Senior IPS Mental Health Employment Specialist

• Apr 2022 - Present

Line managing a team of IPS Mental Health Employment Specialists

IPS Mental Health Employment Specialist

• Jul 2020 - Apr 2022

Training completed:- Motivational Interviewing Training- MARAC Training- Job Retention Training- Awareness of Mental Health Problemsgeorgia.ellis@workplaceleeds.org.uk

Employability Officer (New Roots Project)

• Jun 2019 - Jul 2020

• Liaising with and maintaining positive working relationships with PATH’s partners and stakeholders to recruit service users to the New Roots Project • Producing Individual Development Plans for service users and providing them with continual personalised support in order to support their progress into employment • Providing information, advice and guidance to service users, whilst undertaking work, training or volunteering opportunities • Arranging appropriate training for beneficiaries involved in PATH programmes • Supporting the Employer Engagement Officer to arrange visits to various employers and education providers to introduce service users to British workplaces and facilitate networking • Delivering a pilot project in conjunction with Starbucks to support refugees into barista roles • Maintaining accurate project documentation in line with specifications from funders • Designing and delivering a range of resources to support service delivery to beneficiaries • Contributing to the planning, monitoring and evaluation of delivery of the New Roots Project • Working with other PATH Project Officers as part of a flexible, multi-disciplinary team able to deliver high quality services across different projects and programmes • Working with PATH’s Marketing Officer to produce and distribute appropriate marketing literature to potential programme beneficiaries http://www.pathyorkshire.co.uk/new-roots/ https://www.migrationyorkshire.org.uk/?page=directoryview&itemid=1365 Training attended: - Domestic Violence - Train the Trainer Employability Show less

Social Media Officer

• Nov 2017 - Sep 2019

Role outline:- Enhancing the content provided by our social media platforms (twitter and Facebook) so that those visiting our pages have adequate information about what the organisation does and the services we provide. - Producing promotional resources to extend the reach and awareness of our services.- Ensuring that we are active on social media, engaging with other users within our sector and keeping people informed about our services and our values.Achievements: - Redesign of the organisations website using the platform weebly - www.retasleeds.org.uk- Invited three MPs (Alex Sobel, Hilary Benn & Stuart Andrew) into the office to discuss the 28 day transition period. Show less

Employment & Education Adviser (Year in Industry)

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

Role outline: - Working one-to-one with refugees and asylum seekers giving Matrix-accredited Information Advice & Guidance to help facilitate their transition into UK society. - Advising service users on a range of issues including CV writing and job searching.- Helping to provide advice and guidance for our volunteers.- Destitution avoidance support for newly granted refugees as an adviser on the Big Lottery Funded 28 Day Transition Project.Achievements: - Supported with the development of a new database for the organisation, providing feedback and helping to administer it in the early stages. - Arranged an information session at the University of Leeds for Asylum Seekers thinking of applying to the new Sanctuary Scholarships. I then supported these individuals to apply for the scholarship, one of which was successful. Show less

Student Champion for Digital Education

• Sep 2018 - Jun 2019

Student Opportunity Ambassador

• Sep 2018 - Jun 2019

A role which involves encouraging and supporting students to volunteer and engage with other opportunities offered by the university to develop their skills and enhance their employability. - Delivering induction and employability talks to students across the university, particularly to Level 1 & 2 Students. - Leading on and supporting various stands for opportunities, volunteering and employability. - Supporting with the promotion of opportunities and events on social media.- Meeting one-to-one with students to talk about opportunities I have engaged with and how to access these. - Developed plans for a new voluntary peer mentoring scheme within my department (POLIS) with the University Careers Service. I supported the lead careers adviser within POLIS to develop a role description and person specification. - Developed a pilot project to improve the communication of opportunities for current students and alumni in the form of a digital mind map. Show less

Student Ambassador

• Feb 2017 - Jun 2019

- Working on University-wide open days, campus tours and clearing/ adjustment campus tours for the central marketing department.- Working on post-applicant/ offer holder days for the Faculty of Education, Social Sciences & Law. This involves working on the main stand in Parkinson Court talking through the courses available within the faculty, directing to the relevant departments and answering any questions about academic and student life. - Delivering student experience talks to groups of prospective students and parents in the POLIS department, explaining why I initially chose the course, what extra-curricular activities I have been involved in and how Leeds has shaped my development. This is to help offer holders to make a decision about whether they would like to come to University of Leeds. - I also worked as a Leeds Light Night 2017 Ambassador.- Worked as a 2018 Clearing and Adjustment call centre assistant. Show less

Oracy Trainer and Mentor

• Aug 2018 - May 2019

Delivering 1 hour debating sessions in a primary school each week to support students to develop confidence and public speaking skills. Delivering 1 hour debating sessions in a primary school each week to support students to develop confidence and public speaking skills.

Code First Girls Student

• Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

Food And Beverage Assistant

• Apr 2016 - Mar 2018

Worked as a bartender for events such as music concerts and comedy shows. Main jobs included: - Serving customers in a polite and efficient manner. - Refilling stock, counting stock and anticipating tasks which need doing. - Money handling - counting the till and taking payments. - Maintaining a clean and safe bar and working environment. Worked as a bartender for events such as music concerts and comedy shows. Main jobs included: - Serving customers in a polite and efficient manner. - Refilling stock, counting stock and anticipating tasks which need doing. - Money handling - counting the till and taking payments. - Maintaining a clean and safe bar and working environment.

Netball Umpire (Paid)

• Sep 2016 - Jan 2018

- Umpiring matches for the JLD League on a regular basis. - Helping to coordinate the umpires for this league and feeding back scores to those managing the league. - Umpiring matches for the JLD League on a regular basis. - Helping to coordinate the umpires for this league and feeding back scores to those managing the league.

Bartender

• Jan 2015 - Jul 2017

Main jobs include: - Serving customers in a polite and efficient manner. - Refilling stock, changing barrels and anticipating any tasks which need doing. - Maintaining a clean bar, restaurant and kitchen. Regular bar and restaurant work here has enabled me to significantly develop: - My team working skills; working alongside a varied team both in age and experience. - My management skills and capacity to give guidance; when new staff are employed at the Cross Keys, as an experienced barmaid and waitress, I am able to help give advice about how best to carry out certain aspects of the job and how to improve on mistakes made. Show less

Volunteer Research Assistant (Office Support)

• Apr 2017 - May 2017

Refugee Charity helping with integration through employment. Worked on a series of tasks: - Carried out research in order to create an advice pack for refugees on how to create CVs, cover letters and online job applications amongst other employment advice - Carried out extensive research regarding the different levels and classifications of vocational qualifications in order to create a simpler guide to these whilst also creating a spreadsheet of where such qualifications can be obtained. - Worked one-to-one with a couple of refugee clients, assisting them in the applications and job searching along with speaking to clients over the phone about what further assistance they may require from us. This opportunity really enhanced my communication skills with regards to adapting the style of my communication to accommodate people will different needs such as varying levels of English Language skills. Show less