Natalie Pratt
Hatfield,Hertfordshire
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Support Worker
Woodland View, Macintyre Charity
St. Albans
2022.07 - 2025.07
- Company Overview: Woodland View is a children's home that supports young people with additional support needs such as learning disabilities, autism, and complex health needs.
- Supported young people between the ages of 10-19 that have additional support needs such as a learning disability, autism and complex health needs.
- Supported the young people in their day to day lives with accessing education, building their independence skills and making sure they are living fulfilled lives.
- Used a wide range of communication aids to help fully support the children and young people.
- Received mandatory training for this role such as Intensive Interaction, Safeguarding Children and Young People and The Oliver McGowan training.
- As a requirement completed the Level 3 in Residential Childcare within the company which covered topics such as safeguarding, understanding the development of children and young people within residential care, how to support and understand children and young people that have experienced harm and abuse, and how to promote equality, diversity and inclusion within residential care.
- Completed housekeeping tasks resulting in a clean, safe home environment.
Nursery Assistant
Squirrels Nursery
Welwyn Garden City
2019.01 - 2020.01
- Completed over 100 hours of work placement.
- Assisted one of the older aged children’s groups in the nursery, ages 4-5, by helping them work in teams to develop their sharing skills, practising writing basic letters and some words.
- Helped refine their hand-washing skills and taught them the importance of being hygienic.
Work Experience Assistant
Wheatfields Infants’ and Nursery School
St Albans
2018.05 - 2018.05
- Completed work experience whilst in Year 10 of secondary school.
- Assisted in one of the reception classes by taking responsibility for engaging children in different tasks, helping them with activities such as maths work, photocopying and laminating.
Education
NCFE CACHE Technical Level 3 Certificate - Health and Social Care
Oaklands College
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire 2019.09 - 2021.05
GCSE - English Language, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Philosophy & Ethics, Business Studies, History, Food Technology, English Literature
Stanborough Secondary School
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire 2014.09 - 2019.06
Skills
- Conflict management and Resolution skills
- Ability to offer support for people in an emotional state and listen to them
- Clear communication skills
- Creativity skills
- Organisation skills
- Ability to maintain a calm sense when interacting with an individual that requires more processing time
- Assistive technology use
- Infection control knowledge
Timeline
Support Worker
Woodland View, Macintyre Charity
2022.07 - 2025.07
NCFE CACHE Technical Level 3 Certificate - Health and Social Care
Oaklands College
2019.09 - 2021.05
Nursery Assistant
Squirrels Nursery
2019.01 - 2020.01
Work Experience Assistant
Wheatfields Infants’ and Nursery School
2018.05 - 2018.05
GCSE - English Language, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Philosophy & Ethics, Business Studies, History, Food Technology, English Literature
Stanborough Secondary School
2014.09 - 2019.06