Julian Stevens
Hove
Summary
I'm a compassionate individual with a talent for active listening and building engaging and professional relationships. I have strong communication skills along with a background in volunteer coordination and hosting creative group events. My goal is to make a positive impact on local communities within the charity sector through group facilitation, peer support work and community outreach roles.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of post-secondary education
4
4
years of professional experience
Work history
Part-time bartender & events host
The Actors Pub
Brighton
2024.04 - 2026.07
- Delivering high-quality bartending and enhancing customer experience at events
- Ensuring cleanliness and following policies set by The Laines Brewery
- Hosting the poetry open-mic nights on Tuesdays and creating a safe space for people to share their writing.
- Hosting and developing ‘Arty-Noons’, a free monthly art workshop held on Sundays
- Engaged with community members to promote the Actors as a vital ‘third space’. Promoting inclusivity and artistic expression
- Creating a safe and welcoming space for those visiting the area and those apart of the local LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities
- Providing a friendly and accommodating service to those in need: e.g. wheelchair users, those hard of hearing or with speech impediments, neurodivergent people and other visible and non-visible disabilities
- Signposted guests to charities and helpful organisations through word of mouth and flyers
- Recognised the significance of the BARCO charity (Black Anti-Racist Community Organisation) and its contribution to the Actors as a safe space for community members
Helpline listening volunteer
Brighton & Hove LGBTQ Switchboard
Brighton
2024.01 - 2025.09
- Utilised active listening skills to create a safe space for service users to communicate freely
- Provided advice and guidance to service users via telephone, email and webchat
- Built strong relationships with regular service users, fostering a supportive atmosphere
- Reviewed care plans and helped individuals access support groups and charities across Sussex and the UK
- Apply safeguarding procedures and raising concerns promptly to ensure service user welfare
- Maintaining accurate notes following each contact, uploading information to the Charity log system, adhering to GDPR guidelines and procedures
- Collaborated with fellow volunteers to set up the Switchboard stall at the 2024 Chichester Pride weekend
Residential Support Worker
Ambitious About Autism: St John's School & College
Brighton
2022.08 - 2024.02
- Supported the daily-care and well-being of individuals with autism and complex behavioural needs, aged 18-25, in their residency
- Provided practical living support such as cooking, cleaning, personal care and taking them out in the local community on day trips and social events
- I was a keyworker to a learner for 6 months: holding meetings around their EHCPs, learner files and personal growth outcomes (evacuation plans/mental capacity acts and 1:1 meeting files)
- Facilitated individual sessions weekly with my key learner to check in with their well-being and discuss activity plans for the week
- Collaborated with education tutors, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists to enhance well-being and educational support for my key learner
- Compiled weekly and monthly reports and an annual review presentation on my key learner for parents/caregivers and educational and support teams
- Established professional relationships with organisations to create opportunities for service users, including SEN-friendly arts groups and events held by Ambitious About Autism and the National Autistic Society
- Regularly took part in disability awareness training both online and in person, to keep up to date with the CQC's policies and procedures
- Kept up to date with safe-guarding regulations and admin such as reporting incidents to Databridge, a confidential online platform that is regularly checked and analysed by the Pastoral support and Psychology departments
Education
Adult learning college courses
Brighton MET College
2024.10 - 2026.04
Professional training
Ambitious About Autism: St John’s School and College
Brighton, Brighton and Hove 2022.08 - 2024.02
BA Joint Hons - Drama and Dance
Royal Holloway University of London
2017.09 - 2020.06
A-Levels -
City and Islington Sixth Form College
London 2015.09 - 2017.06
Skills
- Creative project management
- Community engagement
- Team collaboration
- Reflective listening
- Conflict resolution skills
- Multi-functional communication
- Personal organisational skills
Certification
- Grassroots Suicide Prevention - ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills
- St John's School and College - First Aid Certificate
Self-employment: 2024 - present
- Dancer: Promoted Brighton Sundae dance events | Music video dancer
- Painter: Personal art sales | Artist Open Houses 2025 & 2026
- Poet: Hosting poetry open mics | Performed at Brighton Fringe 2026
Previous work experience
- Receptionist
- Hospital cleaner
- Bartender at various pubs
- Waiter for hospitality events
Timeline
Adult learning college courses
Brighton MET College
2024.10 - 2026.04
Part-time bartender & events host
The Actors Pub
2024.04 - 2026.07
Helpline listening volunteer
Brighton & Hove LGBTQ Switchboard
2024.01 - 2025.09
Professional training
Ambitious About Autism: St John’s School and College
2022.08 - 2024.02
Residential Support Worker
Ambitious About Autism: St John's School & College
2022.08 - 2024.02
BA Joint Hons - Drama and Dance
Royal Holloway University of London
2017.09 - 2020.06
A-Levels -
City and Islington Sixth Form College
2015.09 - 2017.06