YouPlus was set up by Jan Rilatt to bring together her various areas of expertise in the personal development field. Jan’s tutoring skills have developed as a result of her continuing work for the Centre for Lifelong Learning (see Tutoring), her wealth of experience in the voluntary sector and of running her own training courses.

Jan Rilatt has been working in the voluntary sector since 1997 on a variety of projects following many years working in a financial environment. Her experience includes working as a Learning Mentor for Barton Healthy Living Project, Development Officer for Grimsby & Scunthorpe Rape Crisis, volunteer for Victim Support and wide-ranging experience in the field of Domestic Violence.

She has also co-written and delivered Peer Mentoring Programmes to Secondary school pupils in North Lincolnshire.

Currently employed part time as a Training and Support Co-ordinator for the Volunteer Centre at Voluntary Action North Lincs, where she organises and delivers a variety of training needs for volunteers and voluntary organisations.

In February 2008, she organized a very successful conference on The Reality of Self Harm with the support of Grimsby Institute. Jan Sutton (author of Healing the Hurt Within) and Gillian Finch (C'isters) were the keynote speakers.

Her career has developed and expanded as a result of her own extensive personal development and vast experience of working with people from all walks of life and acquiring a diverse range of ‘people’ related qualifications. She is passionate about empowering people to be the best they can be and to help them realise their potential.

Jan Rilatt has a variety of qualifications including a Diploma in Life Coaching awarded by the Newcastle College and Certificates in Personnel Practice, Counselling, Interpersonal Skills (Distinction) and Coaching & Mentoring in the Workplace. She is a Dawn Breslin accredited Confidence Coach.

She is a member of the Institute for Learning, and The Business International Partnership and is a Common Purpose Graduate

Clients include a range of organisations across all sectors including North East Lincolnshire Council, North Lincolnshire Council, YMCA, Foster Carers, private counseling agencies and Learning Mentors for the Local Authority schools.