Charlene works directly with young people. Her work spans traditional youth club provision, targeted youth support, creative and preventative programmes, large-scale events, and multi-agency campaigns focused on safeguarding, wellbeing, and youth empowerment. Charlene has led and contributed to key initiatives including careers and employability projects, youth leadership programmes, awareness campaigns, and creative engagement work that uses the arts as a tool for expression and confidence-building. Alongside her youth work role, she brings strong experience in communications, photography, and project coordination, helping shape how youth work is represented and understood by the wider community.