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Our Team

Get to Know Our Team

The Team at Newry Sure Start is a dedicated and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team of over 30 staff including: a Project Manager, Outreach Workers, Health Visitor, Midwife, Speech and Language Therapist, Social Worker, Parenting Support Worker, Play Development Workers, Childcare staff, and Administrators.

Please visit Early Years for all vacant posts being advertised.

Project Manager

Anne Rice

Project Manager

Anne Rice has been the Manager of Newry SureStart since February 2004 and has responsibility for service development, budget management, and performance of all staff. 

Support Services Team

The Support Services Team provide all administrative support for the project and will most likely be the team members you first talk to when you phone the project on (028) 3083 3780 or email info@newrysurestart.org 

Anna Rogers

Support Services Team Leader

Colleen Ward

Administrator

Jane Clark

Administrator

John Mc Donald

Caretaker

Ante Natal, Post Natal and Parenting Programmes

The Family Support Team are often a family’s first point of contact when they decide to register with us as they take new families through the registration process. They also provide family support and advice on a 1:1 basis and in groups, facilitate programmes including Incredible Babies, Incredible Toddlers, the Nurturing programme as well as co-facilitating our antenatal workshops and programmes.

Mary Rafferty​

Team Leader

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Karen McGrath

Rebekah Magowan

Rebekah Magowan

C. Stephenson

Charlene Stephenson

Charmaine McCorry

Siobhan Gibson

Aisling Smith

Nicola Higgs

Early Learning and Play Development

The Play Development Team provide fun and educational opportunities to enhance child development through the medium of play. Children and their parents attend these services together providing opportunities for focused play and to meet other families.

Karen Sands

Team Leader

Thelma Donnan

Sarah McAteer

Ciara Millar

Marta Szwenik​

Patricia Flynn-McKevit​

Sharon Crummy

Bethany Fletcher

Meet our Safeguarding Officers

If you have any concerns about a child’s safety, please contact our safeguarding officers and speak to one of our Designated Officers in confidence by calling the office on 02830833780.

Anne Rice

Designated Officer

Adele Toal

Mary Rafferty

Karen Sands

Catherine McCann

Early Years Team

The Early Years Team provide early childcare and development experiences though our Developmental Programme for 2-3 Year Olds (full academic year) and our Creche (sessional childcare to allow parents to access SureStart parent only services).

Catherine McCann

Early Years Team Leader

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Joanne Keenan

Terri Quinn

Nicole Cassidy

Deirdre Carson

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Emma Doogan

Paula McLoughlin

Katrina Monaghan

Health Team

Our Health Team consists of a range of specialist who will support your family’s health and wellbeing through home visits, 1:1 support, workshops, groups, and programmes. Each, with their own specialism, will support families to develop strategies to enhance their health and wellbeing.

Ruth McNememy

Speech & Language Therapist

Julie O'Neill

Speech & Language Therapist

Adele Toal

Speech & Communication Development Worker

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Sandra Hewitt

Midwife

Our team are all committed to giving parents and their children the best start in life.