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Zinita Haresh Rathod
London,Middlesex
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Summary
Organised and proactive Faculty Student Advisor supporting students studying Law and Criminology, 9 years of experience in supporting students to overcome their barriers to learning. Working compassionately and collaboratively in 1:1 settings using outstanding communication and empathetic listening to aid positive outcomes in students.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Faculty Student Advisor
University of Greenwich
Greenwich, Kent
2024.09 - Current
- Provide student pastoral support, as part of a faculty team, signposting to other services where appropriate and following up to ensure satisfactory resolution up to 90% of the time.
- Contribute to the coordination of the ongoing development and improvement of the Faculty Student Advisor team services in the faculty.
- Work effectively within a team to ensure that support is offered to all students, and service is covered in cases of team absence and to meet variations in demand.
- Identify improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Faculty Student Advisor Service and take a lead in implementing these.
- Assist when required with key University wide processes as required for example, clearing, enrolment and graduation.
- Use University systems, to ensure informal complaints are logged and followed up to satisfactory resolution.
Assistant psychologist
Dr Jai Psychological Therapy Services
Remote
2024.04 - Current
- To provide psychological assessments for clients under the close supervision of Dr Jai, including looking at intake information using PHQ-9, GAD-7 and other psychometric measures.
- Scheduling therapy sessions through Microsoft Teams and liaising with clients
- Review intake forms and templates for clients
- Register new referrals into database, and collate client notes, recording emails and sessions in chronological order
- To maintain data bases, perform analyses and produce reports using Excel
- Under guidance conduct surveys with service users and carers to gather views on service provision
- Regular clinical professional supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines.
Learning Mentor
Villiers High School
Southall, Ealing
2024.01 - 2024.09
- Ensuring that safeguarding and student mental well being is paramount
- Adhering to and promoting school's equality, GDPR, diversity and inclusion policies.
- Identified and assessed mentees' strengths, weaknesses and areas for development to create tailored mentoring plans.
- Used proven behaviour improvement strategies to aid student engagement and attainment in at least 75% of their lessons.
- Use of Microsoft packages and other software tools to create documents and have clear communication.
Tutor
Explore Learning
Ealing Broadway, Ealing
2016.06 - 2024.02
- Working in line with the National curriculum with groups of up to 6 students on both Maths, English and Phonics.
- Fostering a collaborative environment and promoting perseverance and determination as key components of student success.
Learning Support Assistant
Villiers High School
Southall, Ealing
2021.09 - 2024.01
- Communicated with parents and caregivers to report on student progress and challenges.
- Responded 90% of the time to the changing needs of pupils and staff to provide help and support at least 80% of the time.
- Maintained student safety, security and good behaviour during classroom and outdoor activities.
Exam invigilator
Villiers High School
Southall, Ealing
2019.01 - 2021.08
- Guaranteed exam room functionality, fixing issues promptly and thoroughly.
- Promoted correct exam conduct, verifying student adherence to school regulations at all times.
Education
Master of Science - Organisational Psychology
City University of London
Bachelor of Science - Psychology And Counselling
University of Roehampton
Skills
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving
- Multilingual
- Time management
- Student development
- SEMH expertise
- Interpersonal Skills
- Student advocacy
- Mental health awareness
- GDPR compliance knowledge
- Empathetic listening
Languages
English
Gujarati
Hindi
Affiliations
- Learning a new language Community Involvement Art
Accomplishments
Professional Mentoring Scheme at City University 2nd runner up (2020)
Certification
- Mental health first aid course (12th November 2021)
- Emotional literacy Support Assistant training (officially qualified Jan 2023)
- Art and Wellbeing course online UAL (17th January 2022- 21st March 2023)
- ADHD research and practice - Future Learn King's College London (16th February 2023)
- Anger and Aggressive behaviour in children (1st July 2023)
References
References available upon request.
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Timeline
Faculty Student Advisor
University of Greenwich
2024.09 - Current
Assistant psychologist
Dr Jai Psychological Therapy Services
2024.04 - Current
Learning Mentor
Villiers High School
2024.01 - 2024.09
Learning Support Assistant
Villiers High School
2021.09 - 2024.01
Exam invigilator
Villiers High School
2019.01 - 2021.08
Tutor
Explore Learning
2016.06 - 2024.02
Master of Science - Organisational Psychology
City University of London
Bachelor of Science - Psychology And Counselling
University of Roehampton