Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
References
Timeline
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Lisa Wood

Gillingham,Kent

Summary

Highly skilled professional with a strong understanding of professional boundaries and resilience in difficult situations. Demonstrates exceptional self-management, active listening, and collaboration abilities. Adept at organisation, adaptability, and meticulous record-keeping. Committed to leveraging these skills to contribute effectively in dynamic environments while pursuing continuous professional growth.

A passion for helping others succeed and thrive.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Home School Support Worker

Rainham Mark Education Trust
Rainham, Kent
09.2009 - Current

Supporting pupils in school, the community and home settings.


Working with parents and carers to develop parenting skills and promote children's wellbeing and emotional and social development.


Establishing positive relationships with pupils and their families, understanding appropriate boundaries.


Developing and enhancing parental and carer engagement with the school and other agencies.


Working collaboratively with professionals from a range of agencies supporting children and their families, including Family Solutions and Social Care.


Providing advice regarding referrals to other agencies.


Delivering interventions which support the emotional and mental health needs of children and families and to evaluate the impact of these.


Teaching assistant in primary school

St Mark's C of E Primary School
Eccles, Maidstone , Kent
09.2007 - 08.2009

Providing teaching support to children, individually and in groups in all areas of the curriculum.


Liaising with teachers and the Leadership Team in planning and providing feedback on learning.


Assisting teachers in the planning and implementing of individual learning programmes including the development of independent working and positive learning attitudes .


Promoting positive behaviour in line with the school policies.

Nursery nurse

Nursery Days
Sittingbourne, Kent
06.1998 - 08.2007

Maintained comprehensive records of each child's progress; noted developments at regular intervals.


Guided positive behaviour amongst children through role-modelling appropriate actions and manners.


Delivered high-quality childcare by maintaining a safe, clean and nurturing environment.


Supported individual learning needs of each child by implementing personalised strategies and plans.

Education

Foundation Degree - Childhood Studies (SEN)

Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury
09.2021 - 08.2023

Level 4 Diploma - Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Northern Council for Further Education
Kent
02.2013 - 02.2015

NVQ Level 3 - Early Years Care and Education

Council For Awards in Children's Care & Education
Kent
09.2001 - 08.2003

RSA Level 2 - Legal Secretarial

MidKent College
Kent
06.1996 - 06.1998

A-Levels - Sociology

Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, Kent
09.1994 - 06.1996

GCSEs - English Language

Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, Kent
05.1994 - 06.1994

GCSEs - English Literature

Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, Kent
05.1994 - 06.1994

GCSEs - Mathematics

Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, Kent
05.1994 - 06.1994

Skills

  • Self-Management
  • Professional boundaries understanding
  • resilience in difficult situations
  • Active listening
  • Collaboration
  • Organisation
  • Adaptability
  • Record-keeping

Certification

Graded Care Profile 2 licence

First aid at work certificate

Minibus training certificate


References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Foundation Degree - Childhood Studies (SEN)

Canterbury Christ Church University
09.2021 - 08.2023

Level 4 Diploma - Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Northern Council for Further Education
02.2013 - 02.2015

Home School Support Worker

Rainham Mark Education Trust
09.2009 - Current

Teaching assistant in primary school

St Mark's C of E Primary School
09.2007 - 08.2009

NVQ Level 3 - Early Years Care and Education

Council For Awards in Children's Care & Education
09.2001 - 08.2003

Nursery nurse

Nursery Days
06.1998 - 08.2007

RSA Level 2 - Legal Secretarial

MidKent College
06.1996 - 06.1998

A-Levels - Sociology

Highsted Grammar School
09.1994 - 06.1996

GCSEs - English Language

Highsted Grammar School
05.1994 - 06.1994

GCSEs - English Literature

Highsted Grammar School
05.1994 - 06.1994

GCSEs - Mathematics

Highsted Grammar School
05.1994 - 06.1994
Lisa Wood