Employment & Career Coach

• 2012 - Present

An independent charity commissioned to offer support & advice to unpaid carers across the region. I influence employers to create carer friendly work place communities, providing 1-1 coaching, advice, creating CVs and social profiles that work, empowering carers to take action that leads to employment and relevant volunteering experience, creating sources of employment such as self-employment, advising employed carers on their workplace rights

Project Lead Lloyds TSBC Foundation funded ‘Carers into Employment Project’

• 2011 - 2012

Set up and ran a 12-month employment and training pilot project exceeding all project goals, this developed into a key local service that impacted on the emotional and financial well-being of a group of carers

Consultant Career Coach

• 2009 - Present

Working Transitions Ltd delivers organisation change and personal transition expertise Working Transitions Ltd delivers organisation change and personal transition expertise

Director/owner - Career Coach/Consultant

• 2001 - Present

Successfully winning and delivering contracts for Valued Assets Ltd and project delivery for a number of Career Transition, Outplacement and HR specialist Consultancies.Contributing to the successful transition of unskilled, skilled, professional and management personnel across a diverse range of job functions delivered through Centres of Excellence, at ‘off site’ locations and through telephone support.Facilitating career transition workshops and providing individual career counselling, for those at risk of redundancy and career guidance for non-risk employees.Customers and clients encompass a broad range of sectors and include working with such organisations as; Rolls-Royce Plc, GE Lighting, Marconi, Federal-Mogul, Siemens, Lloyds Bank, Natwest, Nationwide, Sky, Care for the Family, West Sussex County Council, Apple UK Ltd, British Aerospace, HSBC, GWR (Great Western Railway), Vodaphone, NHS, Cadburys, Biomet, Diligenta, NAAFI, Dairy Crest.Frequently receiving high levels of positive customer feedback, working closely with HQ HR and on site management to provide a careers consultancy service.Delivered a Consulting Service to the ‘Business in the Community’ (BITC) initiative supporting the rehabilitation of homeless people and substance abuse users. Coached job coaches, developing and delivering the training materials.Assessment support to national recruitment campaigns in the retail, construction, media, customer services and transport sectors also a Government Agency

Career Consultant

• Dec 2006 - Nov 2008

MOD enabling Contract Awarded and delivered an MOD ‘Enabling Contract’, mentoring a team of internal career consultants to provide an international careers consultancy service to over 80,000 employees. Provided professional supervision in line with professional codes of practice. During this period the service received numerous management accolades and accreditation to the national Matrix Quality Standard for Information Advice and Guidance services

Associate Career Consultant

• 2000 - 2016

Project Manager Career Development

• 2000 - 2001

Marketed and provided Learning Guidance on Distance Learning Qualifications for Swindon College. Successfully interfaced with employers, offering quality learning packages to meet employee’s development needs and contributing to the achievement of the college’s Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) training quota Marketed and provided Learning Guidance on Distance Learning Qualifications for Swindon College. Successfully interfaced with employers, offering quality learning packages to meet employee’s development needs and contributing to the achievement of the college’s Further Education Funding Council (FEFC) training quota

Education Guidance and Special Needs Manager

• 1995 - 2000

Life Time Careers was a Careers & Education Guidance Services Company. Part of Nord Anglia (largest UK private education company)Operational management of professional/support staff. Achieved company objectives delivering careers guidance services to educational institutions and the wider community. Promoted the company to senior educationalists, employers, teachers/lecturers, parents, governors and students. Co-ordinated and led county wide policy and practice development. Life Time Careers was a Careers & Education Guidance Services Company. Part of Nord Anglia (largest UK private education company)Operational management of professional/support staff. Achieved company objectives delivering careers guidance services to educational institutions and the wider community. Promoted the company to senior educationalists, employers, teachers/lecturers, parents, governors and students. Co-ordinated and led county wide policy and practice development.

Divisional/Area Manager - Education Department, Careers Service

• 1992 - 1995

Managed delivery of guidance services. Negotiated and monitored external non-government contracts. Achieved high standards of professional competence in guidance and counselling services, met SLA requirements and increased customer/client satisfaction. Introduced a competence-based monitoring/assessment process of developing probationary careers advisers achieving increased standardisation and professionalism

Area Careers Advisor

• 1989 - 1992

Operations Manager for the careers service in North Wiltshire. Delivered guidance to all client groups through individual and group sessions using vocational assessments as necessary. Developed effective direct contact with employers, training/education organisations; identifying employment/training opportunities and compiling Labour Market Intelligence

Senior Careers Advisor/Team Leader/ Careers Advisor

• 1980 - 1989

Volunteer Fish Biologist

• 1976 - 1978