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Department Leads Introduction

Head of Service - John Barclay

Hi, I'm John, I am an Ambulance Technician and The Head of Service and Chairman of the Board here at Glasgow Street Aid.


My role heavily involves operational command of the service in day-to-day operations, overseeing all below sub departments, performance, and achievement of service.


I am also responsible for the management of the budget, Human Resources, and Business Continuity. I also ensure resilience and preparedness are managed effectively.

Area Service Manager - James Walsh

Hi, I’m James, a Paramedic and the Area Service Manager for Glasgow Street Aid. I have a keen interest in pre-hospital care and education, and I’ve been involved with the charity for the past three years.


In my role, I manage and support our volunteers on a day-to-day basis, ensuring our city centre operations run safely, efficiently, and to a consistently high standard. I provide guidance, training, and operational oversight to help our teams feel confident and supported while delivering care across the night-time economy.


If there’s anything I can assist with or you’d like to get involved, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.


Clinical Lead - Scott Donachie

I'm Scott. I'm the Clinical Lead for Glasgow Street Aid. My job as Clinical Lead is to provide overall leadership when it comes to clinical governance and our statutory clinical requirements and all clinical matters relating to the charity. I develop a lot of the charity policies, guidelines, and clinical documentation and support the rest of the Clinical Team in ensuring the charity is following the best available evidence-based practice. I also support volunteers by providing clinical advice on shift and support the Training Lead with developing and teaching CPD.


If you have any ideas for clinical governance, or any questions relating to any clinical matters within the charity then please let me know!

Clinical Hub Lead - Jack B

Hi, I'm Jack. I am the Clinical Hub Lead for Glasgow Street Aid. My role is to be responsible for the implementation of the Clinical Hub, a clinical validation system to provide assistance to more junior medical teams. The department is staffed by the senior registered HCPs of the charity using a set of flowcharts and algorithms to ensure that advice given is clear and consistent. The Clinical Hub is available to be contacted at all times during operational hours for any level of assistance if required via the Clinical Hub

If you have any ideas for clinical governance, or any questions relating to any clinical matters within the charity then please let me know!

Training Lead -

This Post is currently vacant


If you are interested in this role please contact the charity

Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Lead -

This Post is currently vacant


If you are interested in this role please contact the charity


Welfare Lead - Caitlin Boyd

 Hi, I'm Caitlin, I am the Welfare Lead of Glasgow Street Aid. My role is to be the first point of contact for all welfare needs which includes mandatory welfare checks after traumatic shifts, organising of team events, mental health workshops, our internal awards ceremony and many more well-being initiatives within the charity. I work closely with other departments as welfare is linked to all and collaborate with our Special Projects lead the most to provide more opportunities for our volunteers.  

Volunteer Experience Lead - Jennifer Faulds

Hi, my name is Jen and I'm the Volunteer Experience Lead here at GSA. 

I receive and process all the applications to volunteer at Glasgow Street Aid and help each applicant through the process. I’m the point of contact for all applicants and volunteers for any general questions they may have. 


I also help organise some team building activities alongside the welfare department to help strengthen and bring our team together!

Assets Lead - Mark Mcgonigle

Hello, I’m Mark and I serve as the Assets Lead at Glasgow Street Aid.


In this role, I take responsibility for all of our equipment and assets, making sure everything is maintained, accounted for, and ready for use. If anything needs checked, repaired, or updated, I’m the first point of contact.


Because our equipment is used across the organisation, my work involves supporting a number of different teams and ensuring they have what they need to operate effectively.


I also play an active role in helping new volunteers get comfortable with our equipment. Whether they need guidance, practical demonstrations, or general advice, I’m here to support them and answer any questions they may have.

Social Media Lead - Beth Rogan

 Hi my name is Beth Rogan, I'm the newly appointed social media lead for Glasgow Street Aid. My main role is to help manage of all of our charity’s various social media accounts across Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok and LinkedIn. By helping promote the charity online, we can create more public awareness of the service, attract new volunteers, and increase donations through fundraising campaigns. I’m open to any ideas or suggestions for ways to improve our content, please don’t hesitate to contact me.  

Special Projects Lead - Alison Hepburn

Hi, I'm Alison. I am the Special Projects Lead for the charity. My role may seem confusing to most volunteers but a brief summary is that I help expand our reach through networking in lots of different ways getting our brand out into the world. I host special events that help us to improve people's awareness by inviting individuals and organisations to experience how we support the people of Glasgow. 


I work closely with different departments within the charity such as social media to help publicise what we do online, showcasing all our amazing work. 

Admin Lead -

This Post is currently vacant


If you are interested in this role please contact the charity

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Glasgow Street Aid (SCIO), IS A REGISTERED charity IN SCOTLAND WITH charity NUMBER SC050704. 

address: Glasgow Street Aid, 56 Union Street, Glasgow, SCOTLAND, G1 3QX. 

TEL:  01412129271    EMAIL:  Glasgow_street_aid@outlook.com 

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