Confident individual offers excellent initiative and communication skills to careers guidance role. Builds rapport quickly to engage young people with advice programmes. Organised with good time management for punctual, professional support.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work history
Careers advisor
British Army
Manchester, Lancashire
04.2023 - Current
Provided Army careers advice to the target audience, gatekeepers and influencers.
Co-ordinate visits to educational establishments.
Nurture candidates, gatekeepers and influencers through the recruiting journey, arranging appropriate support in a timely manner.
Conduct structured interviews with candidates.
Act as the focal point for all engagement within the educational establishments, co-ordinate curriculum support activities.
Proactively exploit opportunities for new and dynamic activities in schools and colleges across the area of responsibility.
Proactively seek out new engage opportunities for the main target audience.
Welfare advisor
British Army
Ipswich, Suffolk
06.2020 - 04.2022
Undertaking client welfare casework and coordination of associated support agencies.
Provided mental health support to service users, as well as signposting community resources and local charities.
Provision of welfare support and advice to the client base.
Oversaw multiple social work cases simultaneously, directing assessments, conducting interviews and recommending best courses of action.
Organising and supervision of welfare events.
Provision of welfare advice to the chain of command on all welfare related issues.
Liaison between chain of command, families and welfare agencies as required.
Motor transport manager
British Army
Mons, Belgium
08.2014 - 06.2020
Established operational and administrative procedures and enforced controls.
Administered expenditure, preventing budget overages with successful control strategies.
Coordinated dispatching of transport vehicles distributing goods across [Location].
Used trend data and financial forecasts to establish accurate budgets aligned with operational needs.
Supply Controller
British Army
06.1984 - 08.2014
Responsibilities included the provision, accounting and stocktaking of all stores held on account, ensuring accuracy, stock rotation and equipment held was held in a serviceable and usable condition.