Breaking Barriers
Samantha Bridge-Tonner RCDP IEP is an experienced professional in employability support and career guidance, currently serving as Senior Services Manager at Breaking Barriers since May 2022. In this role, Samantha oversees operations in the North West, focusing on developing services in Liverpool and Greater Manchester while managing a team to assist displaced individuals in finding employment. Prior to this, Samantha held various roles including Senior Programme Manager and Program Manager, delivering employability programs for refugees. With a strong background in project coordination and career advice spanning over two decades at organizations such as Back on Track, Positive Steps, Careers Solutions, and Guidance Enterprises, Samantha has demonstrated expertise in supporting vulnerable clients and managing impactful employment initiatives. Samantha holds a Diploma in Careers Guidance from The Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers is a specialist refugee employment charity. Enabling refuges to build new lives. Step by step. We believe in the power of responsible businesses. We welcome refugees into meaningful employment with one-to-one advice and guidance, education and training. Helping people find financial independence, purpose and identity through work. Together, we’ll forge innovative partnerships and share knowledge to inspire more social impact. If you believe in an inclusive society, in the power of people over prejudice and in the opportunities of the future over misfortune of the past, join our mission. Are you a refugee? Let us help. There are no pre-conditions to working with us – visit https://breaking-barriers.co.uk/refugee-support/ to book an initial appointment Are you a business? Our business and corporate partners recognise the benefits of working with refugees: reduced recruitment costs, remarkably high retention rates, and contribution to corporate responsibility to name just a few. If you’re a business that wants to offer jobs, training or work placements to refugees, or just to find out more about us, visit https://breaking-barriers.co.uk/partnerships/corporates/ http://www.breaking-barriers.co.uk/ We believe that everyone is entitled to the same opportunities, regardless of where they come from. Refugees flee to the UK in fear; they flee from persecution; they flee from unimaginable suffering; they flee from war. By offering refugees the same opportunities as everyone else, we can empower them to rebuild their lives.