Versatile professional capable of adapting to diverse job roles and environments. I am keen to evidence a positive attitude and demonstrate my interpersonal and communication skills. I have an empathic nature and strive to make a meaningful difference.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work history
Community support worker
Essex Cares Ltd
Colchester, Essex
01.2014 - Current
To work alongside families, carers and customers in an LD setting, ensuring initial assessments and reviews meet the needs of the customer.
To provide day centre and community activities ensuring well being needs are met.
1:1 customer responsibility.
Keywork customers supporting any ASDAN qualifications.
Assistance with personal care, maintaining dignity and respect.
Responsibility for booking in and administering medication, feeding and drinks.
Taking lead on arts and crafts projects, baking, as well as running chair fit sessions.
Time appropriate record keeping throughout the day, as well as detailed daily activity entries for parents/carers.
Providing/prepping/cooking lunch time meals, adhering to individual dietary requirements.
Trained and supported customers in work placements, with a view to finding them employment (i.e.cafe in Colchester library)
As a team of 3 staff, working with customers in a singing and drama setting. Signing songs, teaching routines, working on speaking parts in order to put on an annual show.
Worked in a community hub alongside elderly customers and those with dementia.
Worked in a community hub alongside elderly customers and those with dementia.
Job coach to those within our Inclusive Employment roles within a work placement.
Office Manager
CDC Consultancy Ltd
Colchester
07.2012 - Current
Sourcing and overseeing venues for conferences and team meetings, inviting professionals, invoicing delegates, arranging layouts and delegates needs, being front of house and first point of contact.
Petty Cash expenditure, inputting and reconciling monthly bank statements using SAGE.
Maintaining office systems and guiding advisers ensuring client records are compliant.
Compiling bespoke reports and extracting data to evidence business league tables.
Completing CPD hours for 12 advisors ensuring their learning and training requirements were compliant and up to date.
Maintaining compliance registers, Gifts and hospitality, Conflicts of Interest and Data Protection Licences.
Unit Administrator - Band 5
NHS - Longview Adolescent Unit
Colchester, Essex
04.2004 - 05.2012
Provided PA support to Matron and Unit Manager in an Adolescent Mental Health setting.
Managed administration and support services staff, conducting supervision and appraisals.
Oversaw recruitment processes, petty cash expenditure, budgets, and reconciliations as an authorised signatory.
Served as Fire and Security officer, manual handling trainer, and Health and Safety officer.
Scrutinised employee job descriptions against national profiles, ensuring all staff across the Trust were on the correct pay band, as part of the Agenda for Change project.
Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings and assessments.
Acted as PALs point of contact for the unit.
Education
GCSEs -
St Helena school
Colchester, Essex
Skills
Management of events
Communication skills, demonstrating empathy and sensitivity