Experience

Richmond Furniture Scheme

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Nov 2022 - Present



WLM (West London Mission)

• London, England, United Kingdom

• Neighbourhood Hub Coordinator

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2021

  Developing, promoting and running activities, courses and events at neighbourhood hub in person and online focussing on financial and digital exclusion Developing, promoting and running activities, courses and events at neighbourhood hub in person and online focussing on financial and digital exclusion



West London Mission Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Resilience Worker

  • 2016 - 2020

  Supporting financially excluded people to become more confident in managing their money. Supporting financially excluded people to become more confident in managing their money.



St Mungo's

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Offender Project worker

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

  Project worker with new Community Reintegration Scheme - working with hard to reach offenders, supporting them with moving into employment, education or training.

• Floating Support Worker

  • 2016 - 2016

  Working with ex-offenders to help them settle back into the community and engage with support services.



Citizens Advice

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer Financial Capability Adviser

  • 2015 - 2015

  Supported clients in financial crisis to analyse and strenghen their financial situation Supported clients in financial crisis to analyse and strenghen their financial situation



St Mungo's

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer Literacy Teacher

  • 2014 - 2015

  1:1 support to help people who were experiencing homelessness build literacy skills 1:1 support to help people who were experiencing homelessness build literacy skills



Kensington and Chelsea College

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adult Literacy Teacher

  • 2011 - 2014



Family Links the Centre for Emotional Health

• United Kingdom
• Business Skills Training
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Parenting Course Facilitator

  • 2011 - 2012

  Ran ‘Nurturing Programme’ courses for primary school parents feeling stressed by family life Ran ‘Nurturing Programme’ courses for primary school parents feeling stressed by family life



Self-employed

• Doha, Qatar

• Freelance Journalist

  • 2008 - 2010

  Wrote lifestyle and travel features for newspapers and magazines while living in Qatar -Time Out Doha, Isola Magazine and the Gulf Times Wrote lifestyle and travel features for newspapers and magazines while living in Qatar -Time Out Doha, Isola Magazine and the Gulf Times



Wandsworth Prison

• Literacy Teacher

  • 2004 - 2005

  Taught literacy to mixed ability classes of 10-15 students Taught literacy to mixed ability classes of 10-15 students



Newspapers, magazines and TV

• Journalist

  • 1987 - 2004

  Wrote news articles and features for Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Junior Magazine, The Scotsman and the Birmingham Post & Mail and was a news reporter and researcher in documentaries and current affairs at Yorkshire Television. Worked as a freelance and permanent staff member Wrote news articles and features for Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Junior Magazine, The Scotsman and the Birmingham Post & Mail and was a news reporter and researcher in documentaries and current affairs at Yorkshire Television. Worked as a freelance and permanent staff member