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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
07.2022 - 07.2025
  • 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
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • 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
05.2018 - 05.2018
  • 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
09.2019 - 05.2021

GCSE - English Language, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Philosophy & Ethics, Business Studies, History, Food Technology, English Literature

Stanborough Secondary School
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
09.2014 - 06.2019

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
07.2022 - 07.2025

NCFE CACHE Technical Level 3 Certificate - Health and Social Care

Oaklands College
09.2019 - 05.2021

Nursery Assistant

Squirrels Nursery
01.2019 - 01.2020

Work Experience Assistant

Wheatfields Infants’ and Nursery School
05.2018 - 05.2018

GCSE - English Language, Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Philosophy & Ethics, Business Studies, History, Food Technology, English Literature

Stanborough Secondary School
09.2014 - 06.2019
Natalie Pratt