Wendy Mee
Rednal,Birmingham
Summary
Dedicated professional with extensive knowledge in child protection procedures and safeguarding policies. Demonstrates effective, compassionate communication and empathy, with a strong understanding of the Right Help, Right Time framework. Skilled in crisis management and solution-focused approaches, ensuring the best outcomes for children and families. Excellent organisation and time management skills, combined with proactive collaboration with children, young people, families, and partners. Passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families through cultural awareness and sensitivity.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Learning Mentor/DSL
St Francis C of E Primary and Nursery School
Birmingham, West Midlands
09.2020 - Current
- Lead professional DSL allocated in school to manage and administer confidential reports and record using CPOMS, school data base. To promote welfare and r uphold safeguarding of children and young people.
- Under direction of Head Teacher and SLT, responsible to identify needs of children, young people and their families
- To lead Interventions, develop effective multi-agency working to achieve positive outcome and well being reducing barriers to learning.
- Facilitate and support within classrooms to promote positive learning environment, ensuring safety and wellbeing of children, whilst assisting teaching staff and SENDco. With also development of implementations of EHCP, IEP, behaviours support, complex needs and mentoring plans.
- Coordinate parent-teacher meetings and work in partnership to achieve positive outcomes and deliver bespoke evidence based interventions for children and families.
- Identify potential learning barriers for young children and implement individualized interventions and bespoke plans.
- Manage and support development of effective multi-agency partnership working with key agencies in support for children and families, including using Right Help, Right Time guiding principles whilst focusing on ensuring appropriate support for young children and families.
- Plan and deliver whole school assemblies to help children understand and implement program called d 'My Happy Minds' and Mental Health. Including Parent workshops and supporting school staff to deliver program, as 'My Happy Mind Ambassador for school.
- DSL responsible for meeting with children and their families to complete Early help Referrals and Assessments where appropriate to coordinate implementation of multi-agency plan of intervention for families and young children.
- Used proven behaviour improvement strategies to aid student engagement and attainment in classroom.
- Provided constructive feedback and guidance during setbacks, helping mentees overcome challenges, learn from mistakes and develop resilience.
- Built positive, professional relationships with students through effective communication and behaviour management, aiding continued academic and personal development.
Outreach Behaviour Consultant
Perryfields Primary Pru
Glebe Close, St Johns, Worcester
09.2016 - 09.2020
- Managed and supported pyramid of schools and case loads working collaboratively with high levels of Authority, Multi-Agencies, SLT, SENDco's, Governors, Head Teachers, children and families.
- Consulted with School staff and Families on behaviour policies, advised on processes and support plans to promote pupils progress and inclusion and acceptance of all children. Made independent decisions on regular basis to deliver and achieve best positive outcomes, with view to reduce risk of exclusion. To promote healthy, happy, resilient, diversity and inclusion within Education settings.
- As DSL responsible for delivering Safeguarding in Education training and updates to staff, including twilight staff training on positive behaviour Management.
- Supported within PRU setting where office was based when required to support children who had been permanently excluded from mainstream setting.
- Attended and participated in Multi-Agency meetings including Child Protection Case conferences and Core Group meetings, sharing information with other professionals to safeguard children and families.
- Provided Positive Behaviour Support to children, families and staff utilizing knowledge and specialist skills to strengthen relationships to encourage positive family outcomes, attendance and well being.
- Facilitated successful negotiations between conflicting parties, achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.
Pastoral Manager/ DSL
Westacre Middle School
Ombersley, Worcestershire
02.2014 - 09.2016
- Collaborated with external agencies for additional student support services when necessary.
- Mediated parent-teacher conferences to improve overall student well-being and progress.
- Fostered positive relationships, leading to successful school environment.
- Ensured student welfare with proactive and comprehensive care strategies.
- Conducted regular home visits for maintaining strong rapport between families and school.
- Provided emotional and academic support to students for better performance in their studies.
- Improved pastoral care by implementing holistic approach to student support.
- Liaised effectively between parents and teachers, improving transparency in communication about student's progress and behaviour at school.
- Developed robust safeguarding policies, ensuring safety of all students during school hours.
- Implemented inclusion promoting equality and diversity within school setting.
- Worked closely with teaching staff, facilitating better understanding of individual student needs.
- Implemented proven methods to overcome common barriers to learning.
- Attended and contributed in Multi-Agency meetings improving positive outcomes for children and families.
- Assisted with development of Individual Education Plans for targeted academic improvement.
- Improved pastoral care by implementing holistic approach to student support.
Outreach Inclusion Support Practitioner
Solihull Council
Chelmsley Wood, Solihull
01.2002 - 09.2014
- Managed and organized working diary advising Solihull schools, staff, children, parents, care's with children displaying social emotional mental health, SEN and complex needs.
- Implement and support plans, interventions to help reduce barriers of learning for children and young people. To enable pupils to participate in learning and encourage pupils to reach their full potential and promote well being.
- Worked with Multi-Agency's including Education Welfare Team whilst contributing and liaising with families in support to achieve best positive outcomes and optimal health and well-being of service users.
- Attended regularly CPD training and delivered twilight positive behaviour Management within schools with colleagues.
- Implemented behaviour modification programmes for improved mental health.
- Led workshops under professional supervision.
Education
High School Diploma - Child Care & Education
Solihull College
Solihull04.2004
Skills
- Child protection knowledge and procedures
- Excellent organisation of management working own diary and time management skills
- Proactive and ability to analyse information to identify strengths and weakness, using solution focus approach
- Excellent Interpersonal Communication and Empathetic listening skills
- Crisis management
- Passionate about making difference in lives of children and families
- Empathetic and have great deal of patience and perseverance
- Self motivated
- Multi-agency working
Affiliations
- Spending time reading in my Summer house. Travelling and spending time with my family and grandchildren.
Timeline
Learning Mentor/DSL
St Francis C of E Primary and Nursery School
09.2020 - Current
Outreach Behaviour Consultant
Perryfields Primary Pru
09.2016 - 09.2020
Pastoral Manager/ DSL
Westacre Middle School
02.2014 - 09.2016
Outreach Inclusion Support Practitioner
Solihull Council
01.2002 - 09.2014
High School Diploma - Child Care & Education
Solihull College
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