James Holden

Learning Assistant at City of Bristol College
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(386) 825-5501
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United Kingdom, UK

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Learning Assistant
      • Aug 2023 - Present

    • United Kingdom
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Support Worker
      • Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

    • United Kingdom
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Relief Support Worker
      • Sep 2022 - May 2023

      - I provide well-being support, build rapport and help the service users explore new interests. - I support individuals to make informed choices around healthy eating and adapt household activities to enable greater independence. - I assist people we support to access the community through attending social clubs, an allotment, and the local leisure centre. - Person-centred support is central to ensuring each individual feels heard, respected, and able to live as independently as… Show more - I provide well-being support, build rapport and help the service users explore new interests. - I support individuals to make informed choices around healthy eating and adapt household activities to enable greater independence. - I assist people we support to access the community through attending social clubs, an allotment, and the local leisure centre. - Person-centred support is central to ensuring each individual feels heard, respected, and able to live as independently as possible.

    • Relief Support Worker
      • Sep 2020 - Sep 2022

      - I worked predominantly at day centres providing support by engaging them in sports, fitness, cooking, and I.C.T sessions. - Assisted service users in their homes to become more capable with cooking, cleaning, and finances. - I also supported individuals in tending to animals at a farm day centre and gave them specific tasks to complete and helped them understand accountability and take pride in doing a good job.

    • Student Support Worker (Roc College)
      • Feb 2022 - Jul 2022

      - I helped students on a one-to-one basis to gain qualifications to develop their employability skills in preparation for the workplace. - I created tailored lesson plans and resources to help the students understand and tackle the work at their own pace. - Alongside the academic aspect of the role, I encourage students to engage positively in the community and take part in fitness, cooking, and social activities to improve self-confidence in all aspects of life.

    • United Kingdom
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Customer Assistant
      • May 2020 - Sep 2020

      Customer Assistant - Checkout Operator - I built a positive rapport with customers and effectively dealt with queries to ensure operations ran as smoothly as possible. - I scanned items, and carried out cash and card transactions calmly, in a fast-paced store environment. Customer Assistant - Checkout Operator - I built a positive rapport with customers and effectively dealt with queries to ensure operations ran as smoothly as possible. - I scanned items, and carried out cash and card transactions calmly, in a fast-paced store environment.

    • United Kingdom
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Support Worker
      • Sep 2017 - Jan 2019

      - This role allowed me to gain a greater understanding of a wide variety of disabilities and needs. Tailored support plans were essential as each individual had varying capacities and ability to navigate daily life. - The role focused on fostering as much autonomy as possible, through social, emotional, and physical wellbeing support. - As there were 18 services users with varying capacities at the supported living house, I was required to use appropriate communication to meet the needs… Show more - This role allowed me to gain a greater understanding of a wide variety of disabilities and needs. Tailored support plans were essential as each individual had varying capacities and ability to navigate daily life. - The role focused on fostering as much autonomy as possible, through social, emotional, and physical wellbeing support. - As there were 18 services users with varying capacities at the supported living house, I was required to use appropriate communication to meet the needs of each individual. - I demonstrated excellent communication and effective cooperation with colleagues to ensure all tasks were completed in a timely manner. - I supported a service user to go swimming twice a week, lose weight, and helped them feel more competent with journey planning in the community. - Contributed to reviewing care plans to ensure the best quality support. Show less - This role allowed me to gain a greater understanding of a wide variety of disabilities and needs. Tailored support plans were essential as each individual had varying capacities and ability to navigate daily life. - The role focused on fostering as much autonomy as possible, through social, emotional, and physical wellbeing support. - As there were 18 services users with varying capacities at the supported living house, I was required to use appropriate communication to meet the needs… Show more - This role allowed me to gain a greater understanding of a wide variety of disabilities and needs. Tailored support plans were essential as each individual had varying capacities and ability to navigate daily life. - The role focused on fostering as much autonomy as possible, through social, emotional, and physical wellbeing support. - As there were 18 services users with varying capacities at the supported living house, I was required to use appropriate communication to meet the needs of each individual. - I demonstrated excellent communication and effective cooperation with colleagues to ensure all tasks were completed in a timely manner. - I supported a service user to go swimming twice a week, lose weight, and helped them feel more competent with journey planning in the community. - Contributed to reviewing care plans to ensure the best quality support. Show less

  • Active Devon
    • Plymouth, United Kingdom
    • Development Assistant
      • Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

      My Development Assistant role involved shadowing development coordinators and senior managers on a variety of programmes and projects. The three main areas of focus were: events management, administration, and club development. During my time at Active Devon, I was particularly fascinated and driven to increase my knowledge and understanding of inclusion opportunities and practices. My appreciation of this area is heightened due to my cerebral palsy and having had the opportunity to compete at… Show more My Development Assistant role involved shadowing development coordinators and senior managers on a variety of programmes and projects. The three main areas of focus were: events management, administration, and club development. During my time at Active Devon, I was particularly fascinated and driven to increase my knowledge and understanding of inclusion opportunities and practices. My appreciation of this area is heightened due to my cerebral palsy and having had the opportunity to compete at recreational, regional, and International level football. My responsibilities were as follows; - I set up University sports short courses- liaised with tutors, staff, and students through meetings, emails, and google documents. - Received, disseminated, and responded to enquiries from colleagues, customers, and local partners. Assisted in running school sports events- prepared equipment, registered participants, and collated feedback forms. - Club Development- assisted colleagues in providing information regarding local and national funding support to clubs and schools and insight into some of Active Devon's main programs and initiatives. Show less My Development Assistant role involved shadowing development coordinators and senior managers on a variety of programmes and projects. The three main areas of focus were: events management, administration, and club development. During my time at Active Devon, I was particularly fascinated and driven to increase my knowledge and understanding of inclusion opportunities and practices. My appreciation of this area is heightened due to my cerebral palsy and having had the opportunity to compete at… Show more My Development Assistant role involved shadowing development coordinators and senior managers on a variety of programmes and projects. The three main areas of focus were: events management, administration, and club development. During my time at Active Devon, I was particularly fascinated and driven to increase my knowledge and understanding of inclusion opportunities and practices. My appreciation of this area is heightened due to my cerebral palsy and having had the opportunity to compete at recreational, regional, and International level football. My responsibilities were as follows; - I set up University sports short courses- liaised with tutors, staff, and students through meetings, emails, and google documents. - Received, disseminated, and responded to enquiries from colleagues, customers, and local partners. Assisted in running school sports events- prepared equipment, registered participants, and collated feedback forms. - Club Development- assisted colleagues in providing information regarding local and national funding support to clubs and schools and insight into some of Active Devon's main programs and initiatives. Show less

Education

  • University of Bath
    Bachelor’s Of Science (BSc), Sports Performance
    2012 - 2015
  • Kennicott Sixth Form- Totnes, Devon
    A levels
    2010 - 2012
  • Kevicc Community College- Totnes, Devon
    GCSE's
    2009 - 2010

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