Experience

Oxfordshire Play Association

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• A1 Assessor

  • Oct 2007 - Present

  Guiding and assessing many learners working towards gaining NVQ in Play work level 2 and 3, all learners achieving their qualification. • Establishing good relationships with learners • Develop suitable strategies to support learning • Maintaining records of candidates learning, providing verbal and written feedback • Maintaining up to date observations reports • Working with other organisations to support learning journeys • Delivering childcare training to support learners



Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee

• Children & Families Services Manager

  • Oct 1995 - Present

  October 1995 - to date Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee Children & Families Services Manager Providing consistent and effective leadership in bringing together local families to set up and deliver a wide range of opportunities to improve outcomes for children and young people. This is primarily for families living in a nationally recognised area of disadvantage. To increase community participation in helping to deliver and develop services to make changes and diminish social inequality. • Establishing and developing partnership work with local voluntary and statutory organisations • Recruitment and managing staff, supporting their development and supervision • Fund-raising for all projects liaising with trusts, foundations and local authority • Meeting and implementing National Childcare standards, providing guidance to other local groups and organisations in working towards meeting those standards • Establishing and developing childcare settings for various ages • Working with a variety of statutory sector and community organisations and groups • Managing and developing a new community building • Putting together and implementing development plans for the Dovecote centre • Recruiting and managing volunteers • Writing a variety of reports such as funders always meeting deadlines • Managing and prioritising a diverse workload • Overseeing Ofsted Inspections • Keeping up to date with relevant Early Years legislation



LEYS NEWS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Worker

  • Oct 1997 - Dec 1998

  Setting up and developing a community information news paper. To date Leys News is still being printed, delivering approximately 5000 newsletters monthly. • Outreach work within the local community • Recruit volunteers to sit on editorial board, co-ordination of editorial committee • Liaising with local businesses • Assisting with design and layout, management of staff, volunteers, design and distribution. • Writing policies and procedures • Budgeting and administration of all project papers • Co-writing of a feasibility study to turn Leys News into a not-for-profit Company



Temping Agencies

• Personal Assistant

  • Jul 1985 - Aug 1998

  Various secretarial jobs to fit around childcare commitments Various secretarial jobs to fit around childcare commitments