- Creative artist
- Cat owner
- Volunteer at my local community cafe
- Camper 'vanning'
- Reading
- Listening to vinyl
- Watching crime dramas
Lawrence Storey
Coventry,West Midlands
Summary
Dedicated Public Service Professional with extensive experience supporting disabled individuals, children, and diverse community members. Demonstrated adaptability through various roles, enhancing the lives of others with a caring and empathetic approach. Committed to leveraging interpersonal skills in new opportunities to drive positive impact.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental Health Co-ordinator
Warwickshire Police
10.2022 - Current
- Built and maintained effective working relationships to foster collaboration and support.
- Trained and mentored employees, enhancing team performance and individual development.
- Mental Health First Aid trainer.
- Conducted trauma-informed training, resulting in improved understanding and care for individuals in distress.
- Empathetic and skilled listening. Professional interactions with teams and individuals in need of support.
- Team working; autonomous working and adhering to timescales.
Teacher
Secondary Schools
09.2008 - 09.2021
- Built positive relationships with students, parents, teachers, and administrators to foster a supportive learning environment.
- Implemented effective teaching methods, including collaborative learning, positive reinforcement, modelling, and explicit instruction, to enhance student development.
- Taught English at secondary schools across Birmingham and Coventry, including a specialised provision for non-mainstream pupils facing behavioural and cognitive/emotional challenges.
- Counselled students working through educational, personal and behavioural problems.
Support Care Worker
Leonard Cheshire Disability
03.2015 - 09.2016
- Assisted residents with personal care tasks, including bathing, dressing, and grooming, respecting their dignity and preferences.
- Maintained confidential records of residents' care, adhering to GDPR and safeguarding policies.
- Recorded daily observations and care delivered, ensuring accuracy for seamless continuity of care.
- Upheld client confidentiality in accordance with organisational guidelines, fostering trust and safety.
- Cultivated strong client relationships through practical and emotional support, enhancing overall care experience.
- Provided essential support to clients during bathing, washing, and toileting to maintain their dignity and comfort.
- Provided medication management following established care plans and directives from doctors.
- Offered palliative care support, focusing on comfort and quality of life for terminally ill residents.
Day Services for learning disabled adults
Warwickshire Social Service
06.1993 - 08.2007
- Delivered emotional, pastoral, care and social support to learning disabled adults across various Day Service provisions in Warwickshire.
- Ensured individual support plans were coordinated and met quality assurance guidelines for optimal care.
- Advocated for individuals by liaising with parents, carers, and allied professionals to ensure tailored support.
- Delivered intimate personal care and managed the administration of medications, including invasive epilepsy medication.
- Supported individuals with epilepsy and challenging behaviours.
- Trained and mentored employees to enhance service delivery and improve team capabilities.
- Progressed from Day Service Office to Day Services Manager.
- Built and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
Education
Health Care and Support
Leonard Cheshire Disability
Coventry01-2015
PGCE - English Drama
University of Warwick
Coventry01-2008
NVQ Level 4 - Social Care and Management
In work assessment
Bedworth Day Services01-2002
Postgraduate certificate - Management
University of Westminster
Bedworth Day Services01-2002
Bachelor of Arts - Drama, Film, TV and Art
St.Johns College, Leeds University
York01-2001
Post-graduate - Dramatherapy
St.Johns college, Leeds University
York, YOR01-1995
A-Levels - History, Drama, Art
Kenilworth School
Kenilworth, WAR01-1986
O Levels - Eng Lang, Lit, Maths, History, Drama, Art, Physics, German
Kenilworth School
Kenilworth, WAR01-1984
Skills
- Trauma informed care
- Mental health support
- Support plan coordination
- Client relationship management
- Employee training
- Team leadership and motivation
- Team collaboration
- Health and safety awareness
- Advocacy skills
- Calm under pressure
- Eager to learn and embrace new challenges and opportunities
- Open to challenge
- Empathetic and skilled in connecting with people in a 'safe' and supportive manner
- Emotional intelligence
- Respectful
- Skilled listener
Interests
Timeline
Mental Health Co-ordinator
Warwickshire Police
10.2022 - Current
Support Care Worker
Leonard Cheshire Disability
03.2015 - 09.2016
Teacher
Secondary Schools
09.2008 - 09.2021
Day Services for learning disabled adults
Warwickshire Social Service
06.1993 - 08.2007
Health Care and Support
Leonard Cheshire Disability
PGCE - English Drama
University of Warwick
NVQ Level 4 - Social Care and Management
In work assessment
Postgraduate certificate - Management
University of Westminster
Bachelor of Arts - Drama, Film, TV and Art
St.Johns College, Leeds University
Post-graduate - Dramatherapy
St.Johns college, Leeds University
A-Levels - History, Drama, Art
Kenilworth School
O Levels - Eng Lang, Lit, Maths, History, Drama, Art, Physics, German
Kenilworth School