Stephanie Stock has joined Junior Achievement Isle of Man as programme manager.
Working alongside her fellow programme manager Joy Spence, Stephanie will be coordinating volunteers and helping deliver a range of Junior Achievement programmes in schools, designed to develop young people’s skills for the workplace, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
Stephanie is no stranger to the Junior Achievement team. She previously worked with chief executive Sue Cook and Joy Spence at Hamblin recruitment agency and has also worked in the finance sector and at The Children’s Centre.
She said: ‘I was attracted to joining Junior Achievement because I saw it as an opportunity to apply all the skills I’ve acquired to help equip young people for “the real world” after full-time education.
‘The specialist work Junior Achievement is doing in schools has never been more important. The programmes have the power to reach every young person and give them all the same opportunities to achieve.
‘At the recent Employability event it was interesting to see how those students who had experienced Junior Achievement’s interview workshops, for example, were more comfortable engaging with employers and knew how to ask all the right questions with confidence. It’s initiatives such as those workshops and the Get a Job Programme that really help a young person stand out in a crowd, and that’s crucial in today’s increasingly competitive jobs market.’
Originally from Liverpool Stephanie has lived in the Isle of Man for 25 years. She is a former Brownie guider and, away from the office and the classroom, has a keen interest in Manx heritage and works at Manx National Heritage’s Rushen Abbey site.
Chief executive Sue Cook said: ‘Stephanie brings a wealth of practical, administrative and communication skills to the demanding role of programme manager – a role that requires flexibility and adaptability to connect with school-age people one moment, business people the next.
‘As Junior Achievement looks to reach more than 5000 students in 2015 and beyond, Stephanie will be a great asset to the team; it’s a delight to be working with her again.’
Photo - Junior Achievement programme manager Stephanie Stock. Picture Andrew Barton.
