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This chapter was updated in June 2025.

June 3, 2025

Interim Executive Director (Children's Services)

Hilary Brooks

Email: Hilary.Brooks@knowsley.gov.uk

Fostering Friends and Family/SGO Team Manager

Rebekah Gresty

E-mailRebekah.Gresty@knowsley.gov.uk

Fostering Mainstream Team

Rachel Daintry

Tel: 0151 443 2132
E-mail: Rachel.Daintry@knowsley.gov.uk

Adoption Service Manager

Judith Russ

E-mail: Judith.Russ@adoptioninmerseyside.co.uk

Adoption Support Manager

Wandzia Cody

Tel: 0151 477 8700
E-mailWandzia.cody@adoptioninmerseyside.co.uk

Family Finding Manager

Craig Brougham
07384 455393
Craig.brougham@adoptioninmerseyside.co.uk

Recruitment & Marketing Manager -

Roberta Micci
07917 213294
Roberta.micci@adoptioninmerseyside.co.uk

Adoption Support
Advanced Practitioner

Jo James Evans
07874 175516
jo.james-evans@adoptioninmerseyside.co.uk

Assistant Executive Director (Early Help & Children Social Care)

Jo Parry

1st Floor
Nutgrove Villa
Westmorland Road
Huyton
Knowsley
L36 6GA

Tel: 0151 443 2712
E-mailJoanne.Parry@knowsley.gov.uk

Assistant Executive Director (Early Help & Children Social Care)

Jo Parry

1st Floor
Nutgrove Villa
Westmorland Road
Huyton
Knowsley
L36 6GA

Tel: 0151 443 2712
E-mailJoanne.Parry@knowsley.gov.uk

Assistant Executive Director (Early Help & Children Social Care)

Jo Parry

1st Floor
Nutgrove Villa
Westmorland Road
Huyton
Knowsley
L36 6GA

Tel: 0151 443 2712
E-mailJoanne.Parry@knowsley.gov.uk

Interim Head of Service for Head of Permanence and Sufficiency

Shank Patel (Agency)

1st Floor,
Nutgrove Villa,
Westmorland Road,
Huyton,
L36 6GA

E-mail: Shank.Patel@knowsley.gov.uk

Team managers:

CLA Team 1 –
Rebecca Woods: 0151 443 5180

CLA Team 2 –
Gary Jeffries (Agency)
Email: Gary.Jeffries@knowsley.gov.uk

YPT Manager –
Joanne Sheridan: 0151 443 3288

Care Experienced People's Team Manager
Anji Reynolds
Email: Anji.reynolds@knowsley.gov.uk

Fostering Friends and Family / SGO –
Rebekah Gresty:
Email: Rebekah.Gresty@knowsley.gov.uk

Fostering Mainstream –
Rachel Daintry: 0151 443 2132

MOVED TO Prevention and Intervention / Edge of Care and Targeted Services

Service Manager Children Looked after and Care Leavers

Anne-Marie Lucas

E-mailAnnemarie.Lucas@knowsley.gov.uk

Team Managers:

CLA Team 1 – Rebecca Woods: 0151 443 5180

CLA Team 2 – Gary Jeffries (Agency): Gary.Jeffries@knowsley.gov.uk

YPT Manager – Joanne Sheridan: 0151 443 3288 / 07966801894

Care Leavers Team – Anji Reynolds: Anji.Reynolds@knowsley.gov.uk

MOVED TO Prevention and Intervention / Edge of Care and Targeted Services

Service Manager Regulated Services

Karen Jude

1st Floor,
Nutgrove Villa,
Westmorland Road,
Huyton,
L36 6GA

E-mailKaren.Jude@knowsley.gov.uk

Team Managers:

Oasis – Tracy Burke: 0151 443 4292
tracy.burke@knowsley.gov.uk
The Holt – Jane Vowles: jane.vowles@knowsley.gov.uk
Bedford Close – Teri Hannon: Teri.Hannon@knowsley.gov.uk
Fullerton Grove – Julia Nelson: 0151 443 0887
julia.nelson@knowsley.gov.uk

Fostering Friends and Family / SGO – Rebekah Gresty

Fostering Mainstream - Rachel Daintry

Tel: 0151 443 2132
E-mail: Rachel.Daintry@knowsley.gov.uk

Head of Service – Inclusion

Benjamin Blake

6th Floor
Huyton Municipal Building
Archway Road
Huyton
Knowsley
L36 9YU

E-mailBenjamin.Blake@knowsley.gov.uk

Service Manager – Lindsey Heaton – Lindsey.Heaton@knowsley.gov.uk

Team Managers:

Michelle-Louise Jones – Michelle-Louise.Jones@knowsley.gov.uk

Interim Head of Education Penny France – Penny.France@knowsley.gov.uk

Vacancy

2nd Floor,
Nutgrove Villa,
Westmorland Road,
Huyton,
L36 6GA
Tel: 0151 443 5561

Head of Service

Laverne Bell Jones

Email: laverne.belljones@knowsley.gov.uk
Tel: 07553620733

Team Managers:

MASH Team Manager – Bridget Gribben-Bartlett
E-mailBridget.Gribben-Bartlett@knowsley.gov.uk
Tel: 0151 443 2709

SEE BELOW FOR TEAM MANAGERS

Child Protection Service Manager

Selina Kent

2nd Floor,
Nutgrove Villa,
Westmorland Road,
Huyton,
L36 6GA

Tel: 0151 443 3452
E-mailselina.kent@knowsley.gov.uk

Child Protection and Children with Disabilities Service Manager

Lindsey Heaton

2nd Floor,
Nutgrove Villa,
Westmorland Road,
Huyton,
L36 6GA

Tel: 0151 443 3328
Email: Lindsey.Heaton@knowsley.gov.uk

Team Managers:

CP1 –  Natalie Eaglestone (natalie.eaglestone@knowsley.gov.uk)
CP2 – Ceri Davies (ceri.davies@knowsley.gov.uk / 0151 443 2632)
CP3 – Tracey Brydson (tracey.brydson@knowsley.gov.uk / 0151 443 3222)
CP4 – Gavin Byrom 0151 443 3168
CP5 – Jenny Critchley: 0151 443 3374
CP6 - Emma Ward (emma.ward@knowsley.gov.uk / 0151 443 4270)
CP7 - Jackie Beck (jackie.beck@knowsley.gov.uk)
CP8 - Jackie Boyle

MASH Team Manager – Bridget Gribben-Bartlett (0151 443 2709)

MASH Assistant Team Manager – Lauren Steele - lauren.steele@knowsley.gov.uk (0151 443 2577)

(MOVED UNDER Prevention and Intervention)

MDT – Team Manager – Victoria Crewe (victoria.crewe@knowsley.gov.uk)

MOVED TO Prevention and Intervention / Edge of Care and Targeted Services)

Court Team

Kirsty Wolstencroft, Team Manager

Vacancy from March 2025

Interim Service Manager Safeguarding & Quality Assurance (Agency)

Sheila Meakin
Email: Sheila.Meakin@knowsley.gov.uk

LADO

Diane Kitcher
E-mailDiane.Kitcher@knowsley.gov.uk

Independent and Child Protection Review Managers:

Kate Perry: Katharine.Perry@knowsley.gov.uk
Sinead Attwood: Sinead.Attwood@knowsley.gov.uk
Sarah Pemberton: Sarah.Pemberton@knowsley.gov.uk
Julie Ross – Julie.Ross@knowsley.gov.uk (Agency)
Wendy Zayne – Wendy.Zayne@knowsley.gov.uk (Agency)

Independent and Child Protection Review Manager
Helen Larkey – Helen.Larkey@knowsley.gov.uk
Rachael Hill – Rachael.Hill@knowsley.gov.uk
Lindsey Ross-Atherton – Lindsey.Ross-Atherton@knowsley.gov.uk

Knowsley Safeguarding Children's Partnership (KSCP)

Sharon Kelly - KSCP Business Manager
Tel: 0151 443 4597

MST CAN Supervisor – Sarah Ritson:
0151 443 3164

MASH

Co-ordinator:

Debbie Trill

Children’s Transformation Lead

Abigail Hardman
Tel: 0151 443 2623

Head of Service – Prevention and Interventions

Pamela Foster

Ground Floor,
Nutgrove Villa,
Westmorland Road,
Huyton,
L36 6GA

Tel: 0151 443 5026
E-mail: Pamela.Foster@knowsley.gov.uk

Temporary Service Manager – Edge of Care and Targeted Services

Sam Roper

Team Managers

Family First Team 1 – Karen Little: 0151 443 5052
Family First Team 2 – Caroline Price: 0151 443 4569
Family First Team 3 – Tracy Paterson
Family First Team 4 – Lauren Jones: 0151 443 3347

SHIELD:

Team Manager – Chloe Vose: 0151 443 5025
Family Group Conferencing - Hannah Nicholl: 0151 443 2988

Family Support Service – CLA

Senior Family Support Worker – Julie Moore (julie.moore@knowsley.gov.uk / 07810053427)

Family Support Service – Edge of Care

Senior Family Support Worker – Lisa Jones (lisajane.jones@knowsley.gov.uk / 0151 443 5859)

Service Manager – Youth Justice Service and STEP Service

Catherine Johnson

1st Floor,
Nutgrove Villa,
Westmorland Road,
Huyton,
L36 6GA

Tel: 0151 443 3858
E-mail: Catherine.Johnson@knowsley.gov.uk

Operational Managers - YJS

Tricia Keane: 0151 443 5570
Gemma Rhodes: 0151 443 5574
Jordan Reilly
Pamela Long

Youth Justice Lead Merseyside Violent Reduction Partnership

Fleur Hann – Email: Fleur.Hann@knowsley.gov.uk - Currently on secondment

Liz Jackson (Integrated Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator): 0151 443 5514
Mandy Jacobson (Business and Information Manager): 0151 443 5563

STEP Service

Team Manager: Mark McCausland - 0151 443 5556

Senior Practitioner – Helen Knibb – Helen.Knibb@knowsley.gov.uk

Principal Social Worker

Vacant

Quality Assurance Team Manager:
Samantha Madden: Samantha.Madden@knowsley.gov.uk

AYSE Assessor

Vincent Barber-Stones

Tel: 0151 443 4329

Consultant Social Worker

Anna Thompson
 Tel: 0151 443 2709

Practice Improvement Officer

Carly Jones

Apprenticeship Lead

Charlie Phipps
Tel: 0151 443 2539

Practice Improvement Social Workers

Alex Gosling

Katie McTague

Agency Assistant Team Managers

Jasmine Ojofeitimi

Jason Egan

Laura Lasmane

Auditors

Margaret Gribbins

Michael King

Last Updated: June 3, 2025

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