Dr. Olubunmi Omolade (PhD)
Community Engagement Officer, Green Spaces for Wellbeing Project at BAME Mental Health Support - BMHS- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Mental Health First Aider
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) EnglandApr, 2022- Oct, 2024
Experience
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BAME Mental Health Support - BMHS
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Engagement Officer, Green Spaces for Wellbeing Project
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Apr 2023 - Present
• Leading community outreach volunteers towards ensuring that communities interact with their environments to enhance their mental wellbeing.• Establishing links with community groups and engaging them in the project through a series of activities, workshops, and events. • Working with volunteers, service users, existing hub users and relevant partners to plan and deliver a quality programme of climate/environment-related volunteering tasks, inspiring activities, and events, which will help to increase participation, and a greater sense of community ownership. • Coordinating the evaluation of mental health and wellbeing tasks so as to be able to measure the progress of the project. Show less
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Project Lead Bereavement Support Services and Supervisor Mental Health First Aid Support
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Apr 2022 - Present
Fully utilises skills and knowledge to gain invaluable experience of a working-life in Wales. BMHS is a not-for-profit organization focused on education and advocacy to inspire a mentally healthy BAME community by providing support appropriate for their mental health and wellbeing. Responsibilities include: ▪ Provision of professional 1-1 Mental Health listening support to BAME community members, with information, advice, guidance, and signposting service for ongoing support and services. ▪ Led on the content development of BMHS’s first contact Bereavement Support Services Webpage. ▪ Supervises small team of Mental Health First Aiders.▪ Supports BMHS with the smooth running of activities and events for volunteers and service users. ▪ Adheres to Welsh Government and BMHS Policies and Procedures in Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Equality, Data Protection and Confidentiality. Show less
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Adeyemi Federal University of Education
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Nigeria
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Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lecturer
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Feb 2018 - Apr 2021
• Teaching students in higher institutions courses that are related to Counselling and Psychology.• Supervision of undergraduate dissertations.• Official participation in the Examiners Board.• Marking of students test and examination scripts.• Recording and presentation of results.• Supervision of undergraduate students on Counselling Practicum programs.• Supervision of undergraduate students on Teaching Practice programs.• Preparation of course materials.
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Senior Guidance Counsellor
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Oct 2017 - Feb 2018
o Administered appropriate Counselling services to students in higher institutions of learning.o Liaising with parents, guardians, and staff within institution to ensure young people received best on-going care and support. o Responsible to other members of staff within the institution. ▪ Handling academic-related issues like time management, effective study skills and habits, academic failure.▪ Career counselling: career choice, career transition, life-after-school enlightenment.▪ Handling mental health-related issues: anxiety, phobias, depression, suicidal ideation, psychosis, internet addiction.▪ Liaising with the higher institution health center in handling the psychological bases of illnesses.▪ Academic and social support for students with special needs.▪ Human capacity development in conjunction with other members of my team through organising of seminars and workshops for both students and members of staff. Show less
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Guidance Counsellor I
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Jan 2014 - Sep 2017
o Administered appropriate Counselling services to students in higher institutions of learning.o Liaising with parents, guardians, and staff within institution to ensure young people received best on-going care and support. o Responsible to other members of staff within the institution. ▪ Handling academic-related issues like time management, effective study skills and habits, academic failure.▪ Career counselling: career choice, career transition, life-after-school enlightenment.▪ Handling mental health-related issues: anxiety, phobias, depression, suicidal ideation, psychosis, internet addiction.▪ Liaising with the higher institution health center in handling the psychological bases of illnesses.▪ Academic and social support for students with special needs.▪ Human capacity development in conjunction with other members of my team through organising of seminars and workshops for both students and members of staff. Show less
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Education Officer I/Quality Assurance Evaluator
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Mar 2010 - Jan 2014
▪ Monitoring and evaluation of the teaching and learning process in the basic and secondary institutions of learning across the state. This was carried out through the collaboration of internal and external evaluators. ▪ Evaluating the state of science facilities in primary and secondary schools. ▪ Collation of field reports in the planning, research and statistics department. ▪ Routine report writing and summaries for onward transmission to appropriate stakeholders of the State Ministry of Education. Show less
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Class Teacher and Assistant School Counsellor
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Apr 2006 - Aug 2007
▪ Teaching of Integrated Science at the Junior Secondary School (JSS) level. ▪ Assessment and record-keeping of students’ academic tasks. ▪ Assisting the school counsellor in the administration of group guidance and one-to-one counselling activities. ▪ Teaching of Integrated Science at the Junior Secondary School (JSS) level. ▪ Assessment and record-keeping of students’ academic tasks. ▪ Assisting the school counsellor in the administration of group guidance and one-to-one counselling activities.
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Community Facilitator (Education and Health Sector)
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Sep 2005 - Dec 2005
Facilitating effective delivery of education and health services to disadvantaged communities in Lagos State, Nigeria. Facilitating effective delivery of education and health services to disadvantaged communities in Lagos State, Nigeria.
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ASSOCIATION FOR REPRODUCTIVE AND FAMILY HEALTH
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Nigeria
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Internship Trainee
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Apr 2005 - May 2005
Interacting with the Youth club of the organization for necessary guidance and intervention. Interacting with the Youth club of the organization for necessary guidance and intervention.
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Wema Bank Plc.
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Nigeria
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Relief Secretary
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Apr 2004 - Jun 2004
Relieved company’s secretary on maternity leave. • Saddled with the responsibility of all forms of company’s correspondence. • Responsible for preparing and maintaining personal files for each employee and ensuring that they are kept up-to- date and that the Data Protection Act is adhered. • Liaising with the various Departments in the Head Office on matters relating to job specifications and duties assigned. • Ensuring that proper record-keeping is put in place for temporary or adjunct members of staff such as higher institution students on industrial training and attachment or relief staff. Show less
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National Youth Service Corps
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Youth Corp Member
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Mar 2003 - Mar 2004
● Teaching and assessment of Chemistry in the senior secondary school. ● Advocacy on ”Adolescence and Its Challenges” for secondary school teenagers as my corporate social responsibility. ● Teaching and assessment of Chemistry in the senior secondary school. ● Advocacy on ”Adolescence and Its Challenges” for secondary school teenagers as my corporate social responsibility.
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Education
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2012 - 2016
University of Ibadan
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Counselling Psychology
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