Rachel Brett

Rachel joined YMCA DLG in June 1999, previously working as a Centre Manager in a young people's supported accommodation project for YMCA Leicester, and prior to that had a number of roles in third sector and statutory disability services. She has a MA (Dip SW) in Social Work specialising in third sector provision and has extensive experience in the strategic development of targeted services for children and young people, tendering and cross-sector partnership working.

Rachel started as manager of our Youth Advice Centre and has held a number of senior management roles, she was appointed to her current role of Director of Children & Young People in April 2015. She leads on Therapeutic & Wellbeing Services and specialist children & young people’s projects; and holds organisational responsibility for Safeguarding and Trauma Informed practice.