Damaris Japhet
Colchester,ESS
Summary
Dedicated professional with extensive training in safeguarding, health and safety, and personal development. Proficient in IHASCO-certified courses, including safeguarding adults and children, stress awareness, manual handling, fire awareness, and equality, diversity, and inclusion. Skilled in community leadership through specialised training in community organising and antenatal education for VCFSE partners. Adept at fostering inclusive environments with expertise in unconscious bias awareness and GDPR compliance. Committed to leveraging these skills to support organisational growth and promote well-being within diverse communities.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director
Boys & Men UK CIC
Colchester, Essex
03.2024 - Current
- Facilitated professional development programs, enhancing leadership capabilities within organisation.
- Identified and resolved operational issues impacting productivity, performance or profitability.
- Established and monitored key performance indicators, gauging organisational success.
- Optimised resource allocation to maximise productivity.
Senior Community Ambassador
AFIUK
Colchester, Essex
03.2018 - 07.2024
- Advocated for individuals and provided representation in professional settings.
- Conducted public presentations and prepared materials.
- Signposted additional services to meet customer needs.
- Built relationships and rapport quickly for positive public and staff communications.
- Facilitated workshops to promote activity and build customer interest.
- Recognised barriers preventing participation and suggested improvements to limit them.
- Collaborated with wider company teams to maintain smooth, productive operations.
- Represent organization at community events, acting as face of brand and engaging with attendees to foster positive relationships.
- Facilitate community meetings and workshops, providing platform for discussion, feedback, and collaboration among community members.
- Develop and implement outreach strategies to increase community engagement and participation in programs and events.
- Create and distribute promotional materials, including flyers, newsletters, and social media content, to raise awareness about community initiatives.
- Coordinate volunteer activities, ensuring adequate support for community projects and events.
- Gather and Analyze feedback from community members to inform future projects and improve community satisfaction.
- Mediate conflicts within community, ensuring respectful and inclusive environment for all members.
- Advocate for community needs and interests in meetings with external stakeholders, including local government and potential sponsors.
Social Prescriber or Link Worker
C360
Colchester, Essex
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Provide culturally sensitive amendments where required to standard offer e.g. food parcels in discharge hub Classification: Internal
- Work with community ambassadors to promote benefits of social prescribing through AFiUK to increase diversity of referrals.
- Ensure relevant processes such as data sharing and outreach engagement are adhered to.
- Attend team training and team meetings to ensure knowledge on services, processes and systems remains up to date.
- Act as point of contact for surgeries, between C360 and surgery staff. Additionally, build relationships with wider system colleagues working from surgeries to increase referral numbers and provide swifter outcomes for patients.
- Provide signposting information as per MSP processes to support all referrals within SLA timescales and ensure prompt closure of cases. Using internal database to record all relevant information on conversations had, interventions made and escalating safeguarding concerns as and when required.
- Provide daily monitoring, monthly case studies and impact information to support reporting requirements
- Provide cover as required for both PCN and hospital sites to support “One Team” ethos and ensure continuity of service for C360 with contracts.
- Provide support to Community Hub as and when required and pick up community referrals through visitors. Additionally support promotion of MSP service at outreach events to further increase referrals and build wider understanding of C360’s offer.
- Develop partner relationships with community organisations to ensure internal directory is kept up to date and includes new services.
- Utilise PHB pots to reduce health inequalities, paying particular focus on how funds can be promoted with diverse communities to improve access to personalised care.
Community support worker
ENS
Westcliff-on-Sea, Colchester
07.2015 - 08.2019
- Assisted with personal hygiene tasks, maintaining dignity and respect for all clients.
- Supported individuals in crisis situations, ensuring safety and stability at all times.
- Supervised small groups of adults with additional mental health needs in assigned therapy groups.
- Oversaw multiple social work cases simultaneously, directing assessments, conducting interviews and recommending best courses of action.
- Promoted community integration by creating social engagement plans for clients.
- Used assessment findings to action necessary care plan adaptations.
- Kept daily report book up to date and accurate, including records financial transactions.
- Kept detailed, accurate records for well-maintained care continuity between support staff.
- Monitored service user progress, escalating concerns for swift resolution.
- Provided safe transportation for clients to appointments and outings.
- Attended regular training and supervision workshops for improved service user support.
- Complied with all safeguarding, risk management, risk assessment and lone working policies and procedures.
- Encouraged people to make choices and life decisions in line with Mental Capacity Act requirements.
Healthcare Assistant
Kettering General Hospital
Kettering, Northamptonshire
04.2009 - 12.2015
- Assisted elderly residents with daily tasks such as eating, bathing and dressing up for enhanced quality of life while living in care homes.
- Escorted patients for tests or procedures within hospital premises whilst ensuring their safety and comfort.
- Worked closely with nurses to maintain high levels of communication.
- Upheld patient confidentiality at all times whilst performing duties as per data protection norms set down by NHS.
- Safely and securely transported patients using hoists and wheelchairs.
- Delivered personal care focused on individual needs, preserving patient dignity and self-esteem.
- Make patients feel comfortable.
- Monitor patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.
Education
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
City& Guild VTS
Colchester, Essex 04.2017 - 01.2019
NCFE NVQ Level 3 - Education and Training
Coventry University
Coventry 05.2020 - 11.2021
NCFE Cache Level 2 - Nderstanding Children And Young People’s Mental Health
Abingdon & Witney College
Witney 07.2021 - 10.2022
NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social Care
Work
Colchester, Essex 03.2009 - /2010
Advocacy Level 2 - Advocacy
Work
Colchester, Essex 03.2023 - 12.2023
Level 2 - English
Northampton College
Northampton /2014 - /2015
Skills
- IHASCO-Safeguarding Adult Level 2
- IHASCO-Safeguarding Child Level 2
- Afiuk Personal Development Training Level 2
- Community Organising Community Leadership Training Personal Development training
- IHASCO-Health Awareness
- IHASCO-Stress Awareness
- IHASCO-Manual Handling
- IHASCO-Health and Safety
- IHASCO-Fire Awareness
- IHASCO-Equality Diversity Inclusion GDPR
- IHASCO-Display Screen Equipment
- IHASCO-Unconscious Bias for Employee
- Antenatal Education Training for VCFSE Partners
- Prevent awareness course
- Prevent Channel or Prevent Multi-Agency Panel (PMAP)
Accomplishments
- MBE kings Award.
- Community Recognition Award.
- High Sheriffs Award.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Director
Boys & Men UK CIC
03.2024 - Current
Social Prescriber or Link Worker
C360
12.2023 - 03.2024
Advocacy Level 2 - Advocacy
Work
03.2023 - 12.2023
NCFE Cache Level 2 - Nderstanding Children And Young People’s Mental Health
Abingdon & Witney College
07.2021 - 10.2022
NCFE NVQ Level 3 - Education and Training
Coventry University
05.2020 - 11.2021
Senior Community Ambassador
AFIUK
03.2018 - 07.2024
NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care
City& Guild VTS
04.2017 - 01.2019
Community support worker
ENS
07.2015 - 08.2019
Healthcare Assistant
Kettering General Hospital
04.2009 - 12.2015
NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social Care
Work
03.2009 - /2010
Level 2 - English
Northampton College
/2014 - /2015
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