Our Star of the Month scheme shines a light on colleagues who go above & beyond, and we're delighted to share Vanya Djumerska, our Training & Implementation Lead, has won this month's winner ⭐🏆 Line Manager, Emma Pattison, nominated Vanya for collaborating with internal services and external agencies to ensure the protection of a resident, escalating issues relating to women’s safety, and delivering whole council training. Emma said, “Vanya has been delivering a training programme across asylum-seeker hotels to raise awareness of domestic abuse amongst staff and residents. One of the clients she met disclosed a sexual assault she experienced while living at the hotel. Vanya, in partnership with our Public Health team and other agencies, helped to get the client moved as a safety measure. The new address was compromised so Vanya worked collaboratively with partners to get the client relocated again. She is now settled in a new area, and Vanya is in the process of connecting her to relevant support in the area. Vanya has gone above and beyond to do this, as casework is not part of her role. In addition, while working at a hotel, she uncovered the sexual exploitation of multiple women living in the accommodation. Vanya is still pursuing this issue to ensure the safety of women moving forward. This has also been escalated to our Interim Chief Executive to raise with the Home Office. Since Vanya joined Redbridge in September 2023, her commitment to helping our residents and dedication to wider council priorities has been clear. She has had an active role in the Women’s Network, delivering training on bespoke topics like the links between domestic abuse and menopause. She arranged a fantastic itinerary of well-attended events for the 16 Days of Activism in November, and International Women’s Day in March. She’s also led on the development of whole council training and is exploring commercial opportunities to generate income from her training programmes. This weekend, she will be delivering training at an event held by the Menopause Action Group. She never shies away from picking up additional tasks if they will make a difference to our community. No job is too big or too small for Vanya, and she is an absolute joy to work with.” James Bachmann, Head of Public Health and Wellbeing, shared, “I wanted to say a big thanks for all the support Vanya has been giving Helen, our Project Manager for Asylum Seekers and Displaced people. Helen had mentioned how helpful and knowledgeable she had been but I hadn’t met Vanya until recently when she joined us for a call. It was great to have her input and it was clear how passionate she is about her work which is really great to see.” Congratulations Vanya! & well done to everyone who was nominated.
Huda Jawad
2mo
they are very very lucky to have you Vanya. A dedicated and passionate woman who has very high standards both professionally and ethically. Well done for being a such a role model x
Shona Galt
2mo
Very well deserved, Vanya Djumerska!
Emma Pattison
2mo
Well deserved Vanya ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Membership & Programmes Lead
2moWell deserved! As always, you are amazing Vanya Djumerska, well done🥰