Amanda Kostryckyj

Service Insights Coordinator (Researcher & Youth Participation Project Manager) at Starlight Children's Foundation - UK
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(386) 825-5501
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United Kingdom, UK
Languages
  • French Elementary proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • NSPCC Learning - Keeping children safe online (3.0)
    NSPCC
    Jul, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Combined Blended Paediatric and Emergency First Aid at Work
    Kïdo
    Mar, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Early Childhood Swim Teaching Qualification
    sportscotland
    Jun, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • UKCC Level 2 Teaching Aquatics
    Scottish Swimming
    Sep, 2016
    - Nov, 2024
  • UKCC Level 1 Teaching Aquatics
    Scottish Swimming
    Oct, 2014
    - Nov, 2024
  • RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification
    Scottish Swimming
    Aug, 2017
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Starlight Children's Foundation - UK
    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Service Insights Coordinator (Researcher & Youth Participation Project Manager)
      • Jun 2021 - Present

      Department of Insights & Impact. Driven to promote real operational change through research, advance the evidence-based link between play and mental well-being and support the development of our policy and public affairs function. Advocating in support of the importance of play in childhood and throughout children’s healthcare journeys. Project manager of Starlight’s Youth Participation function. Department of Insights & Impact. Driven to promote real operational change through research, advance the evidence-based link between play and mental well-being and support the development of our policy and public affairs function. Advocating in support of the importance of play in childhood and throughout children’s healthcare journeys. Project manager of Starlight’s Youth Participation function.

  • Kido
    • United Kingdom
    • Child Day Care Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Nursery Practitioner & Exploratory Coordinator
      • Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

      Supporting positive child development through play. Conducting weekly observations on key children to set next steps for the child’s development in conjunction with the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework. As branch Exploratory Coordinator, I used a child-led approach to learning to organise activities around a theme for Explorer Days terms. Supporting positive child development through play. Conducting weekly observations on key children to set next steps for the child’s development in conjunction with the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework. As branch Exploratory Coordinator, I used a child-led approach to learning to organise activities around a theme for Explorer Days terms.

  • GoCarer
    • United Kingdom
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Trainee Clinician
      • Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

      I was a trainee clinician in Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) - deriving from Applied Behaviour Analysis. I worked weekly with a 10-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder, to improve their social communication. I made clinical notes and engaged in weekly supervision meetings. My experience at GoCarer inspired a passion for clinical work. I was a trainee clinician in Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) - deriving from Applied Behaviour Analysis. I worked weekly with a 10-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder, to improve their social communication. I made clinical notes and engaged in weekly supervision meetings. My experience at GoCarer inspired a passion for clinical work.

  • Edinburgh Leisure
    • United Kingdom
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Swim Teacher
      • Jan 2015 - Jun 2019

      I taught swimming to all ages, including adult & baby, adult beginners and Additional Support Needs (ASN). I greatly valued my time at Edinburgh Leisure and gained a true love for supporting positive development in young people. I taught swimming to all ages, including adult & baby, adult beginners and Additional Support Needs (ASN). I greatly valued my time at Edinburgh Leisure and gained a true love for supporting positive development in young people.

Education

  • UCL
    Master of Science, Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology
    2019 - 2020
  • The University of Edinburgh
    Master of Arts with Honours, Psychology
    2015 - 2019

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