Kim Brocklehurst

Anderida Care is made up of five homes, where children that have come under the care of the local authority are housed.

My role has me work 2:1 with a young person in a domestic setting.

I am responsible for looking after the young person throughout the day, documenting their daily activities, food intake, hygiene, education and any safeguarding issues that arise.

I liaise with outside agencies to support their ongoing care.

The young people that come to Anderida often have a trauma based background and need a specialised package of care, using PACE, a THRIVE approach and trauma response. I take great pride in the work I have done with the young people enabling them to access their education and being good members of society.

During my time at the YMCA is mentored young adults in independent living accommodation.

The young people either came from a care setting or were under age asylum seeking children.

My role as mentor to the young adults involved helping them with their living independently, this included supporting them to pay bills, budget their monthly money and access education.

With the Under age asylum seeking children I helped them apply for residency and attend any legal meetings or meeting with the embassy.

New Horizons SEN school.

My position at New horizons enabled me to support primary and secondary children with additional needs.

I tailored individual education plans to best suit a pupils needs within the classroom setting.

I taught a range of classes, including GCSE core subjects.

During my time at new horizons I undertook a lot of training, allowing me to best support a wide range of additional needs and trauma based backgrounds.

I completed my Thrive practitioner qualification and conducted therapeutic interventions with groups and individuals based on their needs.