Experience

Nord Anglia School Suzhou

• Assistant Head of Boarding

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  As one of 4 founding boarding house staff (assistant head of boarding) I am currently responsible to the safety, wellbeing and organisation of more than 90 students. My main duties currently include: • The organisation of morning routines for both the boys and girls in the boarding house • Monitoring the safety and behaviour of students outside of regular school times • Responsible for the organisation of evening activities, events and monitoring personal study sessions for all students. • Organisation of residential staff including the creating duty rotas and assisting in the creation of the boarding house handbook. • Responsible for the registration and communication with parents at check in on Sunday evenings. • Responsible for communicating with teaching and homeroom staff regarding students’ welfare, homework, and behaviour • Act as a link between school and parents on matters pertaining to welfare. • Responsible for creating a home away from home for students. Show less



AK-tivities Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner | Co-Founder | Director of Safeguarding and Compliance

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  Responsible for all EYFS policies, safeguarding and compliance issues in relation to government expectations and certification. • A Compliance and organisational role which included completion of all DBS/CRB and child safeguarding checks for AK-tivities coaches, instructors and teaching staff. • The running essential child protection training and ensuring all updates and policy changes are swiftly communicated to staff as and when they happen. • Monitoring all children’s mental, physical and emotional well-being throughout the duration of our holiday sports camps and communicating any concerns home to parents in a clear and appropriate manner. • Designing and writing policies and procedures for all safeguarding matters. • Completion of risk assessment documentation in line with county and regional guidelines. • Communication with and organisation of compliance with relevant associations and organisation including ICO and local county and regional council departments. • The monitoring, evaluation, and formal management of staff in relation to compliance and safeguarding practices. • Monitoring and maintaining the general welfare of all children whilst attending camps. • Liaising with medical staff in the case of accident or injury of those children attending camps. • Liaising with senior AK-tivities staff and Directors when required. Designing, execution and improvement of attending children drop off and pickup procedural policy (made increasingly difficult in 2020 considering the global pandemic). Show less



NHS

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Care Baby Unit Nursery Nurse

  • Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  Clinical role supporting babies born from 25 weeks gestation develop and grow out of utero. Responsibilities included:• Carrying out routine observations having knowledge of what is normal for a baby including breathing, colour, heart rate, oxygen levels, blood sugar levels, feeding, fitting and checking nasal gastric tubes. • Organisation of numerous team member (which required high levels of time management and the ability to multitask)• Complete detailed journals for each case and handover notes / special care reports to the rotational teams Show less

• Maternity Care Assistant

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2020

  This was a clinical role supporting mothers with their deliveries which required:• Showing new parents how to care for their new-born baby including breast feeding, how to make up bottles, changing and washing. • Clinical responsibilities include, assisting with sterile procedures such as suturing, epidural, instrumental deliveries and c-sections. • Observations on mothers and their baby/babies, Blood Taking and care of catheters. High levels of organisation, time managements and the ability to multitask are essential in this role in addition to mental arithmetic and literacy in the journaling of handover notes and journal reports. Show less



Sprogs Childcare

• Business Owner

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2016

  Main Duties include: • Organisation and completion of all DBS/CRB and child safeguarding checks for Sprogs Childcare Staff. • Running essential child protection training and ensuring all updates and policy changes are swiftly communicated to staff as and when they happen. • Monitoring all children’s mental, physical and emotional well-being communicating any concerns home to parents in a clear and appropriate manner. • Designing and writing policies and procedures for all safeguarding matters. Completion of risk assessment documentation in line with county and regional guidelines. • Ensuring children’s development journals and reports were completed in a detailed and timely fashion. Increasing business by assisting with promotional events, marketing and advertising streams. • Construction of marketing and advertising campaigns. Communication with and organisation of compliance with relevant associations and organisation including ICO, Ofsted, and local county and regional council departments. • The monitoring, evaluation and formal management of staff in relation to compliance and safeguarding practices. Monitoring and maintaining the general welfare of all children, attending to medical needs and emotional requirements as they arose. Show less



Busy Bees Nurseries

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Nursery Nurse / Assistant Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Oct 2012

  Responsible for: • Managing a team organising shifts, breaks, rotas, and meetings. • Ensuring paperwork is kept up to date following OFSTED and Government guidelines such as SEF folder, risk assessments policies and procedures. • Ensure all the staff to child ratios are accurate, • Carry out daily health and safety checks, reporting any problems to the health and safety team. • Observe children to support their individual learning needs and development linking to the EYFS and planning their next steps. • Spot check and inspect staffs planning for each child, they have signed and are up to date with all their training, offer support listening their worries concerns feedback and suggestions. • Show new perspective parents around the setting telling them about our prices and what we had on offer. • ID anyone who wishes to enter the setting if someone new is picking up I ensure they know the password and I have been told by the family that they are coming. Show less