluating education workshops.
  • Managing education volunteers.

Education

PGCE - Secondary History (11 – 18)

The University of Leeds
Leeds

BA HONS - History

The University of Leeds
Leeds

A Level - History, SRS, English

Thirsk School And Sixth Form College
Thirsk

GCSEs - GCSE

Thirsk School And Sixth Form College
Thirsk
07.1997

Skills

  • Volunteer Management
  • Project Management
  • Communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Presentation skills
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Project coordination

Custom

In my spare time, I volunteer for Reading Friends,  where I listen to children read. I enjoy attending a weekly dance class and regularly sing in an acoustic covers band. DBS check held on the update service.

Certification

Designated Safeguarding Adults Lead (level 3)

Counselling Skills level 2


References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Programme Manager and Volunteering Lead

Aesop arts and society
01.2023 - 06.2025

Volunteer Engagement Lead

Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice
06.2022 - 01.2023

Volunteering and Community Officer

National Trust Wentworth Castle Gardens
07.2019 - 06.2022

Office Manager and Trustee

Netherthong Pre-School
01.2017 - 07.2019

Freelance Heritage Educator

Self employed
11.2012 - 12.2014

Head of Interpretation

York Archaeological Trust
05.2010 - 03.2012

Learning and Interpretation Officer

National Trust
10.2006 - 05.2010

Learning Officer

National Trust
08.2005 - 10.2006

PGCE - Secondary History (11 – 18)

The University of Leeds

BA HONS - History

The University of Leeds

A Level - History, SRS, English

Thirsk School And Sixth Form College

GCSEs - GCSE

Thirsk School And Sixth Form College
Charlotte Bridle