Charlotte Harrison
Stowmarket,Suffolk
Summary
Dedicated Health Child Practitioner with expertise in promoting family wellbeing and facilitating infant feeding training. Proven ability to empower parents and staff through effective communication and evidence-based interventions. Committed to improving health outcomes and reducing disparities by providing educational support to families and children. Passionate about encouraging communities to adopt healthier, more active lifestyles.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Healthy Child Practitioner
Suffolk County Council
Stowmarket, Suffolk
2008.05 - Current
- Facilitate infant feeding training to empower staff and parents across the county through in-person sessions and team meetings.
- Offered advice on diet, exercise, and other lifestyle factors to promote overall health and wellbeing for the whole family.
- Facilitate groups with parents and children to support education and health in an aim to reduce the gap.
- Work as part of a team to deliver health and education government messages.
- Interacted with children and family members based on emotional and communicative needs.
- Complete developmental reviews and assessments, identifying potential developmental and health issues for early intervention.
- Facilitate interventions, utilising evidence-based practices to support children and their parents’ mental and emotional wellbeing.
- Refer children to outside specialists for more advanced intervention.
- Keep accurate health records in a timely manner.
- Manage my own time, diary, and workload. Often with pressured deadlines for reports.
- Work with colleagues and managers to develop services in the community using localised data and feedback.
- Support volunteers within the infant feeding group.
Family Support Worker
Stowmarket and Area Opportunity Group
Stowmarket, Suffolk
2003.09 - 2008.04
- Supported families and children with additional needs by providing tailored guidance and resources.
- Facilitated engaging play sessions for children under 5, fostering developmental skills and social interaction.
- Facilitate Makaton sign language sessions for families to enhance communication with children.
- Facilitated professional meetings with families to ensure children receive tailored support and resources.
- Liaised between families and community agencies to provide comprehensive care and support.
- Monitored and reported on child development, highlighting any concerns to relevant professionals.
- Cultivated trusting relationships with families as dedicated advocates.
- Facilitated de-escalation and redirection of challenging behaviour from parents and children to promote a harmonious environment.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Assistant Practitioner (Nursing)
Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge2024-01
NVQ Level 3 - Early Years Care and Education
West Suffolk College
Bury St Edmunds2007-01
A-Levels -
Henley College
Henley on Thames, 1996-01
GCSEs -
Emmbrook Senior School
Emmbrook 1994-01
Skills
- Team player
- Health promotion
- Excellent knowledge of adults, and children with additional needs
- Enthusiastic, energetic, and motivating
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Passionate about making positive change
- Organised
- Sensitive information handling
- Empathetic communication
- Family advocacy
- Child development monitoring
- Empathetic listening
Certification
- British cycling ride leader
- HENRY trained and a facilitator
- Basic and Paediatric first aid trained
- Train the Trainer trained
Hobbies and interests
- Club cyclist
- lead ladies only introduction into road cycling session
- lead and plan weekend mixed group bike rides
- Attend local gym and classes
- Plan local walks with friends and family
- Encourage women to access exercise for their physical and emotional wellbeing
- Passionate about infant feeding and the health benefits to both women and their babies
- Animal lover with both dogs and chickens at home
references
Wendy Gausden
Ex-colleague and Cycling group user
07867615922
Vanessa Smith
Healthy Child practice manager
07715811375
Timeline
Healthy Child Practitioner
Suffolk County Council
2008.05 - Current
Family Support Worker
Stowmarket and Area Opportunity Group
2003.09 - 2008.04
Certificate of Higher Education - Assistant Practitioner (Nursing)
Anglia Ruskin University
NVQ Level 3 - Early Years Care and Education
West Suffolk College
A-Levels -
Henley College
GCSEs -
Emmbrook Senior School