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< Back Stacey Robinson Health Wellbeing and Lifestyle Coordiator Stacey Robinson is a Psychologist, a registered member of The British Psychological Society with extensive experience working within criminal justice, mental health and educational settings. Stacey is a Director of The European Anti Bullying Network which brings together 19 members from 15 EU Member States to coordinate bullying prevention across Europe. Stacey has particular expertise within sexual exploitation, addiction, bullying and offending. Stacey continues to be committed to the development and implementation of socially inclusive programmes for those most disadvantaged within society on a local, national, European and International Level. staceyrobinson@expandinghorizons.co.uk

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Start Up Support In Partnership with Merseyside Expanding Horizons, SAFE Regeneration and Invest Sefton we are offering friendly and expert advice and support to anyone thinking of starting a business. ​ At our Big Onion hub in Bootle and in outreach across the borough, MEH provides inclusive expert business advice in Sefton to help residents achieve economic independence. ​ SAFE provides free qualified enterprise star up and growth support inan inclusive and accessible environment. ​ Delivered in partnership through the six local authorities in the Liverpool City Region (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton St Helens and Wirral) and Funded through the UK shared prosperity fund (UKSPF). ​ If you have an idea we can help! ​ ​ ​

OUR TEAM VALUES INSPIRE INTEGRITY INCLUSION COLLABORATION Read More OUR MEH FAMILY This is us. Our team. Our Family - working together to achieve what we strongly believe in - social change and inclusion. Our collaboration with multi-agencies and cross sector partnerships, enables us to deliver results and assist the individuals in society that need our help the most. Our training and development tools help us to raise awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion , as well as developing training and support through mentoring, personal development, career guidance and employment counselling. ​ Through our many projects, we have provided a range of community support services and training opportunities to the VCS (Voluntary and Community Sector). We work with groups and individuals from marginalised communities and provides routes to social inclusion. Meet the Team To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.

CONTACT Reach Us Anytime For general enquiries, contact our headquarters today: Tel: 0151 330 0552 Fax: 0151 284 2674 ​ Email: info@expandinghorizons.co.uk ​ 46 Medway New Strand Shopping Centre Bootle, L20 4SR United Kingdom ​ Opening Hours Mon-Thu: 09:30 - 17:00 Fri: 09:30 - 16:00 Sat-Sun: Closed GET IN TOUCH SUBMIT Thanks for submitting!

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Join Our Team “If there was ever a time to dare, to make a difference, to embark on something worth doing, IT IS NOW!” Cheryl J Barclay Apply As part of our ongoing development and growth, we have a new exciting role to join our dynamic and diverse team. You will have the opportunity to work both across Liverpool, within our sister organisation in Ireland and across other EU countries. If you have excellent coordination/project management skills, experience of supporting people to take part in research, training and develop their skills, and are passionate about empowering people to reach their potential then we would love to hear from you. ​ ​ Full time role available: 1 x EU Project Coordinator/Trainer ​ To apply for either role please send your CV and a covering letter (1500 words max) detailing how your skills and experiences demonstrate the person specification and job description. Please note that the successful applicant must have permission to work in the UK. If you would like an informal chat about the vacancy, please call Joe Hemington on 07539786999. ​ ​ Job Description

< Back Anja Marojević Project Manager Assistant Our lovely intern from Montenegro, Anja Marojević, is currently studying for her Master's degree at the University of Parma, Italy. Anja is passionate about travel. She loves visiting different countries and absorbing the variety of cultures (mainly food). She enjoys observing how different groups of people live, think and eat and believes that food has a lot to say about a countries' culture. Did we mention - Anja loves to eat? Anja's ambition has always been to work with people that are eager to assist those in need and to support local communities, she says: “Volunteering at MEH has provided me the opportunity to do so, as well as work in a multicultural setting that inspires me to do my best. I'm excited to see what the future holds!” ​ ​

< Back Anja, 23, Montenegro My experience of Merseyside Expanding Horizons What made you apply to a European Voluntary Service (EVS) project? At the end of my studies, I was granted a scholarship for a 2 month internship with MEH. I completed my 2 month internship and fell in love both with people and city of Liverpool. After that, I have discovered that MEH is involved in European Solidarity Corps programmes and decided to come back to Liverpool for another 9 months. What is your degree and what encouraged you to candidate to MEH? Why did you choose MEH? I have a Bachelors Degree in Economics at The University of Donja Gorica, and a Masters Degree in European Studies at the University of Parma. I wanted to broaden my experiences abroad after my first one in Italy and also to improve my personal, linguistic and social skills. I choose MEH because the position offered suited my interests and it was connected to my studies. I wanted to learn more about European projects and work with international partners. MEH works in an international context with different employees around the world: how do you find yourself in this context? For me it was very exciting. I love people, and I love hearing their stories. Which are the differences that you noticed most between England culture and your home country? I noticed that English people are very direct, the food culture is not as strong as from my home country. For example, in my home country we like to eat lunch and dinner very slowly and it is considered as a social thing. When in England, a lot of times they eat their lunch at the desk while working. I have found it strange that everyone was calling me "love", but later on, I really liked it. Scouse people are truly lovely and because of the people after sometime Liverpool started feeling like home. What is the thing you are missing most about your home country? The sun and my family and friends. What is the thing you like most and the thing you would like to change about Liverpool? The thing I love the most about Liverpool is the people. I have travelled a lot around Europe, but I’ve never met so many friendly and nice people. Their hospitality is truly incredible. The only thing I would change about Liverpool is the weather haha, and I would change the quality of food. Describe MEH in 3 words Intercultural, inclusive, real Do you think that your experience in MEH has changed something in your being? (Professional and unprofessional point of view) MEH has definitely changed me. On a professional level, I have learnt a lot. The team have been great and very encouraging. There are no limits in the knowledge that can be gained from them. On a personal level, it has also changed me. I have opened up my horizons, and have met some truly lovely people that I hope I will remain in contact for the rest of my life. Do you think that your experience in MEH will be useful in a future? Absolutely. I've gained a lot of knowledge, but more significantly, I've had the opportunity to try out many working styles, which has helped me create my own. I also hope I was useful to MEH :) Previous Next

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< Back Felix, 24, France European Voluntary Service (EVS) is a great way to get valuable working experience abroad. Merseyside Expanding Horizons offers opportunities for people to participate in EVS, by sending and hosting volunteers. This article is part of the series, where we share the stories of these brave volunteers and interns, who have moved to Liverpool from other countries. In this article, our French team member Felix will share his thoughts about doing an EVS. What made you apply to a European Voluntary Service (EVS) project? At the end of my studies I still didn’t know what I really wanted to do. I’ve also never had a long term experience abroad and wanted to try and to improve my social, linguistic and professional skills thanks to a mobility project. When my sending organisation l’ADICE in France suggested this EVS in Liverpool I decided to apply. For me it was an opportunity because I’ve wanted to live in the UK for a long time, and it also gave me the opportunity to have a first professional experience. Which is your qualification degree and what encouraged you to candidate to MEH? Why did you choose MEH? ​ I received a Master degree (Master2) in Political science in 2018 at University of Lille. I applied to MEH because it gave me the opportunity to work in the field of social inclusion which I’ve always been interested in and which is related to my studies, and dissertation. Why have you decided to get an internship abroad? As I said, at the end of my studies I did not have a real professional project. I wanted to have an experience abroad in order to improve my personal, social and linguistic skills. I wanted to have a break, think about my future and enhance my professional skills by a rich and intercultural experience abroad. MEH works in an international context with different employees around the world: how do you find yourself in this context? Which are the differences that you noticed most between England culture and your home country? This intercultural context is very enriching for me and for the work we do here. It is what I really expected to find here before coming. What is the thing you are missing most about your home country? I think the things I miss the most are small pleasures like food and drinks I cannot find in the UK, and of course my friends. What is the thing you like most and the thing you would like to change about Liverpool? Liverpool has a significant intercultural, social and politic history which is still alive and that you can see everywhere. There is a rich and interesting cultural background (music etc) which is really fascinating. I would like to change the weather and also some times the food I can find here. Describe MEH in 3 words Inclusion, non-formal learning, intercultural Do you think that your experience in MEH has changed something in your being? (Professional and unprofessional point of view) On a professional point of view, this experience is very useful for me. It allows me to discover a new work environment in which I would like to work; the third sector in the field of social inclusion and project management. What’s more I am improving my English skills and it will absolutely be very useful. Do you think that your experience in MEH will be useful in a future? (Personal point of view) On a personal point of view, it allows me to meet a lot of people from different backgrounds and countries, in MEH but also outside of work. It will be very useful, it really helps to increase my social network with people around Europe and the world. Of course it is very rewarding for me. Previous Next