Eddie Gallacher
CEO
Eddie began his career in the 90’s in residential care, working in various settings from intensive support to generic day services, eventually reaching management level. Eddie also managed a school for young people who struggled with mainstream education, which resulted in the chance to start a housing support project from scratch. Subsequently the opportunity arose to start up his own venture and he is still very much enjoying the CATCH journey.
Jenny Young
Director
Jenny has over 13-years’ experience of working in corporate business, leading and managing teams to drive new brands and businesses forward. She relocated to Scotland in 2014, joining CATCH in November 2015 and has since thrived and loved every minute of her experience. She drives the CATCH business forward, bringing in new systems, processes and innovative ways of working.
Joe Bryers
Head of service
Joe has over 20 years experience of working and managing within the care sector.
He began his social care career within Renfrewshire council working with disengaged, hard to reach young people before moving on and establishing himself as a manager within a National Children’s Charity where he managed a range of Care and Justice based services over a period of 15 years.
Joe laterally worked within a residential setting where he managed a secure unit. Joe has recently taken up post as Service Manager within Catch Scotland and is looking forward to help drive forward the organisation.
Vicki started her career in Social Care in 2015 after studying Criminal Justice at University. Vicki initially worked as a Support Worker for young people and adults with complex support needs, before progressing into management roles. She has managed services for a number of years including; a residential unit, Out Reach Services and Care at Home Services. Vicki is passionate about supporting individuals and her team members to develop their skills and achieve their goals. Vicki joined CATCH in 2023 as a Service Coordinator and is excited to be part of the development, delivery and evaluation of the service.
Vicki Murdoch
Service Coordinator
Carol Russell
Social Work Consultant
Carol has spent almost 30 years working in social care, initially with adults with learning disabilities. Qualified in social work in 1997, she has since worked with young people with complex social, emotional and behavioural needs. Carol has extensive experience of working in a range of care settings including generic residential settings and close support units, intensive fostering, outreach behaviour support in mainstream schools and latterly in intensive throughcare services.
Dr. Jack Tollan
Director/Consultant Psychologist
Jack has been involved with CATCH Scotland since its inception, being involved in its implementation, development and evaluation as well as providing staff training, supervision and support. He is a Chartered Psychologist, Registered European Psychologist and Chartered Scientist, with expertise in Educational and Organisational Psychology and Human Resource Management.
Jack also is an experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, with a particular interest in staff selection, training, appraisal and support. In addition, he is a trained teacher, residential social worker and community worker, having worked in a range of day, community and residential settings, latterly as a school principal, as well as lecturing in a variety of teacher training colleges and university settings.
Jackie Hamilton
Consultant
Jackie started her career in Social Care in 1990 as a Residential Officer in a Children’s Unit with a Local Authority. She progressed quickly and ran her own unit for 7 yrs. Jackie made it her mission to ensure that each young person had a positive experience and a settled environment to live in. Jackie moved onto a community project as a community manager, working intensively with Children & Families to prevent young people being taken into care. In 2014 she came to CATCH, and now is a crucial part of the organisation thoroughly enjoying the challenge.
Donna Gillespie
Mental Health Consultant
Donna is a registered mental health nurse with 35 years’ experience of working within the National Health Service in a variety of Adult Mental Health settings, before specializing in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. She brings extensive experience and qualifications as a Nurse Therapist to CATCH Scotland.
Donna plays a significant part in CATCH, primarily with training the staff team and equipping them with the necessary skills and safe spaces to deal with the complexity of the support provided for the young people at CATCH. She also works with the multi-agency planning teams and liaises with the various Mental Health Services to ensure care plans are carried out to meet the needs of the young people.
The CATCH Team
CATCH Scotland has over 70 members of staff made up of managers, care workers, vocational trainers, psychology graduates, social care students and ex-residential staff.
Eddie Gallacher
CEO
Eddie began his career in the 90’s in residential care, working in various settings from intensive support to generic day services, eventually reaching management level. Eddie also managed a school for young people who struggled with mainstream education, which resulted in the chance to start a housing support project from scratch. Subsequently the opportunity arose to start up his own venture and he is still very much enjoying the CATCH journey.
Joe Bryers
Head of Service
Joe has over 20 years experience of working and managing within the care sector.
He began his social care career within Renfrewshire council working with disengaged, hard to reach young people before moving on and establishing himself as a manager within a National Children’s Charity where he managed a range of Care and Justice based services over a period of 15 years.
Joe laterally worked within a residential setting where he managed a secure unit. Joe has recently taken up post as Service Manager within Catch Scotland and is looking forward to help drive forward the organisation.
Jenny Young
Director
Jenny has over 13-years’ experience of working in corporate business, leading and managing teams to drive new brands and businesses forward. She relocated to Scotland in 2014, joining CATCH in November 2015 and has since thrived and loved every minute of her experience. She drives the CATCH business forward, bringing in new systems, processes and innovative ways of working.
Vicki Murdoch
Service Coordinator
Vicki started her career in Social Care in 2015 after studying Criminal Justice at University. Vicki initially worked as a Support Worker for young people and adults with complex support needs, before progressing into management roles. She has managed services for a number of years including; a residential unit, Out Reach Services and Care at Home Services. Vicki is passionate about supporting individuals and her team members to develop their skills and achieve their goals. Vicki joined CATCH in 2023 as a Service Coordinator and is excited to be part of the development, delivery and evaluation of the service.
Carol Russell
Social Work Consultant
Carol has spent almost 30 years working in social care, initially with adults with learning disabilities. Qualified in social work in 1997, she has since worked with young people with complex social, emotional and behavioural needs. Carol has extensive experience of working in a range of care settings including generic residential settings and close support units, intensive fostering, outreach behaviour support in mainstream schools and latterly in intensive throughcare services.
Dr. Jack Tollan
Director/Consultant Psychologist
Jack has been involved with CATCH Scotland since its inception, being involved in its implementation, development and evaluation as well as providing staff training, supervision and support. He is a Chartered Psychologist, Registered European Psychologist and Chartered Scientist, with expertise in Educational and Organisational Psychology and Human Resource Management.
Jack also is an experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, with a particular interest in staff selection, training, appraisal and support. In addition, he is a trained teacher, residential social worker and community worker, having worked in a range of day, community and residential settings, latterly as a school principal, as well as lecturing in a variety of teacher training colleges and university settings.
Jackie Hamilton
Consultant
Jackie started her career in Social Care in 1990 as a Residential Officer in a Children’s Unit with a Local Authority. She progressed quickly and ran her own unit for 7 yrs. Jackie made it her mission to ensure that each young person had a positive experience and a settled environment to live in. Jackie moved onto a community project as a community manager, working intensively with Children & Families to prevent young people being taken into care. In 2014 she came to CATCH, and now is a crucial part of the organisation thoroughly enjoying the challenge.
Donna Gillespie
Mental Health Consultant
Donna is a registered mental health nurse with 35 years’ experience of working within the National Health Service in a variety of Adult Mental Health settings, before specializing in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. She brings extensive experience and qualifications as a Nurse Therapist to CATCH Scotland.
Donna plays a significant part in CATCH, primarily with training the staff team and equipping them with the necessary skills and safe spaces to deal with the complexity of the support provided for the young people at CATCH. She also works with the multi-agency planning teams and liaises with the various Mental Health Services to ensure care plans are carried out to meet the needs of the young people.
CATCH
COMMUNITY MANAGERS
Staff are split into three key groups:
Community Staff
A team of over eight staff provide Mentoring support for young adult’s and housing support staff between the hours of 3-11pm.
They ensure standards are being met in all tenancies and offer additional support to staff and young adults should they need it
They also provide an on-call 24-hour service in case of crisis
Housing Support Staff
- Housing support staff are key to developing a young adult’s ability to manage a tenancy, They help build a range of everyday life skills that they will keep forever, covering budgeting, practical housing chores, facilitating family relationships and so much more
- They are there to listen and provide choices for the young adult to help guide them through problems that arise in their lives and find solutions that work for them.
Training Staff
- We have a variety of trainers from all industries that offer young adults a future in a vocational area they have chosen. Some examples of which are hairdressers, mechanics, construction workers, chefs, administrators and gardeners
- They teach at a pace that is appropriate for the young adult and have a lot of fun along the way in providing all-important routines and purpose.
Eddie Gallacher
CEO
Eddie began his career in the 90’s in residential care, working in various settings from intensive support to generic day services, eventually reaching management level. Eddie also managed a school for young people who struggled with mainstream education, which resulted in the chance to start a housing support project from scratch. Subsequently the opportunity arose to start up his own venture and he is still very much enjoying the CATCH journey.
Jenny Young
Director
Jenny has over 13-years’ experience of working in corporate business, leading and managing teams to drive new brands and businesses forward. She relocated to Scotland in 2014, joining CATCH in November 2015 and has since thrived and loved every minute of her experience. She drives the CATCH business forward, bringing in new systems, processes and innovative ways of working.
Joe Bryers
Head of Service
Joe has over 20 years experience of working and managing within the care sector.
He began his social care career within Renfrewshire council working with disengaged, hard to reach young people before moving on and establishing himself as a manager within a National Children’s Charity where he managed a range of Care and Justice based services over a period of 15 years.
Joe laterally worked within a residential setting where he managed a secure unit. Joe has recently taken up post as Service Manager within Catch Scotland and is looking forward to help drive forward the organisation.
Vicki Murdoch
Service Coordinator
Vicki started her career in Social Care in 2015 after studying Criminal Justice at University. Vicki initially worked as a Support Worker for young people and adults with complex support needs, before progressing into management roles. She has managed services for a number of years including; a residential unit, Out Reach Services and Care at Home Services. Vicki is passionate about supporting individuals and her team members to develop their skills and achieve their goals. Vicki joined CATCH in 2023 as a Service Coordinator and is excited to be part of the development, delivery and evaluation of the service.
Carol Russell
Social Work Consultant
Carol has spent almost 30 years working in social care, initially with adults with learning disabilities. Qualified in social work in 1997, she has since worked with young people with complex social, emotional and behavioural needs. Carol has extensive experience of working in a range of care settings including generic residential settings and close support units, intensive fostering, outreach behaviour support in mainstream schools and latterly in intensive throughcare services.
Dr. Jack Tollan
Director/Consultant Psychologist
Jack has been involved with CATCH Scotland since its inception, being involved in its implementation, development and evaluation as well as providing staff training, supervision and support. He is a Chartered Psychologist, Registered European Psychologist and Chartered Scientist, with expertise in Educational and Organisational Psychology and Human Resource Management.
Jack also is an experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, with a particular interest in staff selection, training, appraisal and support. In addition, he is a trained teacher, residential social worker and community worker, having worked in a range of day, community and residential settings, latterly as a school principal, as well as lecturing in a variety of teacher training colleges and university settings.
Jackie Hamilton
Consultant
Jackie started her career in Social Care in 1990 as a Residential Officer in a Children’s Unit with a Local Authority. She progressed quickly and ran her own unit for 7 yrs. Jackie made it her mission to ensure that each young person had a positive experience and a settled environment to live in. Jackie moved onto a community project as a community manager, working intensively with Children & Families to prevent young people being taken into care. In 2014 she came to CATCH, and now is a crucial part of the organisation thoroughly enjoying the challenge.
Donna Gillespie
Mental Health Consultant
Donna is a registered mental health nurse with 35 years’ experience of working within the National Health Service in a variety of Adult Mental Health settings, before specializing in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. She brings extensive experience and qualifications as a Nurse Therapist to CATCH Scotland.
Donna plays a significant part in CATCH, primarily with training the staff team and equipping them with the necessary skills and safe spaces to deal with the complexity of the support provided for the young people at CATCH. She also works with the multi-agency planning teams and liaises with the various Mental Health Services to ensure care plans are carried out to meet the needs of the young people.
CATCH
COMMUNITY MANAGERS
Staff are split into three key groups:
Community Staff
A team of over eight staff provide Mentoring support for young adult’s and housing support staff between the hours of 3-11pm.
They ensure standards are being met in all tenancies and offer additional support to staff and young adults should they need it
They also provide an on-call 24-hour service in case of crisis
Housing Support Staff
Housing support staff are key to developing a young adult’s ability to manage a tenancy, They help build a range of everyday life skills that they will keep forever, covering budgeting, practical housing chores, facilitating family relationships and so much more
They are there to listen and provide choices for the young adult to help guide them through problems that arise in their lives and find solutions that work for them.
Training Staff
- We have a variety of trainers from all industries that offer young adults a future in a vocational area they have chosen. Some examples of which are hairdressers, mechanics, construction workers, chefs, administrators and gardeners
- They teach at a pace that is appropriate for the young adult and have a lot of fun along the way in providing all-important routines and purpose.
