Experience

Prior's Court Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vocational Assessor

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Assessor of learners on Diploma in Young People and Children

• Graduate Development Coordinator

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Recruiting Graduates for our new Graduate Programme. Experts in autism we're looking for grads who want to make a difference in the lives of others. Develop, manage and co-ordinate graduates on programme.

• Home Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2019

  Care Home Manager of Residential Home for 6 Autistic Young People



Priors Court School

• Deputy Home Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2015

  Facilitating and implement a waking day curriculum, and daily activities within a residential home for autistic students. These are individualised to meet the young person where they are at, and promote an independent a life as possible. Access to the community and independent living skills are the focus. Supervising / managing a team of 15 to meet the needs of the students and mentor them in best practise to improve the standard of care offered to the young people. Partake in the on call duty role of managing the whole site on a weekly basis- 13 homes and over 500 staff at any one time. Responsible for regulation paperwork inline with Ofsted regulations and generally support the Home Manager in ensuring the home runs as well as possible. Designated safeguarding officer to child protection concerns arising. Show less



Engaging Potential

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mentor

  • Mar 2011 - Aug 2013

  Manage a caseload of hard to reach, challenging young people who had been excluded from mainstream education. Support them with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties to overcome barriers to learning and re-engage. Intensive mentoring to help break negative patterns of behaviour. Manage a caseload of hard to reach, challenging young people who had been excluded from mainstream education. Support them with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties to overcome barriers to learning and re-engage. Intensive mentoring to help break negative patterns of behaviour.



Reading Borough Council

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Worker

  • Jul 2010 - Mar 2011

  Manage a caseload of young people referred through Locality meetings in need of intensive support to engage in positive activities in the community or where there were specific concerns and my skill set was deemed suitable to offer support. Co-ordinate a weekly drop in session for young people at risk of being NEET to complete applications, CV's, interview prep and general advice and support around work.

• Young Person's Housing Co-ordinator

  • Sep 2009 - Jul 2010

  Manage a caseload of 16-17 year olds facing homelessness. Conduct home visits in a bid to prevent homelessness and discuss strategies and alternatives with parents.Co-ordinate a housing panel with local housing & support providers for young people where homelessness could not be prevented. Complete CAF's with parents and young people as a referral and assessment tool to ensure appropriate support was put in place for those approaching the council for housing help. Work alongside Children's Services as all homeless children are a Child in Need. Often discussing or suggesting needs were higher than this and Child Protection may be required. Complete all investigations within a 28 day deadline and decide the young persons housing status. Support and signpost young people to services where they could access appropriate support around benefits, housing, college etc. Show less