Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Continued Professional Development
Timeline
Receptionist
Riane Kelly

Riane Kelly

Wigan,Lancashire

Summary

A highly motivated and dedicated professional who is seeking an exciting and new opportunity to leverage my transferable leadership skills and contribute to a successful and reputable organisation.


Previous experience in team management, coaching and mentoring, delivering training, quality assurance, customer service, interviewing, and project work.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Suicide Prevention Adviser

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
Warrington, Cheshire
11.2020 - Current
  • As part of a team, deliver a helpline services on a 7-day shift system including evening and weekends.
  • Support a range of clients via multichannel communications adhering to the service remit at all times.
  • Use professional judgement to assess the needs of the service users who present with risk to life, whilst managing and reporting any matters relating to safeguarding in accordance with policy and procedure.
  • Maintain accurate records and input monitoring data into the helpline database, in line with policy, respecting confidentiality at all times.
  • Contribute positively to service improvement ensuring processes and policies are followed at all times.
  • Provide training, mentoring, and coaching to new recruits.
  • Assist the community teams and wider PAPYRUS charity in the delivery of training sessions as and when required.
  • Participate effectively in clinical supervision and shared learning and reflective practice within the wider team.

Helpline Manager

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
Warrington, Cheshire
03.2023 - 11.2024
  • Provide a team of helpline advisers with leadership, guidance, and support alongside the Service Manager through effective line management, mentoring, training, and coaching.
  • Ensure a high standard of service delivery through quality assurance.
  • Manage a staff rota to deliver consistent support to service users,
  • Facilitate, coordinate and chair team meetings and represent HOPELINE247 at all relevant department meetings, and externally where required.
  • Provide on call management support for helpline advisers on a rota basis.
  • Deliver training on the work of PAPYRUS to partnerships and stakeholders.
  • Respond to media enquiries including attending radio, telephone, and TV interviews.
  • Participate in the provision of the service by providing ad-hoc support in an advisor role.
  • Support to the Designated Safeguarding Officer in risk assessing and providing advice to advisers and colleagues across PAPYRUS in safeguarding matters in line with policy and procedures.
  • Co-ordinate and respond to complaints that come through relating to the service following the appropriate process.
  • Support the development of the helpline service in line with the charity's strategic aims and objectives.
  • Supervise project timelines for timely completion.
  • Manage team dynamics by implementing conflict resolution strategies.

Optical Assistant to Line Manager

Tesco Opticians – Vision Express
Wigan, Lancashire
12.2014 - 11.2020
  • Conducting ‘Eye Health and Visual Screening Tests.
  • Achieve DER targets (Dispense Eye Exam Rates) by focusing on clinic conversion and clinic planning.
  • Focus the team on delivering or exceeding daily KPI's such as capacity and sales per clinic.
  • Dispense Glasses and Contact Lens orders.
  • Show eagerness to deliver the best quality of service by motivating and coaching other staff members to believe and deliver this also.
  • Work side by side with the resident optometrist to conduct staff training where needed
  • Be an integral part of them team by helping with daily tasks, but also delegating jobs to that the store can run to maximum productivity.
  • Ensuring all staff are requesting holidays correctly and adjust the rota to what best suites the business.
  • Organise weekly payroll submissions.
  • Conduct 1-2-1 discussions and progress reports take place to praise and highlight areas of improvement, thus ensuring all employees are focused and performing to their maximum efficiency.
  • Deal with customer complaints with ease to ensure that they are resolved in store at the customers' best interests.
  • Established strong rapport with customers through attentive listening skills.
  • Trained new staff members on company policies and procedures, enhancing team performance.

Casual Support Worker

Alternative Futures Group
Wigan, Lancashire
09.2014 - 12.2014
  • Analyse behaviours and coach clients throughout day to day living.
  • Implement care plans set out by healthcare professionals leading to improved patient well-being.
  • Maintain detailed records of patient behaviour changes for healthcare team reference.
  • Provide companionship during outings contributing to an active social life for clients.
  • Help achieve patient independence through guided tasks and activities.
  • Be considerate when deciding on how to deliver action plans given the range of needs presented.

Volunteer

Partners of Prisoners Helpline
Manchester, Manchester
08.2014 - 12.2014

Overview: A charity focused on helping families within their role of the rehabilitation and resettlement of the offender.

  • Assist the helpline team in answering any questions families may have about the rights of their incarcerated loved ones, among other queries.
  • Give 1-2-1 emotional support over the phone to families, friends and partners of prisoners.
  • Demonstrate respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.

Volunteer

HMP Hindley Prison Visitation Centre
Hindley, Wigan
08.2014 - 12.2014
  • Follow strict conduct and be informative and supportive towards the public.
  • Adhere to a daily visit check list and ID identification exercise.
  • Ensure no restricted items where unknowingly transferred into the prison by checking all clothing and packaging of the prisoners belonging.
  • Give emotional support to visitors and answer any queries.

Customer Sales Assistant

Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery
Wigan, Manchester
09.2010 - 12.2014
  • Build relationships with customers through friendly interaction and assistance.
  • Promote all discounts and offers, and show pride in producing and selling products of exceptional quality.
  • Maintain shop floor cleanliness for an inviting shopping environment.
  • Execute visual merchandising displays to increase product appeal.
  • Guaranteed high levels of customer satisfaction through product knowledge and attentive service.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology & Criminology

The University of Salford
Salford
09.2011 - 06.2014

A-Levels - Psychology (D), Art (B), Music Technology (Merit), Photography (AS Level C)

St John Rigby College
Wigan
09.2009 - 09.2011

GCSEs - English, Science Maths, IT, Music, Art, Textiles, French

Cansfield High School
Wigan
09.2004 - 09.2009

Skills

  • Cash handling experience
  • Flexibility
  • Product display creativity
  • Motivational techniques
  • Employee scheduling
  • Excellent organisation
  • Staff training and development
  • Quality assurance checks
  • Customer service
  • Team leadership
  • Strategic planning
  • Conflict resolution
  • Project management
  • Coaching Skills
  • Interviewing Skills

Affiliations

  • Hiking
  • Dog Walks
  • Kickboxing
  • Traveling

Continued Professional Development

  • Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Course: 2020

An online CPD qualification with One Education - Distinction


  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training: 2020

A two day workshop with Living Works - PASS


  • Safeguarding Awareness Training: 2023

A one day workshop with Taye Training - PASS


  • Safeguarding Alerter Training: 2023

A one day workshop with Taye Training - PASS


  • Transgender Awareness Session: April 2021

A 4 hour workshop with Gender Intelligence.


  • Deaf Awareness Training: 2023

A 4 hour workshop with Sign Solutions.


  • Grief Awareness Training: 2024

Cruse Bereavement Service


  • Interviewing Skills Certificate: 2023

Total Success Online Training - PASS


  • Managing People Certificate: 2023

The Open University - PASS


  • Differences and Challenges in Teams: 2023

The Open University - PASS


  • Developing High Trust Work Relationships: 2023

The Open University - PASS


  • Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers: 2023

Oakridge Training


  • Difficult Conversations Training for Leaders and Managers: 2023

Oakridge Training

Timeline

Helpline Manager

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
03.2023 - 11.2024

Suicide Prevention Adviser

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
11.2020 - Current

Optical Assistant to Line Manager

Tesco Opticians – Vision Express
12.2014 - 11.2020

Casual Support Worker

Alternative Futures Group
09.2014 - 12.2014

Volunteer

Partners of Prisoners Helpline
08.2014 - 12.2014

Volunteer

HMP Hindley Prison Visitation Centre
08.2014 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Science - Psychology & Criminology

The University of Salford
09.2011 - 06.2014

Customer Sales Assistant

Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery
09.2010 - 12.2014

A-Levels - Psychology (D), Art (B), Music Technology (Merit), Photography (AS Level C)

St John Rigby College
09.2009 - 09.2011

GCSEs - English, Science Maths, IT, Music, Art, Textiles, French

Cansfield High School
09.2004 - 09.2009
Riane Kelly