Ollie is the coordinator at our St Andrews club. The Starfish kids love his art skills and playing outdoors with him.

Charlie spends most of her time in the office at Starfish but can often be found at all three of the clubs. She has a strong passion for inclusion in the play environment and has worked with children in a range of settings over the last 20 years. Charlie enjoys painting, cooking and photography.

Jay is the Coordinator at St Pauls and has been with Starfish since 2007. She loves playing with the kids and has four children of her own!

​Kelly is the Coordinator at Cottesmore. More info to follow...

Hugh is a Director of Starfish. He’s a former Playworker and was the first Manager of Starfish back in 2000. He also works in graphic design and video editing. He enjoys board games, tennis and cricket.

Felix is the Deputy Coordinator at St Andrews afterschool club. He plays in a band - & loves music and outdoor activities at Starfish!

Rali is the deputy at our Cottesmore setting. She also works at Cottesmore school as an Individual Needs Assistant. In her spare time she is involved in plenty of community projects as part of her role as an Editor, Publisher and distributor of a community newspaper.

Kimberley is the Deputy Coordinator at our St Paul's Setting. They have been working for Starfish since 2017. Kimberley enthusiastically encourages each child to develop socially into their best individual self. Outside of Starfish Kimberley loves dancing, being creative and dress making.

Elizabeth is a Playworker at our St Andrews setting. She loves doing crafts with the kids and seeing all their weird and wonderful creations! In a previous life she worked as a pastry chef in London, and moved to Hove last year with her fat, loveable cat.

Ollie is a Playworker at our St Andrews club. He enjoys playing outside with the kids as well as helping with their Lego constructions. When not at starfish, he loves playing guitar, attending gigs, and writing articles. Ollie is also a keen footballer.

Erini is a Playworker at our Cottesmore after school club. She loves helping the children find their interest through a variety of new skills and most importantly have fun. She has experience with children through being a teacher and a volunteer at children organisations. In her free time she enjoys cooking, swimming and spending time with her family.

Sadie is training to be a teacher and works as bank staff in the holidays. Sadie enjoys doing arts and crafts activities with the children at the clubs. Outside of Starfish Sadie enjoys photography and spending time with her friends and family.

Kiki is a Playworker and works at all our different Afterschool Clubs. Kiki loves theatre and playing rugby, Kiki likes to share these passions with the children. Kiki loves doing outdoor games and getting messy on the craft table! Kiki enjoys making the children laugh and to help them to feel comfortable in the setting. She is very upbeat and easy going!

Zarghona is a Playworker at our St Andrews Setting. Zarghona started back in Summer 2022 so she is fairly new to Starfish. She is enjoying getting to know the kids. Zarghona enjoys running the activities whether it's craft or cooking! Outside of the club, she spends time studying as a first year undergraduate student.

Ann is a Bank Playworker at our St Andrews Setting.
Ann loves art, craft, writing, meditation, laughter and gratitude.

Julie is a Bank Playworker across all our settings and works in the Holiday Club. Julie enjoys arts, crafts, storytelling and football with the children, some of whom are very talented indeed! Outside of starfish Julie likes sailing and riding her motorcycle.

Emma is a bank playworker. She loves spending time setting up activities and playing outdoors with the children. In her free time, she enjoys long walks, spending time with friends and listening to music.

Mursal is a Playworker at our St Andrews setting. Mursal loves helping out in engaging tasks where the children can express themselves and their interests such as drawing, building with Plus-Plus and more! She also enjoys activities where the kids can get creative and messy- particularly cooking activities.

Miles is a Bank Playworker across all our settings. He also works as a deputy SENCO at a local nursery. He enjoys doing cooking activities and anything expressive and artsy with the children. He also wants to make activities accessible to all! In his free time, he loves trampolining, making music and spending time with friends/family.

Jasper is a Bank Playworker across all our settings.

Stan is a Bank Playworker across all our settings.

Val works as a Bank Playworker in the Holidays.

Sheryl has been a volunteer at Starfish for over 20 years. She loves helping out with various activities including icing biscuits and potato printing.

Tig is the Administrative Assistant at Starfish and mostly works from home. She has written and performed a sell out one woman show and can occasionally be seen singing and performing around the Brighton area. She also enjoys video gaming and walking her dog.

Ga-Hyun is a Bank Playworker across all our settings.  She enjoys running arts & craft activities at the clubs. In her spare time she enjoys playing games, musicals & singing.

Mae likes to play outside with the kids, whether it's football or skipping, and encouraging them to express their creativity through craft activities.

Outside of work she enjoys meeting up with friends, reading, and playing piano.

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