Megan Townshend

Megan Townshend

London, England, United Kingdom
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About

Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity…

Activity

Experience

Education

  • University of Exeter Graphic

    University of Exeter

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    Activities and Societies: The University of Exeter Student Volunteers

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    Activities and Societies: The Art Society, Benchball Society, Exepose Society

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    Activities and Societies: The Debate Team, The Student Leadership Team (SLT), APAUSE, Holocaust Educational Trust Embassador, Paired Reading Mentor

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    I gained 1B, 6A's, and 5 A*'s at GSCE in subjects including: Maths, English Literature, English Language, French, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

Volunteer Experience

  • St John Ambulance Graphic

    Medical Response Team

    St John Ambulance

    - Present 9 months

    Health

    I am a student member of the Medical Response team with St John Ambulance.

  • St John Ambulance Graphic

    Emergency Responder

    St John Ambulance

    - Present 3 years 3 months

    Health

    I am an operational First Aider for St John, attending events and providing First Aid as part of the events team.

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    Childline counsellor

    NSPCC

    - 8 months

    Children

    I am a trained ChildLine counsellor, answering calls and responding to online chats on ChildLine.

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    Information and Support Bereavement Volunteer

    Marie Curie UK

    - 1 year 8 months

    Health

    I am matched with people who have experienced a bereavement and call them on a weekly basis for a block of 6 weeks to provide them with a listening ear and emotional support.

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    Telephone Buddy

    Macmillan Cancer Support

    - 1 year 10 months

    Health

    In response to the Covid-19 crisis, I have been 'buddied' with three people who have been affected by cancer who are shielding. I call them in a weekly basis to provide emotional support and signpost them to services to help combat loneliness and isolation and provide them with additional support where necessary.

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    Cancer and information support volunteer- Support Line

    Macmillan Cancer Support

    - 2 years

    Health

    I volunteer on Macmillan’s support line, providing emotional support and guidance over the phone as part of the Cancer Information and Support Team. I signpost callers to relevant services to them, both Macmillan funded and other, whether this be other charities or government funded.

  • Holocaust Memorial Day Trust Graphic

    Holocaust Memorial Day Event Volunteer

    Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

    - less than a year

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    I greeted guests of the Holocaust Memorial Event in London, many of them genocide survivors, and acted as a point of information for the charity and for the event.

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    Wellbeing Volunteer with 'Living Letters'​

    Hospiscare

    - 4 months

    I volunteer weekly at the daycare session at the hospice in Exeter as part of the University of Exeter's 'Living Letters'​ project, whereby I speak to the patients and write about their experiences in the hospice as well their life before their illness. I also generally volunteer and help with anything I can, interacting with the visitors and helping with the activities that are run including a varity of crafts.

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    Young Leader

    Girlguiding Uk

    - 3 years 10 months

    Children

    I volunteered weekly as a Young Leader with my local Brownie unit and completed my Leadership qualification. I organised activities, attended the weekly meetings and participated in several residential trips.

  • Sex Education lesson leader

    APAUSE- Added Power and Understanding of Sex and Relationships Education

    - 2 years

    Education

    I underwent training for and then ran lessons in, Sex Education to Year 9 pupils, educating them about sexual health and relationships.

  • Student Ambassador

    Holocaust Educational Trust

    - 1 year

    I applied and was one of two selected from my school to attend a visit to Auschwitz in Poland with HET, where I learnt about some of the experiences of those who suffered during the holocaust. On returning, I became a Holocaust Educational Trust Ambassador and planned and taught lessons to Year 9 pupils about the Holocaust and some of the things I had learnt from my visit

Courses

  • Mental Health First Aid

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  • Operational First Aid

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  • Step in Step Up - line management course

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Honors & Awards

  • Winner of I wish I Thought of That 2020

    SOFFI

    Winner of IWITOT 2020 after delivering a presentation on the Choose Love Christmas pop-up shop campaign run by Help Refugees UK.

    https://sofii.org/case-study/iwitot-2020-winner-help-refugees

  • Duke of Edinburgh- Bronze

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